Icon-a-thon!
Creating meaningful pictures that guide
Thank you @NJSTEMPathways for supporting our event with a generous grant
Kids, teens, and adults all loved learning to brainstorm, illustrate, and then simplify a design into an icon!
@nounproject
Tracing with @Procreate !
ALT A sketch of an open book with stars streaming out of it. There are reading glasses on the book.
video describe"Embracing Inclusivity & Accessibility" Welcome to Pea's Journey. Making inclusive and accessible games with Gdevelop. Video of Pea moving across a blue sky and jumping over an obstacle when a sound is played. Pea then crashes into the obstacle,game over
Icon-a-thon
"Graphic design can (and is) changing the world", KB
#mountainlakesnj
Thank you @NJSTEMPathways for generous funding of this meaningful event.
Celebrating NJ STEM Month, #NJSTEMMonth
Icon-a-thon inspired by the @nounproject at the Mountain Lakes Public Library
Thank you @NJSTEMPathways and Comcast for providing funding for this event.
Creativity Collaboration Community = Positive Power of Technology
ALT Flyer describing 'Art & Design Icon-a-thon'. Create a meaningful message with just a picture, with the assistance of local graphic designer and artist Kiki Burlak, Saturday, March 11th 3:00 - 5:00 pm, the Mountain Lakes Public Library Makerspace
An awesome day meeting Dr. @tvimonique at the #NJBrailleChallenge
Great to meet Dr. Coleman in person and see the joy of all the participants and parents at the event and pop up Makerspace!
Thank you for inviting us.
#accessibility
ALT Dr. Coleman and Mr. Matty smiling in a selfie.
ALT Student participants and parents playing with STEM boards, marble run, and fraction measuring cup
3d designed bookmark gifts by my students
universal design discussion with the #mountainlakesnj chapter of the @AAUW
designed with @tinkercad and my “arrangement” of RBG was inspired by an awesome @nounproject icon by @libraryoflorie
Women’s history month bookmarks?
ALT Two globe bookmarks clipped to a book page
ALT Two book bar bookmarks. Each with AAUW logo. One in white with blue letters, the other blue with white letters
ALT A package of the three bookmarks. RBG bookmark on top.
New Universal Design students
First practice: Design a character or element from a book of your choice with @tinkercad
I love the choice of the Cat in the Hat’s hat.
Even better, why cheese? #
….because they like cheese!
#mountainlakesnj#publiclibrarymakerspace
Community Creativity
Making technology work like it is supposed to; creating accessibility
A fantastic long term partnership with educators at @soundstartbaby
Student - Organization Collaboration
My students designed with @tinkercad@OnshapeEDUfacebook.com/100064619712995…
Have you ever seen a chihwerewolf? Now you have! (It’s Scott!) 🌕
🎨: @zombicatures
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“Sail-Norah”
Blend of @Onshape and @tinkercad
Have yourself a creative holiday season!
ALT 3d printed sail boat. Sailboat sits on top of a wave. There are four menorah candles on each of the two sails, with one more candle (the Samash) in the middle, on the mast.
Students testing the width of everything they find with a caliper.
Two pieces of paper is .1 mm.
Awesome that they had a goal towel the caliper measure .1 mm
#publiclibrarymakerspace
ALT A digital caliper is clamped onto two pieces of paper
Personalizing a #3dprint is always fun.
But it is even more exciting when a makerspace student finds the “failed” 3d print more interesting.
#njlibraries#mountainlakesnj
ALT Two 3d printed Lombardi trophies with the words, Friday football champions”. One is five inches tall and another three inches tall. The three inches tall trophy print failed near the top of the football. You see the inside of the trophy, which has diagonals.
ALT I'm thankful for sweaters and hot chocolate. A sweater icon has a large snowflake. A piping hot cup of hot cocoa has marshmallows on top and a snowflake on the front of the cup.