https://padlet.com/stfranthird/yvhu8873gib6 Once you've read the articles, share an insight, result, idea or question that really resonated with you. en-us 2018-04-12 19:02:55 UTC 2018-04-22 22:04:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/stfranthird/yvhu8873gib6/wish/252354280 I loved this! "How some maker spaces focused on new emerging technologies while others value the return to face-to-face, garage-style work that the maker movement engenders." (Halverson & Sheridan, 2014, p. 1)]]> 2018-04-16 21:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/stfranthird/yvhu8873gib6/wish/252354280 https://padlet.com/stfranthird/yvhu8873gib6/wish/252354759 I found it interesting that maker spaces lend themselves to breaking down disciplinary boundaries. The story of the girl making a blanket for her American Girl doll and then learning how to make a circuit night light to attach to the bed for her doll. How can schools break down disciplinary boundaries in the classroom and establish a "learn something new, teach something" collaborative relationship?]]> 2018-04-16 21:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/stfranthird/yvhu8873gib6/wish/252354759 botsfo15 https://padlet.com/stfranthird/yvhu8873gib6/wish/252382147 "And while school-based maker spaces will likely include the newest technology toys...the focus for design in learning is not on tools, but the process and the product." (Halverson & Sheridan, 2014, p.4) 
I really enjoyed this quote. I feel like throughout the class and as an educator, I've always been thinking about the tools, or lack of tools I have to create maker lessons. I've wondered how I could incorporate maker-based learning in my classroom without enough tools or technology for everyone. I feel I've learned a lot about maker education and the most important thing is the exploration and creation. As a teacher, I'm not always going to have enough MakeyMakey kits or 3d printers in my classroom, but it's allowing my students the opportunity go through a process of exploration, using their imagination and learning to create and MAKE a final product that their proud of! ]]> 2018-04-17 01:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stfranthird/yvhu8873gib6/wish/252382147 https://padlet.com/stfranthird/yvhu8873gib6/wish/253246386 "...nearly everyone interviewed highlighted "people" as being the most valued aspect of the space." (Sheridan et al., 2014, p. 513)
This quote really resonated with me. When thinking of making, I always think of the physical tools and resources needed, but people are a HUGE part of it. I believe that collaborative learning is the most essential part of making, and that is why Maker Spaces are so important; people have an environment to learn, teach and create.]]> 2018-04-19 01:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/stfranthird/yvhu8873gib6/wish/253246386 https://padlet.com/stfranthird/yvhu8873gib6/wish/254190927 The quote: "Maker culture has become a way to express creative and communal drive, and this excitement has led to an explosion of makerspaces around the United States across a range of instructional environments..." (Sheridan, et al., 2014, p. 495) had me really excited to read both of these articles. I am constantly doing hands-on activities in my classroom, but they are all 'structured' activities with an objective at they end that they are supposed to learn. I love how the maker culture really allows kids, and adults, to just go with their imagination and see where they end up in the end, whether their project is exactly what they thought it was, or something completely different. ]]> 2018-04-22 21:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/stfranthird/yvhu8873gib6/wish/254190927