{"id":961,"date":"2013-07-08T12:01:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T12:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=961"},"modified":"2013-07-08T12:23:15","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T12:23:15","slug":"maker-camp-free-virtual-summer-camp-for-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/maker-camp-free-virtual-summer-camp-for-teens\/","title":{"rendered":"Maker Camp: Free Virtual Summer Camp for Teens"},"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%2Fmaker-camp-free-virtual-summer-camp-for-teens%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\/2013\/07\/makecamp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-962\" title=\"makecamp\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/makecamp.jpg\" alt=\"Make camp\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/makecamp.jpg 640w, https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/makecamp-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a Dad, I&#8217;m always looking for new ways to engage my kids in play and making cool stuff. \u00a0 I wanted to share an online event provided by Make magazine that starts today. (2pm EST) \u00a0 \u00a0This online event or online conference will serve teens, young students and makers. \u00a0 From reviewing their online materials, kids will get exposed to making DIY projects, boats, cars, electronics, crafts, and more.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xa0KrSsDrHE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How much does this online conference cost? \u00a0 It&#8217;s free!<\/p>\n<p>As a fan of the makers movement and project based learning, I wanted to make sure our community could check out this event. \u00a0 I think this is a really neat way to get kids engaged in considering art, science, technology, engineering and math. \u00a0 To learn more about how the Makers movement is impacting education and creativity, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/inventtolearn.com\" target=\"_blank\">InventToLearn.com<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>As a working dad who loves to make things, I&#8217;m excited to review the materials from this event to help me design activities for my kids. \u00a0I appreciate that the event is trying to encourage kids to build stuff from material that we have around our house. \u00a0 I am very curious how the Make community will teach their material and design the projects so that teens aren&#8217;t glued to computers the whole time.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about this event, visit the following links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/makezine.com\/maker-camp\/  \" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/makezine.com\/maker-camp\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Obtain a Google+ account and visit this link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/events\/c4ofgr2dgpjpql4t2njondc05ig\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/plus.google.com\/events\/c4ofgr2dgpjpql4t2njondc05ig<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"7 Reasons Why The Makers Movement Is Revolutionary\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=942\" target=\"_blank\">7 Reasons Why The Makers Movement Is Revolutionary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Growing Young Scientists\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=916\" target=\"_blank\">Growing Young Scientists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Sir Ken Robinson\u2019s Top Three Focus Areas for Teaching\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=886\" target=\"_blank\">Sir Ken Robinson\u2019s Top Three Focus Areas for Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Build Your Mobile App using HTML\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=849\" target=\"_blank\">How to Build Your Mobile App using HTML<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Build Your Mobile App using HTML\" href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=849\" target=\"_blank\">Learn to Build Your Own Mobile App using PhoneGap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo from\u00a0http:\/\/m.wdbj7.com\/<\/p>\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%2Fmaker-camp-free-virtual-summer-camp-for-teens%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>As a Dad, I&#8217;m always looking for new ways to engage my kids in play and making cool stuff. \u00a0 I wanted to share an online event provided by Make magazine that starts today. 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