NEIT2011+OpenSpace5+D

[|The MAKER movement], curriculum, robotics, [|Arduino] and [|Phidgets], [|LiveCode] programming. Making stuff and programming stuff in the real world. (Did you attend the [|World Makers Faire] at the NY Hall Of Science in Oct?) -- Bill Waldman

In Attendance (mostly):


 * Marcele || Augustine || maugustine@spenceschool.org || Spence School || Lower School Computer Teacher ||
 * Jaymes || Dec || Cvonarx@marymountnyc.org || Marymount School || Technologist LS/MS ||
 * Jill || Flack || jflack@mph.net || Manlius Pebble Hill School || Teacher,Technology ||
 * John || Hutzler || john@heschel.org || Abraham Joshua Heschel School || Technology Director ||
 * Mary Beth || Lemoine || mlemoine@klht.org || King || Librarian/Media Specialist ||
 * Joel || Lowsky || jlowsky@northcountryschool.org || North Country School || Technology Director ||
 * Ally || Noel || anoel@klht.org || King Low Heywood Thomas || Head of Department of Educational Technology & Media ||
 * Richard || Pan || rpan@bwl.org || Birch Wathen Lenox School || Technology Director ||
 * Anne || Rowley || arowley@windwardny.org || Windward School || Technology Director ||
 * Trevor || Shaw || shawt@d-e.org || Dwight-Englewood School || Technology Director ||
 * Tony || Tepedino || ttepedino@allendalecolumbia.org || Allendale Columbia School || Technology Integration ||
 * William || Waldman || wwaldman@klht.org || King Low Heywood Thomas || Technology Director ||
 * Brandon || Wolf || bwolf@bhmsny.org || Brooklyn Heights Montessori School || Technology Director ||


 * Resources:**

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 * 3D Design Software for Kids**

[|Maker Faire] [|ITP Show] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
 * Events**

[|Getting Started with Arduino] [|Getting Started with Processing] [|Getting Started in Electronic]s Or anything else by Forest Mims [|Physical Computing] - The Bible (but a bit dated, pre-arduino) [|Making Things Talk] [|Making Things Move] [|Make: Electronics]
 * Recommended Books**

[|ITP Summer Camp] [|Htink] Full disclosure, I'm a member of this Tech Ed Co-Op
 * Professional Development Opportunities**


 * ~ Hardware Vendor ||~ URL ||~ Description ||
 * Sparkfun || http://www.sparkfun.com/ || SparkFun is an online retail store that sells the bits and pieces to make your electronics projects possible. Whether it’s a robot that can cook your breakfast or a GPS cat tracking device, our products and resources are designed to make the world of electronics more accessible to the average person. In addition to products, SparkFun also offers classes and a number of online tutorials designed to help educate individuals in the wonderful world of embedded electronics. ||
 * AdaFruit Industries || http://adafruit.com/ || Adafruit Industries is a New York City based open-source hardware company that sells kits and parts for original, open source hardware electronics projects featured on [|www.adafruit.com] as well as other cool open source tronix’ that we think are interesting and well-made. All the projects are redesigned specifically to make it easy for beginners to make: nicely silkscreened circuit boards, through-hole parts whenever possible, extra large solder pads, etc. For some kits, you can purchase just the circuit board. To save paper, the easy-to-follow-with-lotsa-pictures instructions are all available online, at @http://www.ladyada.net/make ||
 * Maker Shed || http://www.makershed.com/ || **The Maker Shed Store** //brought to you by Maker Media, the makers of [|MAKE Magazine], the [|Maker Faire], and much more.//

Launched originally as a source for [|back issues] of MAKE Magazine, the Maker Shed expanded rapidly to meet the demand for 'projects in a box,' otherwise known as kits. Now we have a little bit of everything for makers, crafters, and budding scientists, from [|Arduinos] to [|sock monkeys] to [|chemistry sets]. ||

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