creating a low-tech library makerspace
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Creating a Low-Tech Library Makerspace
Kim BeemanShrewsbury International School
5 March 2016
The BasicsSpace + Money
The Space
LEGO Wall
Supplies
Circulation Desk
Student Computers
( x 49) +
( x 6) = 1 LEGO Wall
The finished wall!(great tutorial here)
Building and Circuitry Kits
The Budget
The Future? A Partial Wish List
Building with Slotted Discs & Toothpicks
Crafting with Paper and Fibers
Sharing and Displaying
Sharing Student Work: The Makers’ House
Sharing the Library Team’s Work
Is This Really a Makerspace?
What It Doesn’t Offer
What It Does Offer● Flexibility ● Sustainability● Creativity & Tinkering● Loanable Resources ● Alternatives to Screen
Time
Resources
Online Inspiration
(stocking a school makerspace)
Picture Books for Junior Makers
Non-Fiction Books for Junior Makers