Makerspaces

No one will disagree to the fact that kids have unlimited imagination capacity. We all know that children are creative and have great imagination power and if guided, they can do wonders. But sometimes, as children grow, they lose their creative desire. Therefore, since beginning we should start engaging them into creative and innovative activities.

Tricky activity for teaching binary code: http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/sdd/options/inter/4320/Magic_binary_cards.pdf Galileo boards may be better for us than Raspberry Pi http://www.mouser.com/applications/galileo-2-raspberry-pi-2/ Sort numbers high to low http://www.rigb.org/christmaslectures08/html/activities/get-it-sorted.pdf Learn code by working back from finished code. Try to change code to see how it works. More at http://lifehacker.com/top-10-ways-to-teach-yourself-to-code-1684250889 Girls who code https://girlswhocode.com/ Sphero lessons http://www.sphero.com/education/ Littlebits http://lifehacker.com/how-to-get-started-diying-anything-with-littlebits-1617311793 Robotis http://www.makershed.com/products/darwin-mini...

Google's previous attempt to get us to wear something mildly ridiculous on our faces didn't end well. But while Google Glass was released (and failed) to much fanfare, the growth of Google Cardboard has been unhurried, and - by Google's standards - low key.

Tools for creating, learning, 3D printing, programming and more.

The hot new Makerspace Movement is NOT new to Murray Hill Middle School. Eighteen years ago we designed and opened the school with the idea that we would have creation labs in the Media Center, GT room, and the TV studio. We started with video production, iMovie, Specular LogoMotion, Hyperstudio, and animation with Hollyood High kids.