Getting started in Makers Ed.

1. S
Merging Mobile
with the
Makers
Movement Tuesday July 1, 2014
Susan Wells, ISTE MLN President
& Founder of

2. Project Based Learning
…Made New
S Project based learning
S Problem based learning
S Mobile Learning
S Maker Ed

3. S Tinkering is everywhere
S Makers, Tinkerers, Labs
S DIY’ers, Scrappers, Recyclers
S Science Curriculum, STEM/STEAM
S Collaboration, Sharing
S Visit a MakerFaire!
TheConsider Learning
Objectives…

4. Upcoming MakerFaires
http://makerfaire.com/map/

5. S Movie-making
with iMovie,
script writing, &
outdoor
inspiration
S A study in digital
photography
S Students
collaborate and
plan projects

6. S Invent to
Learn, Making
and Tinkering
in the
Classroom
Martinez & Stager
S Make
Magazine
S United
Nations
International
School’s
MakerSpace
CoLaboratory
Great Reads

7. S Found and recycled items
S Curate- iMovie, LiveBinder
S Share- Twitter, Skype, Youtube, Edmodo
S Augmented Reality/QR Codes- i-Nigma & Aurasma
S Micro processors-Makey-Makey Arduino Boards, and Rasberry-Pi
S Robotics- BirdBrain Technologies “Finch”, Lego Mindstorms , EZ-
Robot
S Hands-on creating- Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, Legos, Duplos,
Kapla Blocks, 3D Printer
Hands-on & Digital Resources

8. S An alternate content page.
Alternate Content Page

9. S “The Finch”, Birdbrain Technologies…stays
tethered…$99
S Lego “Mindstorms”
S EZ-Robot, very affordable
Robotics & Programming

10. S An alternate content page.
Alternate Content Page

11. S Code.org
S Hour of Code
S Angry Birds and Flappy Birds
S Light Bot
S Tynker
S Kodable (free) Tynker (free) Hopscotch (free)
S Daisy the Dinosaur (free) Cargo-bot (free)
Web-based & App-based
Code

12. S Honor individuals first then the
process…students…student choice, student direction
S Quality takes time
S Bring in the community, so many out there to help, local
organizations, not-for-profits, museums, corporations,
retired business people, building supply, etc…
S Connect to Standards, to each Grade Level Curriculum
Invention, Discovery, Creativity

13. S Imagine, Explore, Create!
S Found Space
S Recycle, Reuse, Found Supplies
Maker Spaces

14. Robotics, Coding, Textiles, Recycled & Found Items…
Design, Create, Think!

15. S http://www.susanswells.com/presentations/
S http://www.campedtechgreen.com
S http://www.kleinspiration.com/2013/05/using-augmented-
reality-via-aurasma-in.html
S https://www.youtube.com/user/appsbypaulhamilton
S http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/presentations/
Resources…

16. S Susan Wells
S Email: wellssusan@gmail.com
S Camp EdTechGreen
S http://www.campedtechgreen.com/
Questions? Thoughts?
Ideas?