High Tech, Low Tech, No Tech; The making of a makerspace

What is a Makerspace?A Makerspace is a creative Do-It-Yourself physical space that provides hands-on, creative ways to encourage students to dream, design, build, experiment, learn and invent as they immerse themselves in science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics (STEAM).

Why does a school need a Makerspace?Children by nature have a natural capacity to create. Increasing evidence supports that students are more engaged, excited and feel personally invested when they are creating and making. When they are allowed to create personal, meaningful projects, they develop the habits of mind necessary to solve their own problems: a critical attribute of 21st Century learners.

What Can I Do In A Makerspace?

Magnetic poetry$12-20 on Amazon

Sewing Machine $25-30 at Goodwill

What Can I Do In A Makerspace?

Badge-A-Minit$150 on Amazon

Amazon’s Create Spacewww.createspace.com

Photoshop - $600Photoshop Elements - $80GIMP - free but steep learning curvePaint.net - free and easy to use getpaint.net

What Can I Do In A Makerspace?

Video Editor Mac - iMovie PC – Cyberlink Power Director (older version $32) PC – VSCD Free Video Editor

What you need: Video Camera Good lighting (sunlight is good) Video editing software Green screen (or green piece of cloth)

What Can I Do In A Makerspace?

Video Production

What Can I Do In A Makerspace?

Video and Still Photos with a Green Screen

What Can I Do In A Makerspace?

Student Project Example

What Can I Do In A Makerspace?

3D Printing

Makerfaire.com

Ozobot

114.99 at Makershed (for 2)59.95 at Amazon (for 1)

What Can I Do In A Makerspace?

What Can I Do In A Makerspace?

$49.99 at Maker Shed

What Can I Do In A Makerspace?

Arduino Starter Kit K000007$79 at Digikey.com

Ted Talk

What it is and what you can do with it.

Arduino

What Can I Do In A Makerspace?

www.instructables.com

Instructables is a place that lets you explore, document, and share your DIY maker creations.

Explore. Share. Make.

Where can I get ideas?

Magazine (and website) that celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will.

Where can I get ideas?

Grant Thompson “The King of Random” Youtube channel

Where can I get ideas?

Soliciting donations and help• Craigslist (www.craigslist.com)• Freecycle (www.freecycle.org)• PTSA• Alumni Association• Facebook (school, PTSA, alumni, personal)• Other (post at bit.ly.com/makerspacepadlet)

Tinyurl.com/delopadlet

Soliciting donations and help blurb.“We are looking for supplies of all kinds to design, create, invent, experiment, tinker and build with for our new Makerspace. Some things we need are: craft and sewing supplies, colored paper, photographic paper, sticker paper, button/badge making supplies, metal, leather and woodworking supplies, electronic parts and kits, Legos, Erector sets, jewelry making supplies, duct tape, scrapbooking supplies, mobile marker/white board, and storage bins. We can pickup or you can drop off at the Byrd High School office. We are also looking for local people with skills in any area to come and share with us your knowledge and experience.”

Just copy and paste.

Grant Opportunities:MakersgrantsLegoeducation Guide to Finding Grants Legoeducation Guide to Writing GrantsSt. Landry Parish Grant ListJefferson Parish Grant List

Single Best Resource for Librarians:

Making in the Library Toolkit

Lynda DeloCE Byrd High SchoolShreveport, LALjdelo@caddoschools.org