“Good design is like a refrigerator—when it works, no one notices, but when it doesn’t, it sure stinks.” –Irene Au Dear all LEGO friends Welcome to day 21. Each day…Read more
2018
077: Joe Morgan – Should We Teach Coding?
PODCAST OVERVIEW In this episode I speak with Joe Morgan, a Javascript developer, former librarian, and parent of two small children. He recently had a piece published on the topic…Read more
#25daysofmaking Day 20 Gingerbread Man Challenge
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”—Maya Angelou Dear all my picture book loving friends, Welcome to day 20. Today we bring you the…Read more
Makerspace Station: Crowdsourced Creation Collaboration
Calling all makers! We want to unite all the amazing ideas educators are doing for students in their makerspaces and learning spaces to empower all of us through the act…Read more
#25daysofmaking Day 19 Flying Butterflies
“What is the best method to obtain the solution to a problem? The answer is, any way that works.”—Richard Feynman Dear all my wing flapping butterflies Welcome to day 19….Read more
#25daysofmaking Day 18 Makey Makey Game Controller 🎮
“Structure is required for creativity.”—Twyla Tharp Dear all my gamer friends, Welcome to day 18. As we close in on the holiday and a much needed winter break we sometimes…Read more
#25daysofmaking Day 17 HIGH-FIVE ✋, HERMEY the ELF!
Hey, what do you say we both be independent together, huh? Hermey The Elf Dear all members of the Island of Misfit Toys, Welcome to day 17. I LOVE all…Read more
#25daysofmaking Day 16 UNRULY SPLATS! REINDEER CROSSING : A SUPER SIMPLE SEASONAL GAME
“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don’t just stick there…Read more
#25daysofmaking Day 15 THE MISER’S TAKE A TRIP!
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”—Helen Keller Dear all transportation engineers, Welcome to day 15. I am so excited to bring another project into the…Read more
#25daysofmaking Project 14: Remote Controlled Ornaments
“If you can’t be persistent, you can’t be creative.”—Edith Ackermann Dear all lightshow developers, Welcome to day 14. Today we bring you a project from the MakeCode team and simply…Read more