They go by names like littleBits, Makey Makey, Squishy Circuits and Makeblock, and their goal is to get kids thinking like inventors instead of passive learners. Aligned with the maker movement—which ...

SALISBURY — Have you ever seen a 3D printer or 3D Doodle pen in action? Played with a GoPro camera? Experimented with a Makey Makey? Rowan Public Library and the Catawba College Curriculum Materials ...

While conducting research for my recent graduate thesis to complete my Master's degree in Educational Technology from New Jersey City University, I uncovered the fact that the maker movement, a ...

Unscrambling a web of wires and computer code was the task at hand for a group of junior high students earlier this month. The students at South East Junior High used Makey Makey kits — tools that ...

This is where Makey Makey comes in. It’s a $49.99 circuit board you clip onto any object you wish to turn into a controller for one of your gadgets–provided, that is, that said object is mildly ...

It’s easy enough to decide to focus more on a specific topic or skill, such as STEM, in the classroom, but it’s sometimes more difficult to find tools and resources to support that skill. Teachers ...

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‘Makerspaces in the early years: Enhancing digital literacy and creativity’ (MakEY) is a 30 month project (€531,000), funded by the EU H2020 Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) programme and ...

Even if you didn’t grow up watching the resourceful adventures of Secret Agent MacGyver—who usually sported a Swiss Army knife and a roll of duct tape, the Maker movement is an exciting space in which ...