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The Learning Technologies Center is an applied educational research and development center of the Science Museum of Minnesota.

Our mission is to support informal science learning through creative and meaningful applications of classic and emerging technologies.

Take a look at the LTC history

Through our work LTC has developed an engineering-design continuum to support our mission:

Play » Tinker » Make » Engineer »

This continuum is supported by a pedagogical approach to develop resources and environments that support the facilitation of inquiry moving into design experiences for learners

Inquiry » Design » Engineering Design

In the News

You can now embed Scratch 2.0 projects into Tumblr using the “Video” option, then paste the embed code. No more embedding the JPEG!

Street Art: Joshua Allen Harris’ Inflatable Bag Monsters (by NewYorkMagazine)

and then go here for a great blog post about how to do a workshop around inflatables and connected to the artists approach

http://amyschleserarteducator.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/inflatable-sculptures/#comment-43

Hopscotch

A scratch-like app for the iPad. Fairly limited in what you can do - move and draw with sprites.

But try it and let us know what you think

SciStarter will bring together the millions of citizen scientists in the world; the thousands of potential projects offered by researchers, organizations, and companies; and the resources, products, and services that enable citizens to pursue and enjoy these activities.

— SciStarter: About Us

Cicada Tracker | Radiolab

Measure the temperture of the soil to predict when Cicadas will emerge after 17 years

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, selected 25 innovative teen programs to be featured at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference and included in a sixth edition of “Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults.” These successful programs focus on addressing new or ongoing teen needs or interests in innovative or unique ways.

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YALSA announces Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults 2012 Program Award Winners | American Libraries Magazine

CREATECH, a partnership program between Saint Paul Public Libraries, the Science Museum of MN (Teen Tech Crew!), Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, and Saint Paul Neighborhood Network was named in the top 25 innovative teen programs in the country!

(via futureworksuponus)

dys4ia

Great autobiographical indie game by Anna Anthropy about their experience with hormone replacement therapy.

GIGS2GO is a small set of ‘Tear and Share’ USB drives, about the same size as a credit card, that can be torn off and used or handed out to others… the four-pack of thumb drives is made from 100% post-consumer molded paper pulp with no plastic. You can tear off an individual 1GB drive like a phone number on a flyer for a cat-sitter.

(Source: courtenaybird, via emergentfutures)

Federico Uribe Paints with Reused Electrical Cables

(Source: unicorn-meat-is-too-mainstream, via wnycradiolab)

The Maker Map || Find or Map Maker Resources

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The Learning Technologies Center is an applied educational research and development center of the Science Museum of Minnesota. *Our mission is to support informal science learning through creative and meaningful applications of classic and emerging technologies.* *Take a look at the LTC history* Through our work LTC has developed an engineering-design continuum to support our mission: Play » Tinker » Make » Engineer » This continuum is supported by a pedagogical approach to develop resources and environments that support the facilitation of inquiry moving into design experiences for learners Inquiry » Design » Engineering Design In the News You can now embed Scratch 2.0 projects into Tumblr using the “Video” option, then paste the embed code. No more embedding the JPEG! Street Art: Joshua Allen Harris’ Inflatable Bag Monsters (by NewYorkMagazine) and then go here for a great blog post about how to do a workshop around inflatables and connected to the artists approach http://amyschleserarteducator.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/inflatable-sculptures/#comment-43 Hopscotch A scratch-like app for the iPad. Fairly limited in what you can do - move and draw with sprites. But try it and let us know what you think SciStarter will bring together the millions of citizen scientists in the world; the thousands of potential projects offered by researchers, organizations, and companies; and the resources, products, and services that enable citizens to pursue and enjoy these activities. — SciStarter: About Us Cicada Tracker \| Radiolab Measure the temperture of the soil to predict when Cicadas will emerge after 17 years The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, selected 25 innovative teen programs to be featured at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference and included in a sixth edition of “Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults.” These successful programs focus on addressing new or ongoing teen needs or interests in innovative or unique ways. — YALSA announces Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults 2012 Program Award Winners \| American Libraries Magazine CREATECH, a partnership program between Saint Paul Public Libraries, the Science Museum of MN (Teen Tech Crew!), Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, and Saint Paul Neighborhood Network was named in the top 25 innovative teen programs in the country! (via futureworksuponus) (via futureworksuponus) dys4ia Great autobiographical indie game by Anna Anthropy about their experience with hormone replacement therapy. GIGS2GO is a small set of ‘Tear and Share’ USB drives, about the same size as a credit card, that can be torn off and used or handed out to others… the four-pack of thumb drives is made from 100% post-consumer molded paper pulp with no plastic. You can tear off an individual 1GB drive like a phone number on a flyer for a cat-sitter. (Source: courtenaybird, via emergentfutures) Federico Uribe Paints with Reused Electrical Cables (Source: unicorn-meat-is-too-mainstream, via wnycradiolab) The Maker Map \|\| Find or Map Maker Resources « Previous Next »	Youth Classes LTC Home Page Scratch Posts Animation Posts Arduino Posts Maker Movement How we program The Learning Technologies Center is an applied educational research and development center of the Science Museum of Minnesota.
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