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Ms. Jess | MakerBox
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Author: Ms. Jess. July 18, 2016. July 18, 2016. With the popularity of Game Design Adventures we decided to develop Girl Powered Programming, a girl-focused course that contains more artistic opportunities for character creation and a special focus on awesome female programmers. I can’t wait to see what these ladies will dream up for us next! In the meantime, all of their games are available to play and download online at our classroom’s Scratch Studio. July 12, 2016. Though the medium of LEGO is relativ...
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HardHack.nz | MakerBox
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May 28, 2015. May 28, 2015. HardHack.nz is coming to Wellington on June 6th thanks to the lovely people at Makers Org NZ. But don’t worry, you can BYO problems too – we just want to see teams have fun and demonstrate what that the Number 8 wire mentality looks like in the 21 century! So come along on June 6th, 8am at Hutt War Memorial library and enjoy a great day of making and tinkering! Read more at hardhack.nz. Please direct any questions to hackathon@makers.org.nz. What do you think?
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Teaching A New Generation | MakerBox
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Teaching A New Generation. August 4, 2015. August 4, 2015. This is a special guest blog post by Alex Gibson of NodeBots NZ. You can follow him on Twitter at @PrototypeAlex. Two weekends ago, I was invited to take part in the 2015 Maker Party Wellington. Maker Party. As a brief aside, outside of my day job as a computer programmer for a company called Atomic. If you see another Maker Party pop up in your town, do make the effort to drop down, you won’t be disappointed. Design Your Own T-Shirt. You are com...
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Digital Natives | MakerBox
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May 7, 2015. May 7, 2015. 8220;Kids are digital natives”. 8220;This generation is just born knowing how to use technology”. 8220;You know, even babies know how to use iPads now-a-days”. Kids seem to inherently know how technology works. Put a computer or tablet in front of them and they just get it. Right? Basics of saving and creating files with logical names. URLs and when to use them instead of a search engine. Run them through Mozilla’s Kraken the Code. What about you, have you noticed this trend?
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MakerBox | MakerBox
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October 11, 2016. October 10, 2016. Kids honed their engineering skills at Steampunk Science this spring holiday. Class kicked off with an exploratory trip to the Cable Car and Museum. We observed the inner mechanics of the Cable Car which uses many different. To work. This makes it a. It was really interesting to see all the moving parts and how they fit together. We were even able to hold a piece of cable similar to the cable used to pull the cable car. Questions to Keep the Learning Going:. A big part...
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Maker Party Wellington to Return | MakerBox
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Maker Party Wellington to Return. June 26, 2015. June 28, 2015. Discover how to share, remix, and publish legally on the web using Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand licences. Program robots to move, then have them battle it out in a sumo arena with NodeBots NZ. Manipulate images and sound, and images with sound, through Kellective and Slackermedia’s interactive multi-media booth. Light up ordinary paper to make it extraordinary using paper circuits with Fab Lab Christchurch. Click to share on Google ...
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Upcoming Events | MakerBox
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May 11, 2015. May 11, 2015. The days may be getting shorter and the weather more dreary, but that’s no reason to be down, heaps of awesome events are happening in our cool little capitol this winter. Check out what our friends are doing around town. 23 May, 2015 9.30am – 4.30pm. Sponsorship tickets available for those who can’t afford the cost. 3-5 July, 2015. 18 July 12pm – 3.30pm. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). HardHack.nz →. What do you think?
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Calling all Volunteers | MakerBox
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May 8, 2015. May 8, 2015. Maker Party Wellington is seeking a few good volunteers to help out with this year’s event. You can register to volunteer online at. 18 July, 2015. 12pm – 3.30pm. 27 Chelsea Street, Miramar. We are seeking people interested in the following roles. Depending on what you choose you can stay for the whole day or come along just for an hour or two. Help us get the space in order from 11am – 12pm. This involves setting up trestle tables, chairs, and other prep work. What do you think?
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