Lessons from the Maker Summit
If you want an overview of the maker movement, yesterday’s Maker Summit is a good place to start.
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Don’t Miss Maker Camp!
If you enjoyed seeing all of the projects at the White House’s first ever Maker Faire today, continue the fun this summer! Starting July 7, young makers age 13 and up can be a part of Maker Camp, a free online summer camp hosted on Google+. Throughout the six weeks, kids can pick and […]
Intel Adopts Maker Cities to Foster Education and Manufacturing
To coincide with the White House Maker Faire, Intel has announced an initiative to adopt six “Maker Cities” across the United States to encourage education, small-scale product design, development, and manufacturing efforts in those cities. The pilot program includes Santa Clara, CA and the surrounding Silicon Valley region; Folsom, CA; the Portland, OR Metro area; […]
7th Grade Students Show Off 3D Printing Project at White House
Berkeley, California students Jane Yarnell and Sam Schickler, along with their science teacher Christine Mytko, brought 3D printed scans of microscopic surfaces to the White House Maker Faire.
Fab Lab DC’s Phyllis Klein Takes Her “Remember2” Wearable to the White House
The co-founder of Fab Lab DC wore her final project, a programmable, origami-inspired bracelet that sparkles at intervals to remind the wearer to do something, such as get up and move, take a break, exercise, or re-focus.
Want to Kickstart Your Makerspace?
Amongst the announcements made today by President Obama at the White House Maker Faire is the creation of a new funding category for Makerspaces by the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.
The President’s Address at the White House Maker Faire
Watch and read President Obama’s remarks at the first-ever White House Maker Faire!
