Zero to MakerFaireA Year in the Life of a MakerSpace

@sundipierce * sundi.pierce@sdhc.k12.fl.us Sundi Pierce * Media Specialist * Benito Middle School

Libraries provide the tools to

explore, discover & learn.  

The MakerSpace is another tool. 

Rewind to July 2014…

my notes:

PURPOSE

…engage our students in the culture of making

… will help our students become more involved in school & help them enjoy the learning process

… makes us competitive

my notes:

GOALS

Goal 1: Provide Benito Middle School with an informal collaborative learning environment and the resources to create, explore and play.

Objective: Create ready to go program kits (Electronics, 3D Printing and Coding)

Goal 2: Students/involved teachers will participate in fun hands-on projects that allow them to express their creativity and experience new technologies.

Objective:  Recruit community experts

Goal 3: To share resources and knowledge with other libraries and community organizations.

Objective: Collaborate with neighboring libraries to create a Maker resource-sharing plan.

my notes:

IDEAS

turn the old magazine room into a makerspace 

after school time … once a week or once every other week

focus…on coding and electronics/robotics initially

publicize

makerspace electronic/robotics team

my notes:

ITEMS

Lego Mindstorm Set 3D Printer

Makey Makey LittleBits Space Kit Raspberry Pi

MakerSpace Books Laptops

Our First Meeting 9/8/2014Over 60 Kids in Attendance

First Semester Weekly Activities

• Introduction of options:

• code.org/ Codecademy

• 3D Printing

• Raspberry Pi

• Makey Makey

• LEGOS/K’Nex

• Guest Speakers

CODINGcode.org

codecademy.com

3D Printing

tinkercad/Project Ignite

student project

Insulin Pump

Raspberry Pi/Electronics

Makey Makey

LEGOS & K’Nex

Others…

SNACKS

Volunteers

Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015

Orlando MakerFaire 2015

Guest Speakers

• Guest Speakers

• Tech Community

• MOSI

• Public Library MakerSpace

Teacher Preview

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME

SOMEONE ASKED YOU OVER TO PLAY?

Tuesday 4:30PM

Yummy Snacks & Sodas Provided

Come see what our MakerSpace is about!

No kids. Just adults having fun!

I am inviting you to myFaculty MAKE session

Sundi

January 25, 2015

To the parents/guardians of:

Thordur Bjornsson

Nikita Dospehoff

Brady Hopkins

Colby Newberry

Matthew Linakis

Our MakerSpace program has been going very well this semester. We routinely have between 50-65 students who attend each Monday. Our students have been learning to code using the code.org website, use tinkercad.com to print items on our MakerBot 3D printer, use a Makey Makey to make inventions based on conductivity, create robots with the Lego Mindstorm sets and learn to create projects using the Raspberry Pi.

This semester we are going to have a MakerFaire on Monday, May 18 from 4:00 to 6:00PM. Our Makers have come up with a project that they would like to produce for our MakerFaire. Some of the items we have already, but others we will need for your child’s project. I have listed the project your child would like to do on the back of this form along with a list of resources needed for that project. Any help you could give, would be appreciated. Be sure to place the MakerFaire on your calendars.

Thank you,

Sundi Pierce

MakerFaire Planning• E-mails

• MAKE

• Instructables

• Ordered Badges/Goodie Bags for Students

• Adafruit

• Volunteers

• Cake/Drinks

• Invitations

• Guest Speakers

• Media

http://makerfaire.com/global/school/

working with Large Groups

Creating community/relationships T-Shirts Rapport/Respect

Parent contact email Remind

Snacks VOLUNTEERS

IDEASCoding Websites Instructables (Free Educator Account) Look @ your community MAKE Magazine MakerFaires Twitter Volunteers

FUNDSDonorsChoose Principal PTSA SAC Funds Student Club Fees

Equipment MakerFaire

Snacks T-Shirt

?Questions

Sundi Pierce

@sundipierce

sundi.pierce@sdhc.k12.fl.us