What happens when you turn a middle school library into a hackerspace?
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Hackerspaces in schools
Hacking (in its old sense of pulling old things apart and making new things from the parts) has a wonderful link with learning. When we learn something new, we take our existing schema (or frameworks to assist understanding) and add new information into them. We pull apart, remake, remodel, expand and adjust them to take onboard new concepts and information. So wouldn't it be great to facilitate more hacking in schools? Here one approach to doing just that:
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electronics,
hacking,
maker,
Technology
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