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KAYSC youth testing the #scratchday wedo racing driving game

learning-bricolage — Sun, 19 May 2013 07:43:30 -0500

KAYSC youth testing the #scratchday wedo racing driving game

futureworksuponus: I’ve had 4 conversations in the last week,...

cubiclecafe — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:21:45 -0500

I’ve had 4 conversations in the last week, and its a conversation that I seem to have every 6 months, about art (or objects) and museums. The first conversation of this go around came after visiting the More Real? Art in the Age of Truthiness at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. I really liked a lot of the pieces in the exhibit (and one piece in particular that used museum exhibit creation as its medium) but what I liked equally as much was the curation of the exhibit. Most of the pieces were accompanied by a small didactic which provided a bit of context about the piece. Not telling you what to think or feel, but giving a little bit of background to direct your experience with the piece. The conversations always circle back to the artist’s intent, the viewers experience, blah blah. I’m sure you’ve had this conversation before.

This morning, I saw this TED Talk by Jay Silver come across my Facebook feed. I’ve played with the MayKey MayKey a little bit and its been on the floor of the museum with a banana piano and ice-controlled Pacman, but I hadn’t thought much about it. After watching this video, hearing more about what led to the project, and how Jay and Erik are thinking about the MayKey MayKey, I’m excited to explore with it more.

Overview | Glowing Star Chuck Taylor Sneakers | Adafruit Learning System

learning-bricolage — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:10:16 -0500

Overview | Glowing Star Chuck Taylor Sneakers | Adafruit Learning System:

Nice portable EL wire project. Seems like this would be great to build some bike blinkers into your backpack or Jacket

Pictures of People Scanning QR-codes

cubiclecafe — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:06:08 -0500

Pictures of People Scanning QR-codes

learning-bricolage — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:43:00 -0500

cubiclecafe: Special effect and stop motion innovation Ray...

cubiclecafe — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:33:34 -0500

cubiclecafe:

Special effect and stop motion innovation Ray Harryhausen passed away in London today. Check out his animation in this clip from Jason and the Argonauts.

Ray Harryhausen Passes Away « Spinoff Online – TV, Film, and Entertainment News Daily

Or come make something insipred by Ray at Stop Motion Animation camp or King Kong meets Godzilla this summer.

(via MAKE | Conductive Paint Liquidity Lamps)

cubiclecafe — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:28:52 -0500

(via MAKE | Conductive Paint Liquidity Lamps)

Snap! Build Your Own Blocks. Beta

learning-bricolage — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:50:55 -0500

Snap! Build Your Own Blocks. Beta:

Snap! was developed to introduce computer science to everyone

Janet and the Goth Soft Circuit American Girl Doll… built...

learning-bricolage — Sat, 04 May 2013 16:58:01 -0500

Janet and the Goth Soft Circuit American Girl Doll… built for the class this summer

You can now embed Scratch 2.0 projects into Tumblr using the...

cubiclecafe — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:35:51 -0500

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...

learning-bricolage — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:57:00 -0500

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

cubiclecafe — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:43:00 -0500

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..."

learning-bricolage — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:32:21 -0500

“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

learning-bricolage — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:27:57 -0500

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..."

cubiclecafe — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0500

“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)

dys4ia

cubiclecafe — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:26:00 -0500

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...

cubiclecafe — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:29:52 -0500

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.

Federico Uribe Paints with Reused Electrical Cables

cubiclecafe — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:16:04 -0500

Federico Uribe Paints with Reused Electrical Cables

The Maker Map || Find or Map Maker Resources

cubiclecafe — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:11:52 -0500

The Maker Map || Find or Map Maker Resources

"Aspect Ratio Calculator - very helpful!"

learning-bricolage — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:38:52 -0500

“Aspect Ratio Calculator - very helpful!”

- Aspect Ratio Calculator (ARC)