First Week of Maker Corps 2015

Our first week of Maker Corps at PAA has gone pretty smoothly and lots of work has been done in preparation for the crazy fun and adventure-filled summer ahead of us. We can’t wait to start brainstorming and making cool things with everyone as we finalize some of the last bits of organizing in the office. A couple of exciting things happening throughout our first week included visiting the think[box] Institute for Collaboration and Innovation located at Case Western University, where we got trained and authorized to use the saws, which will be one of the most helpful resources for us!

We also did a lot of running around and looking for interesting materials (which has also contributed to our brainstorming) and thinking about how the materials could potentially be incorporated into the kinetic sculptures our students will make in the coming weeks. Visiting HGR Industrial Surplus located in East Cleveland was probably the most memorable of our trips. We’ve also been learning about the Lego WeDo and Scratch and will be incorporating these tools as a big component in our making this summer. The little motion and tilt sensors will be very exciting and helpful to work with as we facilitating making experiences. We can’t wait for the next week to begin!