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GCAA Makerspace website

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Q: Do students use the Makerspace as part of structured class time and/or are they able to use it outside of class? We started with entirely drop-in time. This video describes that approach. Students came before school, after school, and during study hall.

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What is a Maker Space? by Andrew Goodin

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Andrew Goodin is Facilitator of the Makerspace at Grand Center Arts Academy in St. Louis, Missouri. More about Andrew Goodin: Andrew Goodin manages the GCAA Makerspace, a collaborative workshop in which students use their artistic abilities to solve real-world problems in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. He earned a B.S.

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Arduino options

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Makey Makey Resource

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joylabs/makey-makey-an-invention-kit-for-everyone

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A cool store in Gardena

http://www.trashforteaching.com/

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Adafruit offers learning library covering a variety of projects.

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Sound in every project! We search our libraries and the Internet for the perfect project sound. But is that particular sound file ready to be used by your microcontroller? How do we even know? This tutorial will help you check your files and ensure they are ready for action.

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MakeUseOf collection of Arduino projects

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Instructables is a site that lets you explore, document and share your creations.

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Step-by-step

We make it easy to learn how to make anything, one step at a time. From the stovetop to the workshop, you are sure to be inspired by the awesome projects that are shared everyday.

Made By You

Instructables are created by you. No matter who you are, we all have secret skills to share. Come join our community of curious makers, innovators, teachers, and life long learners who love to share what they make.

A Happy Place

Making things makes people happy. We can't prove it, but we know it to be true. Find your happy place, and join one of the friendliest online communities anywhere.

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Instructables is a community for people who like to make things. Come explore, share, and make your next project with us!

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We have issues with what district technology departments are willing to allow when it comes software installation. You can use sketchup, but you might not be able to install the other pieces of software that make the connection between software. Apples are great, but there are some things that PC's do better in terms of file conversion. The point to all of this is that we have hurdles to jump in the policies we have at the district level too.

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Mini-Maker Faire on December 3rd

Steam maker.org

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This is how I use, multiple software(s). My use of this technology benefits me in my personal time, but I use what I know with my students. I have been able to work on smaller projects (skateboard decks) with high risk students to keep them invested.

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D & J Wooden Boards  First Software Steps

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Join communities of Makers or participate in a challenge: http://cardboardchallenge.com

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I went to buy a door handle for my car, and met this 9 year old boy, who had spent his summer building this elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad's used auto part store. Caine dreamed of having customers, but he hadn't had any - so we decided to surprise him and make his day. What happened next is a real life fairytale. Chip in to Caine's Scholarship Fund: http://cainesarcade.com

UPDATE: Thank You!!
- Over $240,000 has been donated to Caine's Scholarship Fund! 
- We also started a non-profit called Imagination.org to foster creativity in more kids like Caine: http://imagination.org
- We host an Annual Global #CardboardChallenge inspired by Caine's Arcade- over 750,000 kids in 80 countries have taken part: http://cardboardchallenge.com

Please continue to share this story, and lets foster the creativity of every child!

Watch Caine's Arcade 2 to see what happened next:
http://www.vimeo.com/nirvan/cainesarcade2

Buy a Caine's Arcade STAFF shirt:
http://www.cainesarcade.com/store

Get the Caine's Arcade Theme Song:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/caines-arcade-single/id518928144

Caine's Arcade Online:
http://cainesarcade.com
http://facebook.com/cainesarcade
http://twitter.com/cainesarcade

Imagination.org:
http://imagination.org
http://twitter.com/imagination
http://facebook.com/imagination.org

My links:
http://nirvan.com
http://twitter.com/nirvan
http://facebook.com/nirvan.mullick

CONTACT:
*Please don't contact me via Vimeo - I don't check the Vimeo inbox. You can contact me via my website: http://nirvan.com/contact - Thanks!

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Provide rich examples for successful "Making" in schools and classrooms.