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January 11, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

MakerSpace: Here There Be Stations, an overview of activities offered in the Teen MakerSpace at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County

January 11, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS   1 comments

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Because it is the beginning of the new year – and the end of our first full year of our Teen MakerSpace – we are in the midst of evaluating what we’ve done and what we want to do going forward. One of the things that has become abundantly clear is that we aren’t necessarily using all of our stations to their full potential. So we have set for ourselves five goals for this year, and one of them is to rotate our stations in and out more efficiently. The specific goal is to rotate 2 tech related stations/activities and 2 traditional craft stations in and out each week. In order to do that, we did an inventory of what stations/activities we currently have. This will also help us as we look to develop more stations and activities for this year; now we have a better idea of areas that we may want to focus on.

So for today, I am sharing with you a quick list of the various activities and stations that we offer at the Teen MakerSpace at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County. I am pleased to see that there are 45 different options and that there are a pretty good balance between traditional arts and crafts and technology. If we have done a post on that activity here at TLT, I have linked to it as well for additional information.

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Teen MakerSpace: Activity Stations Overview
Station/Activity Focus (Education Goals)
Chalk Art (see also this) Arts and Crafts
Sharpie Art Arts and Crafts
Fingerprint Art Arts and Crafts
Teen Coloring Arts and Crafts
Post it Note Art Arts and Crafts
Lettering Arts and Crafts
Paper Crafts Arts and Crafts
Stamp Crafts Arts and Crafts
Tape Crafts (Duct &  Washi) Arts and Crafts
Map Art Arts and Crafts
Book Making Arts and Crafts
Bottle Cap Crafts Arts and Crafts
Fiber Crafts Arts and Crafts, Design
Jewelry Making Arts and Crafts, Design
Ornament Hack Arts and Crafts, Design
Rainbow Loom Arts and Crafts, Math
Nature Crafts Arts and Crafts, Upcycling, Eco Friendly
Coding Apps Coding, Tech
Makey Makey Go Coding, Tech, Programming
String Art Design, Math, Fiber Arts
Squishy Circuits Electronics, Circuits
Little Bits Electronics, Circuits
Paper Circuits Electronics, Circuits
Make: Electronics Kit Electronics, Circuits, Design
Strawbees Engineering, Math
Felties Fiber Crafts
Knitting/Crochet Fiber Crafts, Arts and Crafts
Origami Paper Crafts, Design, Math
Ozobots Robotics, Coding
Brushbots Robotics, Electronics
Dot & Dash Robotics, Coding
Ollie Robotics, Coding
Mechano Robotics, Coding
Tech Take Apart Tech
Shrinky Dinks Tech, Arts and Crafts
Osmo Tech, Coding, Math
Button Making Tech, Creativity, can combine w/digital media
Stop Animation Station Tech, Creativity, Film
3D Pens Tech, Design
Rube Goldberg  Machines Tech, Design, Cause & Effect
Green Screen Photo Booth (see also this) (photo booth prop making) Tech, Digital Media, Photography
Music Making: Digital Media Tech, Music
Digital Media/Photo Manipulation Tech, Photography
Legos Various
Typewriter Word crafts (can combine w/book making)
Playing with the Green Screen Studio in the MakerSpace
Playing with the Green Screen Studio in the MakerSpace
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Legos in the Teen MakerSpace
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Stop Motion Animation in the Teen MakerSpace
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Duct Tape Crafts in the Teen MakerSpace

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About Karen Jensen, MLS

Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).

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  1. Karen Jensen says

    July 7, 2017 at 3:36 pm

    New Stations Include:
    DIY Fidget Spinners
    Mod-A-Tee: Low Tech Screen Printing, T-Shirt Transfers
    Make Do Cardboard Construction
    Galaxy Slime
    Canva: Postcards, T-Shirt Transfers
    Bracelet Cuffs

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