Are you a leader, entrepreneur, or researcher looking for a system for making your organization more innovative? In our economy, creativity has become critical skill. In a music context, the artists that continue to re-invent themselves find ways to remain relevant, fresh, and attractive to the market. Organizations Read more…
To help inspire the next generation of scientists and technology professionals, the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins organized the Georgia Kids STEM Day on 8/16/2014. It was a pleasure to see the museum education team and volunteers across middle Georgia come together to help kids from 2nd to 5th Read more…
For tinkers, artists, and students interested in 3D modeling, I wanted to share my review of 123D Sculpt by @AutoDesk. At the time of this writing, you can only find this app on the iOS app store. I find that I gravitate toward using my desktop computer for Read more…
SparkMacon is a community innovation space equipped with the tools, equipment, and grass-roots education required to convert your idea into a reality. Think of it as a gym membership to exercise your creativity, hands and brain. Our community will serve artisans, technology creatives, and creative tinkers with access to tools Read more…
You can also find the registration form at this link. To learn more about the education resources at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, GA, please visit the following links: http://www.moaeducation.com/ http://www.museumofaviation.org/ (Our kids love this museum) Join the Spark Macon Maker Space Community on Facebook Posts From InspiredToEducate.NET Read more…
The culture of open source continues to make an impact beyond software and programming. The ethos of open source has helped fuel the makers movement. In the open source convention(#OSCON 2014), speakers reviewed the impact of open source in government, education, manufacturing, and making. The OSCON event is one Read more…
When you write applications that communicate with a relational database, your design needs to solve a fundamental problem. In most cases, we create systems using relational databases. (i.e. MySQL, Oracle, MSSQL, etc.) Similarly, we probably write our web or smart client applications using an object oriented programming language like Read more…
Massimo Banzi has started a movement. He invented a computer technology to teach his student artists and designers how to create simple electronics and prototype products in weeks. (not months) The Arduino has helped make electronics tinkering accessible to creatives young and old with a broad range of skill levels. Read more…
In the past, the world of 3D modeling belonged to engineers and designers. Most 3D modeling software was hard to use and expensive. The folks at TinkerCAD.com have created a delightful web based tool for artists, students, and creative technology professionals . With this tool, you can Read more…
I just finished putting together my first Arduino robot: PiBot . The PiBot is a fun kit for learning about Arduino robotics. Using the kit, student inventors and tinkerers learn the mechanical aspects of building a basic robot and learn how to program it using C. From Read more…