{"id":2132,"date":"2016-10-10T13:56:37","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T13:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2016-10-10T14:09:19","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T14:09:19","slug":"inspire-curiosity-and-creativity-in-your-young-maker-with-sparkmacons-robotics-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/inspire-curiosity-and-creativity-in-your-young-maker-with-sparkmacons-robotics-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspire Curiosity and Creativity in your Young Maker with SparkMacon&#8217;s Robotics Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Finspire-curiosity-and-creativity-in-your-young-maker-with-sparkmacons-robotics-workshop%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mBot2.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2133\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2133\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mBot2-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"mBot\" width=\"608\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mBot2-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mBot2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mBot2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mBot2-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mBot2-144x144.jpeg 144w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mBot2-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mBot2-900x900.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mBot2.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through making and tinkering, students learn using their hands, grow their creativity, and become more curious about their world and testing the limits of what is possible. <a href=\"http:\/\/InspiredToEducate.NET\" target=\"_blank\">InspiredToEducate.NET<\/a> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/sparkmacon.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SparkMacon Makerspace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have designed a series of workshops to connect students with the essential technology skills of inventing using computer programming, digital fabrication, and robotics. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parents and kids are invited to take this workshop together. \u00a0It\u2019s a great family activity!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/chkpweFx6G4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Robotics<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0This workshop makes a great gift for the young makers in your life to inspire their love of learning and practice their creative skills. \u00a0 During this hands-on workshop, students will have the opportunity to build robots from scratch using the mBot kit. \u00a0\u00a0Students will love customizing their mBot using puzzle based programming and the easy to assemble construction experience. \u00a0 You can program and control the robot using a PC, IPad, or mobile phone. \u00a0 \u00a0Students take home their mbot to continue the tinkering fun at home. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student registration includes a complete mBot robotics kit from <a href=\"http:\/\/Makeblock.cc\" target=\"_blank\">Makeblock.cc<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeblock.cc\/mbot\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.makeblock.cc\/mbot\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workshop length: 3 hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Cost: $95<\/li>\n<li>Workshop cost includes a MakeBlock mBlock kit the students take home.<\/li>\n<li>This class serves students from age 9 or older.<\/li>\n<li>Interested in registering\u00a0the workshop? \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkmacon.com\/product\/maker-skills-robotics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Please register here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dates\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Oct 8th\u00a0from 1pm to 4pm<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dec 3rd\u00a0from 1pm to 4pm<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Location for workshops:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our robotics workshop will be located at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkmacon.com\/\">SparkMacon Makerspace<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkmacon.com\/contact\/\">557 Cherry Street, Macon, GA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Funds from these Maker Skills workshops help support the operation of SparkMacon Makerspace. \u00a0Parking and location information can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkmacon.com\/contact\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hope to see you there!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Top Stories<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1285\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 Free Resources for Learning JavaScript and HTML5<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1238\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17 Fun Tools To Teach Kids To Code by @ChrisBetcher<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=623\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benefits of Teaching Kids To Code That No One Is Talking About<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1349\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy Recipes for Building Android Apps using MIT App Inventor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1079\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple Minecraft Programming Using ScriptCraftJS<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Finspire-curiosity-and-creativity-in-your-young-maker-with-sparkmacons-robotics-workshop%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through making and tinkering, students learn using their hands, grow their creativity, and become more curious about their world and testing the limits of what is possible. 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