Makerspaces & Libraries: Workshop Version

@DianaLRendina * RenovatedLearning.com

MAKERSPACES&

How to bring some

LIBRARIES:

Diana Rendina, MLIS Media Specialist, Speaker, Writer

RenovatedLearning.com

STEAMinto your program

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A TOUR OF THE STEWART MAKERSPACE

And what’s in it



Maker Room LEGO Wall

Whiteboard wall

LEGO/K’nex storageWhiteboard table

InstrucFon/Flex space



THE MAKER ROOMStorage for supplies, projects, etc



THE EPIC LEGO WALLMaking LEGOs into art



THE WHITEBOARD WALLA collaborative, interactive space



FLEX SPACEWhole class instruction, small groups, etc



MAKERSPACE TECH TOOLSSphero, MaKeyMaKey, littleBits, Cubelets



SETTING UP YOUR MAKERSPACE



FIND YOUR SPACE Makerspaces can be anywhere



MOBILE MAKERSPACE Cynthia Alaniz http://tinyurl.com/owcjh4q


http://tinyurl.com/owcjh4q


OPEN SPACE Laura Fleming New Milford High School



STORAGE ROOM Shawna Ford Curtis Elementary Library



ORGANIZATIONWhere do I put all this stuff?



LABEL ALL THE THINGS!!! Labels are your friends



COLOR CODE Organization is your friend



WORK WITH WHAT YOU’VE GOT Storage solutions may be right in front of you



PROJECT STORAGE Let kids save their works-in-progress



SECURITY VS. ACCESSIBILITY Find a balance



TURN AND TALK

What’s stood out to you the most so far? What’s an idea you’d like to try at your library?



DESIGN CHALLENGES



“It seems contradictory, but when it comes to creaAve work,

limitaAons mean freedom”

~ AusAn Kleon, Steal Like an ArAst



CATAPULT CHALLENGEMake something that flings something



CATAPULT CHALLENGE



CARDBOARD CHALLENGE



CARDBOARD CHALLENGE



BEST PRACTICES FOR CHALLENGES

• Don’t make it a compeAAon • Provide a focus, but not too

many limitaAons • Leave room for creaAvity • Build in a sharing component


BRAIN BREAK TIME


DESIGN CHALLENGE TIME!!• Using the supplies at your

tables, work together to build a tripod to hold a phone/tablet

• Have one person from group record your design process

• Be prepared to pitch your idea!!!



DESIGN CHALLENGES Phone tripods









BUILDING A MAKER CULTURE



WHITEBOARDS!Use Whiteboard paint to create a whiteboard wall



WHITEBOARDS!Whiteboard tables for the win!



Poster from venspired.com

CREATIVE DECORDesign a creative environment


http://venspired.com


PROJECT DISPLAY Display student works



BRAINSTORMING TIME!

• 2 min - Using s6cky notes, silently brainstorm on your group’s topic

• 5-10 min - Discuss as a group what your takeaways are on your topic

• 10 min - each group shares Maker fair for students & teachersBuilding student voice inBuilding a Maker CultureDesign Challenge IdeasIdeas for Organization/Location



CONNECT WITH OTHER SCHOOLS



SKYPE & GOOGLE HANGOUT



SKYPE & GOOGLE HANGOUT



JOINT DESIGN CHALLENGES



INVOLVE YOUR COMMUNITY



CROWDFUNDING Your community wants to support you



MAKER FAIR Invite your community in



MAKER FAIR Invite your community in


What is one idea that you canTAKE BACK & DOMONDAY?

There is no such thing as aONE-SIZE-FITS-ALLMAKERSPACE



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MINI MAKER FAIR• Sphero • Cubelets • Snap Circuits

Education

Makerspaces & Libraries: Workshop Version