For the first couple of months, we made the decision to have the space "open" and let students drop in and experiment with all of the new items we had to offer. We felt this was an important exploratory phase to give all students a chance to jump in and see what areas they might really like and try and generate some project ideas.
In an attempt to try and take the experience deeper, we wanted to offer more indepth explorations of the tools we have available. So far, we have offered workshops featuring:
Coding with Google Apps Script for the "Hour of Code" week.
Modifying the hardware of the Raspberry Pi to allow for touch and gesture control on the Hover add-on board.
The future is exciting here at our Middle School makerspace as we get new equipment, new ideas, and new students willing to create their own learning.
