Making Makers
Kids, Tools, and the Future of Innovation
1. Auflage
Erschienen am 28. August 2014
162 Seiten
978-1-4571-8372-0 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
This is a book for parents and other educatorsboth formal and informal, who are curious about the intersections of learning and making. Through stories, research, and data, it builds the case for why it is crucial to encourage todays youth to be makersto see the world as something they are actively helping to create. For those who are new to the Maker Movement, some history and introduction is given as well as practical advice for getting kids started in making. For those who are already familiar with the Maker Movement, this book provides biographical information about many of the big names and unsung heroes of the Maker Movement while also highlighting many of the attributes that make this a movement that so many people are passionate about.
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Inhalt
- Intro
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Safari® Books Online
- How to Contact Us
- Chapter 1. Makers
- Makers and This Book
- Chapter 2. Curiosity
- Intrinsic Motivation
- Curious Kids
- School Days
- Powerful Stories
- Following Curiosity Wherever It May Lead
- More Tape!
- Chapter 3. Playfulness
- An Invitation to Play
- Playing with Numbers
- Playing with Sound
- Play as Work, Work as Play
- Chapter 4. Risk
- Rockets to Robots
- Gaining Competencies
- What Is Safe?
- Chemistry Sets
- Trusting My Own Children
- Acceptable Risk
- Chapter 5. Responsibility
- Farm Kids
- Butter Knives and VCRs
- Big Wheels and Code
- Making It Yours
- Trust Us
- Chapter 6. Persistence
- Calling for Help
- Quietly Observing
- Not Failing
- Ageless Tools
- Projects Without an End
- The Many Faces of Persistence
- Chapter 7. Resourcefulness
- Purposeful Repurposing
- Books as Bricks
- Tooling Up, Powering Down
- High Tech, Low Tech, No Tech?
- Learning Resourcefulness
- Chapter 8. Generosity
- Open Source
- Sharing Bites, Not Bytes
- Makers Share Their Time and Tools
- Teachers Everywhere
- Teach What You Know
- Everyone, Everywhere, a Possible Teacher
- Chapter 9. Optimism
- Empowerment
- Designing for the Far-Off Future
- Taking Action
- Do It Yourself, Use What You Have
- Chapter 10. Maker Moms/Dads/Teachers/Neighbors/Friends
- Share Your Passions
- Let Children Follow Their Own Interests
- Step Back
- Teach the Importance of Safety and Responsibility
- Let Kids Get Their Hands, Clothes (and Even Their Rooms) Dirty
- You Don't Have to Have All of the Answers
- Now Go Make Something
- Appendix A. The Makers in This Book
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
