Makerspace Resource Guide
PSLA Makerspace Playground
What is a Makerspace?
Where Do I Start?
- Things To Consider Before Starting Your Makerspace -https://www.edsurge.com/news/2014-10-10-6-things-to-consider-before-starting-your-makerspace
- How to Start a Makerspace When You're Broke - http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/start-makerspace-youre-broke/
- Starting a School Makerspace From Scratch - https://www.edutopia.org/blog/starting-school-makerspace-from-scratch-colleen-graves
- 5 Tips For Starting a Makerspace on a Budget -http://renovatedlearning.com/2014/11/26/5-tips-for-starting-a-makerspace-on-a-budget/
- Setting Up Your Own Makerspace - https://www.smore.com/utwjw-lc-makerstudio
Getting School Administrators to "Buy In"
- Getting Buy In For Makerspace - http://ideas.demco.com/blog/getting-buy-in-for-your-makerspace/
- Advocating for Makerspaces in Libraries - http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/advocating-makerspaces-libraries/
Materials to Add to Your Makerspace
- Stocking Up School Makerspaces - http://makezine.com/2013/08/21/stocking-up-school-makerspaces/
- 27 Materials and Supplies for Makerspaces - https://www.makerspaces.com/27-makerspace-materials-supplies/
- Top Makerspace Tools - http://ideas.demco.com/blog/want-to-know-the-best-makerspace-tools-for-your-money/
- Makerspace Tools - https://colleengraves.org/makerspace-tools/
Maker Librarians
- Diana Rendina - http://renovatedlearning.com/
- Gwyneth Jones - http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/
- Laura Fleming - http://worlds-of-learning.com/
- Colleen Graves - https://colleengraves.org/
- Kristina Holzweiss - http://www.bunheadwithducttape.com/
- Todd Burleson - https://toddburleson.com/blog/
Makerspace Related Products
- Bloxels - http://www.bloxelsbuilder.com/home
- K'nex - http://www.knex.com/
- Lego - https://tinyurl.com/glvf94n
- Little Bits - https://tinyurl.com/hyao9rv
- Makey-Makey - http://www.makeymakey.com/
- Snap Circuits - http://www.snapcircuits.net/
- Sphero - https://tinyurl.com/jm3kd73
- Wonder Workshop - https://tinyurl.com/gorgunf
Coding Websites
More Resources
- A Librarian's Guide to Makerspaces - http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/a-librarians-guide-to-makerspaces/
- Creating a School Library Makerspace - http://www.slj.com/2015/01/technology/creating-a-school-library-maker-space-the-beginning-of-a-journey-tech-tidbits/#_
- Ideas For Creating a Library Makerspace - http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2015/10/14/looking-to-create-a-makerspace-in-your-library-here-are-some-ideas/
- Ideas and Inspiration from Demco - http://ideas.demco.com/blog/want-build-a-library-makerspace/
- Make - http://makezine.com/