Preparing a MakerSpace

Next year, we will have a brand new MakerSpace at The Oakridge School!  I am excited for this!  We are turning what is currently the conference room, which is located next to the Tech Center, into a MakerSpace.

Conference Room

Conference Room

Raspberry Pi B

We will be filling the space with all sorts of goodies, including Raspberry Pis, Hummingbird Robotics Kits, 3D Printers, and other tech-type goodies.  We will give the students the ability to be able to create a wide variety of different gadgets.

Hummingbird Robotics Kit

What I believe will make this space extremely cool, is that students are going to be getting hands-on learning, building skills, and practical applications. Students will need to be self starters, but I envision the majority of kids who sign-up for the Tech 2.0 class to already be self-starters.

We will have the ability to put up weekly, monthly, and yearly contests, that will be fun and challenging for the students.  As we start to make progress on turning the old space into a new space, I will update with pictures of the progress of how the new room will be outfitted.

Right now, to help get us started, I am getting in a Raspberry Pi and a Hummingbird Duo Robotics kit to see how interested the current students are with these things. We are going to start with a basic project, building a Tweeting weather station, and then see where it takes us from there.  Once the components I ordered arrive, I will post pictures and updates of the students exploring and building with the materials.

Exciting things are happening at The Oakridge School!