3Doodler has also partnered with robotic insect toy company Hexbugs to launch a “Make Your Own Hexbug” set, which lets kids draw insect body parts and legs on a custom DoodleMold. The little motor inside the completed Hexbug lets the robotic insects hop and scurry across, which kids can put inside mazes or race against…
Despite all the press makerspaces receive, not all are successful. Oftentimes when schools create makerspaces, excitement builds for the first few weeks as students create and explore. But as time passes, students lose interest, and the makerspaces languish silently, gathering dust. The tools that filled those makerspaces — big and small, expensive and reused, high-tech…
You Don’t Need a Makerspace to Have a Space for Makers | John Spencer When I was a kid, my brother and I built a “roller coaster” in the backyard with a wagon, some scraps of wood, and tons of pipes. Was it safe? Probably not. Did it ever work properly? Not really. But it…
Worlds of Learning | 30 Ways to Create the Conditions to Inspire in a Makerspace I recently took my students into New York City to meet with the team from Buncee. In addition to being an amazing multimedia storytelling tool, Buncee has an incredibly passionate and committed group of people on their team. They spent time talking to…