On Creating an “Intellectual Design Space”

“Young people need their teachers to craft learning environments that reduce stress levels, interruptions, and confusion. Teachers can signal that the makerspace is a different kind of learning space through visual and physical cues.”

Martinez and Stager, 2013

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Some Definitions

Makerspace – “Publicly accessible places to design and create.”

Digital Harbor Foundation, 2014

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Some Definitions

Fab Lab (Fabrication Lab) - “Low-cost digital spaces where you can “make almost anything”, aimed at supporting project-based student-centered learning.”

FabLab@School ProjectStanford Graduate Schoolof Education

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A Guide to Creating a Classroom Makerspace

- Digital Harbor Foundationwww.slideshare.net/stephgrimes/add-a-makerspace-to-your-classroom

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Resources for Makerspaces

Digital Harbor Foundationwww.digitalharbor.org/resources/classroom-makerspace/

A Librarian’s Guide to MakerSpaces: 16 Resourceshttp://oedb.org/ilibrarian/a-librarians-guide-to-makerspaces/

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Kits for Making and Makerspaces

Exploratorium Storehttps://transaction.exploratorium.edu/store/feature/tinkering

Invent to Learnwww.inventtolearn.com/stuff/

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ACTIVITY: The Digital Card/Digital Badge Project

STEPS

1) Order the “Tinkering Fundamentals Bundle” from the Exploratorium

https://transaction.exploratorium.edu/store/feature/tinkering

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ACTIVITY: The Digital Card/Digital Badge Project

STEPS

2) Follow these directions for making an LED pop-up cardhttp://makezine.com/projects/led-pop-up-cards/

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ACTIVITY: The Digital Card/Digital Badge Project

A TIP:

Try substituting Foam Construction Sheets for the construction paper.ADVANTAGE: They can hold a battery and LED wires together easily!

Available at Michael’s and other craft stores.

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REFERENCES

FabLab@School | Transformative Learning Technologies Lab. (n.d.). Retrieved December 22, 2014, from https://tltl.stanford.edu/project/fablabschool

LED Pop-up Cards | MAKE. (n.d.). Retrieved November 16, 2014, from http://makezine.com/projects/led-pop-up-cards/

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REFERENCESMartinez, S. L., & Stager, G. (2013). Invent to learn : making, tinkering, and engineering in the classroom. Torrance, Calif. : Constructing Modern Knowledge Press, 2013.

Wilkinson, K., & Petrich, M. (2013). The art of tinkering : meet 150+ makers working at the intersection of art, science & technology / Karen Wilkinson & Mike Petrich. [San Francisco] : Weldon Owen, [2013].

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