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Paper Marbling Session for Maker Camp

It was fun to be a camp counselor and demonstrate paper marbling techniques at Maker Camp this week.  Here’s a video of my G+ hangout.

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Cyberoptix Tie Lab’s Terrific Posters for Maker Faire Detroit

Bethany Shorb of Cyberoptix Tie Lab silkscreened these “smart and fancy” posters for Maker Faire Detroit.

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Maker Faire Detroit

I’ll be speaking in this theatre at The Henry Ford at Maker Faire Detroit at 1pm. My talk is the rise of makers and the maker movement.

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Phil Torrone and Limor Fried in SoHo

Phil and Limor gave us a tour of their new space in SoHo. They hope to move in ten weeks. I caught them both for a picture outside the building today.

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Jimmie DiResta’s NY State of Mind

The “I Make” NY license plate.

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Dale/Make on CNN this weekend - 2/12 at 11am PT

The Next List Interview: We Are Makers

I was featured on CNN’s Next List program with Sanjay Gupta, which first aired in February 2012.I talked about Make, Makers and what it means for the future of education. CNN’s

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Maker Conference Tokyo

Maker Conference Tokyo 2012

I spoke at the Maker Conference in June in Tokyo   .

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Hack scout badge earned by 10 yr old

Dave Saunders (@encomstron)4/26/12 6:50 PMMy 10yr old’s #Arduino diorama she did for school while also earning another “Hack Scout” badge we got from @adafruit youtu.be/NJW6Q7fdFsY Sent from my iPhone

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Project Make pedal-powered entry in Apple Blossom Parade

Analy teacher Casey Shea organized the participation of the Project Make class in Saturday’s Apple Blossom Parade in Sebastopol, CA. The students built the PVC vehicles and the float features a pedal-powered blender.

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The Factories Where Arduino is Made

The Factories Where Arduino is Made

With Massimo Banzi and Davida, I had a tour of each place where the Arduino is made in northern Italy, near where the Olivetti computer company once flourished. We started at the factory… Read More →

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    • LA Times: Maker Faire may be Silicon Valley’s Most Important Export
      The magic of Maker Faire is spreading, and the excitement around the maker movement is getting noticed. Today's example is a piece penned by the LA Times' Chris O'Brien, who attended the Bay Area Maker Faire this last weekend, and like so many others, came away thrilled and optimistic.Read the full article on MAKE
      Ken Denmead

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    • Lighthouse: Roadblocks and reflection
      A couple months back, Cynthia and Flavio were very frustrated.  As a matter of fact, they were about ready to give up.  A key element of their “Papapa Party Shirt” (a shirt that will blink to the beat of the music) was a light organ kit, but it was incredibly glitchy and the [...]
      Aaron Vanderwerff

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    • Maker Ed Celebrates Anniversary at Maker Faire Bay Area
      San Mateo, CA, May 15, 2013— The Maker Education Initiative (Maker Ed) celebrates its one year anniversary at Maker Faire Bay Area with an event on Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 2-3 pm. Maker Ed was created by Dale Daugherty, CEO of Maker Media and founder of Maker Faire, as the non-profit, educational arm of the maker [...]