[Chapter-delegates] Maker/DIY event

[Frank Kresin]

So do I. 

At the Amsterdam based medialab Waag Society, were I work, we have started a workshop series on physical computing called Fabschool Kids (http://waag.org/en/project/fabschool <http://waag.org/en/project/fabschool>) and have experimented with CryptoKids workshops, teaching children about the merits of cryptography (http://waag.org/en/event/cryptokids <http://waag.org/en/event/cryptokids>). Children are very enthusiastic. Some materials are already on-line (in Dutch: http://fabschool.nl/ <http://fabschool.nl/>), and we are very interested in exploring collaborations and extensions.

Best regards,
Frank

> Op 19 feb. 2015, om 12:25 heeft Janvier Noulaye <jnoulaye at gmail.com> het volgende geschreven:
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> Me too, I second Satish opinion.
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> 2015-02-19 12:08 GMT+01:00 Nadira Alaraj <nadira.araj at gmail.com <mailto:nadira.araj at gmail.com>>:
> I second Satish opinion.
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> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Satish Babu <sb at inapp.com <mailto:sb at inapp.com>> wrote:
> Thanks Joly. I enjoyed the video. 
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> We've worked on Arduinos, Raspis & wearables, and got hold of a Makey-makey early on in Jan 2013 (but haven't got around to using Scratch). We see a lot of potential for using these to creatively engage students as well as teachers. 
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> Perhaps ISOC should consider a program where chapters in different parts of the world can work together on some of these areas. For the next generation, programming would be an essential life skill (even in the developing world), and it is important to ensure they are exposed to alternative views of what programming is about.
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> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 3:19 PM, Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com <mailto:joly at punkcast.com>> wrote:
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> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 3:32 AM, Satish Babu <sb at inapp.com <mailto:sb at inapp.com>> wrote:
> Looks good, Glenn. Maybe we can borrow some ideas (and maybe a resource person or two) from this for a similar event in India under our Chapter.
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> ​Yes, impressive.
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> Just around the start of the year I posted a video of the December Computer Science Education Meetup here in NYC ​which focused on making. A group called Makery set a challenge - for attendees (mostly teachers) to break out into teams and, in 40 minutes, produce a Rube Goldberg machine that somehow included computing in its kinetic process. Elements such as Lego WeDo motors, other sensors, even arduinos were supplied, and the Scratch programming language, popular with kids, suggested.
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> ​As can be seen in the video there were plenty of creative solutions.
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecM7JxD2M34 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecM7JxD2M34>
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