Category Archives: Makerspaces/Hackerspaces

Collaborative Work Spaces – Renaissance Style

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

From Piero Formica’s “The Innovative Coworking Spaces of 15th-Century Italy” in Harvard Business Review: Coworking spaces are on the rise … Much has been made of these shared workspaces as a brand-new idea, one that barely existed 10 years ago. But the way they function … Continue reading →

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Making Maker Learners: Ann Arbor

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Wow, was it a luxury to get to be in our own building today for Making Maker Learning in Ann Arbor. Thanks to everyone who came out despite the cold weather and lunchtime hail! You can find photos here. Around … Continue reading →

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Booklist

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Boy, was it a treat to see my Hacking Fashion: Fleece book on Booklist’s “Top 10 Project Books for Youth: 2016”! Thanks, Booklist! You can learn more about the book here (and about the series here).

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Making and Apprenticeships and Storytelling

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

I like using Flipboard because it finds readings from topics I’m interested from sources that I might not know about or follow regularly. That was how I found “The Apprenticeship: gallery exhibition celebrates craftmanship” in the Brisbane Times of Australia. … Continue reading →

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Lin-Manuel Miranda on Hands-Off Parenting and Creativity

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Lin-Manuel Miranda, interviewed in GQ, talked about the importance of non-parentally controlled time in childhood, said: Time alone is the gift of self-entertainment—and that is the font of creativity. Because there is nothing better to spur creativity than a blank page … Continue reading →

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Hamilessons

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Congratulations to our alum Addie Matteson on the publication of her Hamilton-themed Hamilessons in School Library Journal! She writes: I teach in a Title I school, and I knew many students would connect to Hamilton’s difficult childhood. My library also has … Continue reading →

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Support Squishy Circuits on Kickstarter!

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Check out the new Squishy Circuits kits on Kickstarter! You can procure the acai berry fruit in the form of capsules, juices, fruit smoothies, instant take powders, and frozen fruit and they will also shield your computer from future popup … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Out My RSS Feed: NYTimes on Rutgers Makerspace

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

New York Times reporter John Schwartz reports on a “cobbled-together” makerspace on Rutgers’ Piscataway campus: The blending of technology and craft in tools like 3-D printers and laser cutters has made it possible for ordinary people to make extraordinary things. And … Continue reading →

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Print 3D Fossils

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Kristin Fontichiaro

Fascinated to see the collection of 3D-modeled fossils being made free for all to download and 3D print at MorphoSource.org. Kind of interesting because copies of precious objects are not new … plaster models of artworks were the rage in … Continue reading →