K-12 Maker Webinars
Join us for FREE live project tutorials and more, or check out recordings and resources from past events.
Fall Webinar Series: All About Electronics!
Demystify electronics with these creative projects that you can do with your students! Create simple but clever circuits that add light, motion and even MP3 sound clips to your Maker projects.
Improve your understanding of electronics and physical computing through three creative projects: Tilt-Buzz-Blink Gizmos, Magnetic Light-Up Tiles, and MP3 player boards [with Arduino, Microbit,or a simple circuit].
Demystify electronics with these creative projects that you can do with your students! Create simple but clever circuits that add light, motion and even MP3 sound clips to your Maker projects.
Improve your understanding of electronics and physical computing through three creative projects: Tilt-Buzz-Blink Gizmos, Magnetic Light-Up Tiles, and MP3 player boards [with Arduino, Microbit,or a simple circuit].
MP3 Player Boards (for Arduino, Micro:bit, and more)
Add sounds to your microcontroller projects - or even simple circuits - with the inexpensive DFPlayer Mini MP3 player board. We will cover examples using Arduino, micro:bit, and controlling the board with switches.
Wednesday, December 7
4pm - 5:15pm
Add sounds to your microcontroller projects - or even simple circuits - with the inexpensive DFPlayer Mini MP3 player board. We will cover examples using Arduino, micro:bit, and controlling the board with switches.
Wednesday, December 7
4pm - 5:15pm
Tilt-Buzz-Blink Gizmos
Combine creativity with simple electronic components to make fun gizmos that blink or buzz when you tilt them. No soldering required!
Monday October 24
Project Resources
Combine creativity with simple electronic components to make fun gizmos that blink or buzz when you tilt them. No soldering required!
Monday October 24
Project Resources
Magnetic Light-Up Tiles
Take a collective quilt-like project to the next level with expressive tiles with LEDs that turn on when they are magnetically attached to a board.
Tuesday November 15
Project Resources
Tuesday November 15
Project Resources
Previous Webinars
K-12 Maker Project Tutorial: Paper Lanterns
Set the mood in your classroom, or for warm summer nights, with paper lanterns. Cut out shapes or text on any kind of paper, and fold it up into a bag. Then illuminate it with light from inexpensive LED tea-lights. We’ll demonstrate vector art techniques and show you how to create the lanterns on the Cricut or other craft cutter. This starter project can be adapted for holidays and events throughout the year.
Recording and Project Resources
Set the mood in your classroom, or for warm summer nights, with paper lanterns. Cut out shapes or text on any kind of paper, and fold it up into a bag. Then illuminate it with light from inexpensive LED tea-lights. We’ll demonstrate vector art techniques and show you how to create the lanterns on the Cricut or other craft cutter. This starter project can be adapted for holidays and events throughout the year.
Recording and Project Resources
K-12 Maker Project Tutorial: Clothespin Characters
Check this project out - 3D print an articulated character or thing, then animate it with the motion of a clothespin. Want more? Let's add an LED circuit and see it light up when it moves. We’ll explain the 3D design techniques, show the mechanical assembly, and go through the electric circuit. This is a great starter project that can build skills and ideas for an engaging classroom project!
Recording and Project Resources
Check this project out - 3D print an articulated character or thing, then animate it with the motion of a clothespin. Want more? Let's add an LED circuit and see it light up when it moves. We’ll explain the 3D design techniques, show the mechanical assembly, and go through the electric circuit. This is a great starter project that can build skills and ideas for an engaging classroom project!
Recording and Project Resources
K-12 Maker Project Tutorial: Light-Up Acrylic
Light up your classroom with laser cut edge-lit acrylic art! We’ve created a simple design that makes a good starter project and is easy to customize. We’ll show the recommended tools and materials, demonstrate each step of the build, and explore some possible academic content tie-ins that can inspire you to create a meaningful classroom project!
Recording and Project Resources
Light up your classroom with laser cut edge-lit acrylic art! We’ve created a simple design that makes a good starter project and is easy to customize. We’ll show the recommended tools and materials, demonstrate each step of the build, and explore some possible academic content tie-ins that can inspire you to create a meaningful classroom project!
Recording and Project Resources