Monthly Archives: October 2014

Top 10 Posts on Maker Education

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Michael

  Invent To Learn: Inspiring Students To Learn Through Making. “STEAM: Creating A Maker Mindset” by @vvrotny and @speterson224 Benefits of Teaching Kids To Code That No One Is Talking About Impact of Seymour Papert on Learning, Engagement, and Creativity … Continue reading →

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Impact of Seymour Papert on Learning, Engagement, and Creativity

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Michael

In our digital economy, it becomes important that our children learn to create, to love learning, to have integrity, to foster critical thinking, and to be active citizens.   It’s become commonly understood that our current culture for our US school … Continue reading →

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Open Make Night at SparkMacon – Nov 7th

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Michael

  Top Stories on InspiredToEducate.NET Learning To Code Easy Data Visualization with Google Charts and JavaScript Learn to Build Your Own Conversational Bot using ChatScript 10 Free Resources for Learning JavaScript and HTML5 17 Fun Tools To Teach Kids To … Continue reading →

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Humans Need Not Apply [video]

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Michael

Imagine a world where large classes of people lose their jobs by no fault of their own.   How would we adapt? A friend of mine shared a thought provoking video entitled “Humans Need Not Apply.”   CGP Grey argues … Continue reading →

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10 Benefits of Supporting SparkMacon MakerSpace Today!

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Michael

  Support SparkMacon: Our MakerSpace for Macon, GA by giving to our IndieGogo funding campaign. http://igg.me/at/sparkmacon . Donations big and small are greatly appreciated. We’re very thankful for the generosity of our community.   On behalf of the SparkMacon team, we want … Continue reading →

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Why Does the Makers Movement Matter?

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Michael

As I woke up to attend the Atlanta Makerfaire 2014, I started to reflect upon why I personally get excited about growing the SparkMacon MakerSpace community. Why is building a makerspace community important? Why is growing a community of art and technology … Continue reading →

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