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Afterwards we will do a multi-room AMA on each of the topics, with introductory instructions on lighting up ws2812b LEDs. We will have some development boards on hand to run your code on our ws2812b LEDs. Or you can just drop in to see demos and chat.
 
Afterwards we will do a multi-room AMA on each of the topics, with introductory instructions on lighting up ws2812b LEDs. We will have some development boards on hand to run your code on our ws2812b LEDs. Or you can just drop in to see demos and chat.
  
Doing way cool things is really cool.
 
[https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability/designing-studies/types-studies-experimental-observational/v/worked-example-identifying-sample-study Studies show] that everyone should do cool things!]
 
  
 
== Full Description ==
 
== Full Description ==
[[Image:UpwardGraph.png|right|200px|Study showing that doing cool things is cool]]<br>
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In our video, we will have 3 speakers, around 10 minutes each, detail one area of the MakeFashion Edu program. Bios below, we all wear multiple hats, but are going to dive really specifically into our chosen topics. You don't have to watch every topic! The changeovers will be obvious so you can fast forward / rewind to hear just the stuff that you like.
  
Participants will all learn to do cool things.
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Afterwards we will do several text-chats on specifics of each topic. The speakers will be there, but also additional MakeFashion Edu staff and community members. So you can get specific questions answered! In the chat rooms you can also send "code" from the video workshops.
  
Cool things matter!
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Video Workshops: We will setup two video-chat channels to work on. One will be education and advocacy focused, and the other is focused on using "development boards" like the micro:bit. We are going to walk everyone through how to get started on these boards, go through some code together, and get willing participants to create some code. The code can be tested virtually, but we will also have you send the code to us and we'll upload it to our real boards, and show you the results on video chat!
  
Studies show that if you do cool things, things are cool.  And if you do way cool things, then things get even cooler!
 
 
I've done cool things for the past 3 years, and because of that, my life is way cooler than it was. 
 
 
In this workshop I will share my experiences with you, and show you how you can do more cool things.
 
 
Of course, doing cool things takes practice -- years of practice!  But, fortunately, it is cool to practice doing cool things.  And this cool workshop will start you on your way to doing way cool things!
 
  
 
== Registration ==  
 
== Registration ==  
  
<span style="color:orange">'''You need to REGISTER in advance to take this workshop:''':</span><br>
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<span style="color:orange">'''I currently think that you do NOT need to register in advance to take this workshop. However I'm setting up this placeholder just in case things change. If they change, I'll call it out at the top of the page and here:''':</span><br>
 
[https://RegistrationLinkTBD.com registration link info TBD]
 
[https://RegistrationLinkTBD.com registration link info TBD]
  
 
== Materials ==
 
== Materials ==
<span style="color:orange">'''To do the hands-on portion of this workshop you will need to order and receive workshop MATERIALS''':</span><br>
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<span style="color:orange">'''To do the hands-on portion of this workshop you will not need to order and receive workshop MATERIALS. However, you CAN order some and we will help you setup and use them! We have listed some of them in an Amazon wishlist, so that you can click and buy them for yourselves. You don't need to buy from these vendors! Treat this as a part list, not a shop list.''':</span><br>
[https://ohwr.org/welcome cool materials]<br>
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[https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3C7SDN85V0GZ2/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1?_encoding=UTF8&type=wishlist cool materials]<br>
 
'''Cost: $TBD'''<br>
 
'''Cost: $TBD'''<br>
 
<span style="color:red">'''IMPORTANT:  To receive the materials in time for the workshop, you must use EXPRESS Shipping.'''</span><br>
 
<span style="color:red">'''IMPORTANT:  To receive the materials in time for the workshop, you must use EXPRESS Shipping.'''</span><br>
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
[https://github.com/maltman23/ArduTouch here's a link to a cool thing]<br>
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[http://steamhead.space SteamHead Makerspace]<br>
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[http://instagram.com/MakeFashionEdu MakeFashion Edu Instagram]<br>
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[http://fuse33.com Fuse 33 Makerspace]<br>

Revision as of 04:15, 17 July 2020

MakeFashion Edu

Abstract

9 year olds are designing wearable electronics to promote their beliefs. In humanities classes, math classes, and in clubs. We do need to bring in ethics, self agency, power tools, coding, and empathy…. but it’s less of a melting pot and more of an environment that finally makes sense.

Join our MakeFashion Edu discussion! We will make a video that is easy for you to scrub through to find different topics:

  *   Amateur Electronics Design in Shenzhen
  *   Project Based Learning in K-12 schools
  *   Advocacy through Fashion and Technology

Afterwards we will do a multi-room AMA on each of the topics, with introductory instructions on lighting up ws2812b LEDs. We will have some development boards on hand to run your code on our ws2812b LEDs. Or you can just drop in to see demos and chat.


Full Description

In our video, we will have 3 speakers, around 10 minutes each, detail one area of the MakeFashion Edu program. Bios below, we all wear multiple hats, but are going to dive really specifically into our chosen topics. You don't have to watch every topic! The changeovers will be obvious so you can fast forward / rewind to hear just the stuff that you like.

Afterwards we will do several text-chats on specifics of each topic. The speakers will be there, but also additional MakeFashion Edu staff and community members. So you can get specific questions answered! In the chat rooms you can also send "code" from the video workshops.

Video Workshops: We will setup two video-chat channels to work on. One will be education and advocacy focused, and the other is focused on using "development boards" like the micro:bit. We are going to walk everyone through how to get started on these boards, go through some code together, and get willing participants to create some code. The code can be tested virtually, but we will also have you send the code to us and we'll upload it to our real boards, and show you the results on video chat!


Registration

I currently think that you do NOT need to register in advance to take this workshop. However I'm setting up this placeholder just in case things change. If they change, I'll call it out at the top of the page and here::
registration link info TBD

Materials

To do the hands-on portion of this workshop you will not need to order and receive workshop MATERIALS. However, you CAN order some and we will help you setup and use them! We have listed some of them in an Amazon wishlist, so that you can click and buy them for yourselves. You don't need to buy from these vendors! Treat this as a part list, not a shop list.:
cool materials
Cost: $TBD
IMPORTANT: To receive the materials in time for the workshop, you must use EXPRESS Shipping.

Required Software

Please load the free software, makecode, on your device before logging on -- Windows, Linux, or MacOS are all fine!:
https://makecode.microbit.org/]

Presenters

James Simpson, manufacturer turned educator, empowers education communities with spaces, events, lessons, and materials. His goal is to allow students to learn by hacking, problem solving, and making their own choices.

Carrie Leung is a maker-educator focused on building open community platforms for young makers, educators, and industry to collaborate, learn, and connect. Outside the classroom, she built non-profit programs and spaces, MakeFashion Edu and SteamHead, to connect her community of schools, teachers, and companies with each other and to leverage the amazing technology manufacturing resources that Shenzhen is famous for.

Twila Busby has more than 20 years experience in education, where she has been an advocate and trainer for Project Based Learning. While her Shenzhen school had one of the first dedicated school makerspaces, and Twila promotes the idea that every classroom should be a makerspace, where academics support creativity and students bring their ideas into the physical world.

Links

SteamHead Makerspace
MakeFashion Edu Instagram
Fuse 33 Makerspace