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Have you thought about starting a project or learning a new skill this year but aren’t sure how to go about it?\u00a0 Should you take a class, grab a book, or just start tinkering around?\u00a0 Would you like to hear from some folks that have been down that road?\u00a0 Join us on the Table Top Inventing Podcast and discover the possibilities with self education and makerspaces!<\/div>\n
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If you have a makerspace or are in the planning stages of setting one up, you should definitely listen in to the TTI Podcast next week for my interview with Laura Fleming<\/strong>.\u00a0 Laura is the Library Media Specialist for grades 9-12 at New Milford High School in New Milford, NJ.\u00a0 Laura shares how she went about setting up the school’s makerspace in a little used section of the library and designing a place where there is often standing room only.\u00a0 She also discusses how she picked out the themes and set up different kinds of stations. Laura explains that there isn’t a right way or a wrong way to design a makerspace.\u00a0 You just have to start.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Laura and the book she has coming out called “Worlds of Making, Best Practices for Establishing a Makerspace for Your School”\u00a0 on her blog at: http:\/\/worlds-of-learning.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Table Top Inventing will be hanging out this Thursday<\/span><\/span> with the MALT graduate students during their winter face to face meetings, sharing with them the fun of 3D printing, arduino, and other maker technologies while discussing the more serious topics of pedagogy, philosophy, and practical applications in today’s academic environments.<\/div>\n
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Legos are a great way for kids to get started in a Makerspace.\u00a0 Any student can walk in and create something right away.\u00a0 As the kids gain experience, you can increase the complexity with different kinds of Legos.\u00a0 Here are a couple of ideas from instructables.com<\/a> to get things started!<\/div>\n
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3D Paceman Ghosts<\/a><\/div>\n
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Lego Ship In a Bottle<\/a><\/div>\n
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Happy Making!<\/div>\n
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