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We have educationalized fun so it’s not fun anymore. Good making, when done well, is hard, fun, and incredibly rewarding for all students of all abilities.

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Lori Cullen, one of the EdCamp participants, is in Pittsburgh. She works with kid and teen journalists, who make print magazines for their peers. They’re doing very cool stuff for youth of all ages and abilities.

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iGeneration Youth - The Future of Journalism

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iGeneration Youth - The Future of Journalism

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“The Build a Better Book project works with school and library Makerspaces to engage youth in the design and fabrication of inclusive media, including picture books, games and graphics. Using both low- and high-tech Makerspace tools, such as 3D printers, laser cutters, Makey Makeys, conductive boards and craft materials, youth design, fabricate, test and refine multi-modal books, games and STEM graphics that incorporate tactile and audio features. These products are designed by and for learners with visual impairments as well as other physical and learning disabilities. Through the project, middle and high school youth develop technology skills and learn about STEM careers as they design and create multi-modal picture books, graphics and games that can be seen, touched and heard!”

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NASA has great resources for STEM and they are universally designed. They’re accessible to all.

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Find Next Gen STEM learning opportunities for students in multiple settings - in school, afterschool programs informal institutions like museums and science centers, and at home.

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NASA offers a wide array of unique experiences for educators designed to engage K-12 students nationwide in the agency's missions, people, and resources.

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One way to share the “process” of making is to document with photos. Then you can build a text document or a vlog post or... you don’t have to type to make your “how to”...students of all abilities can find ways to share their thinking via a variety of media.

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We need to encourage students that perfection is not a goal. You can’t “learn from mistakes” if you aren’t willing to risk making mistakes. The process is often more important than the product. Students often don’t want to reflect on the process but sharing the process with others is very powerful for both the maker and the peers with whom they are sharing.

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Tap high school students who have access to a maker space and are community-oriented (or need to have community service hours) to create adaptive versions of popular games for students with special needs or to create adaptive versions of books or whatever you need...special ed teachers should reach out to them to provide problems that need to be solved in their special ed classes—great design thinking opportunity for the HS students and the rich conversations and relationships that are formed when the HS students work with the special needs students for the “empathy” portion of Design Thinking.

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Book Creator app allows students to create their own book...it’s such an empowering experience to create. The app is incredibly accessible.

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Book Creator - Love Learning - Book Creator app

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Teachers love it. Students love it. Book Creator is the simplest, most inclusive way to create content in the classroom.

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https://www.litterati.org/ Is a great place to learn ways to make things using litter...talk about having access to materials!