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Perpetual Prototyping in Schools

Perpetual Prototyping in Schools

Ryan JenkinsJanuary 24, 2018prototyping, animation, stop, storytelling, lodestar, brandeis school, rube goldberg, chain reaction, circuits, homemade switches, collaborations, Tinkering

Screen Printing WICO T-Shirts

Ryan JenkinsJanuary 12, 2018shirts, logo, screen printing, experiments, prorotyping, tools, tri-color LED, maker faire, tinkering

Tinkering at CASTEAM17

Tinkering at CASTEAM17

Ryan JenkinsDecember 14, 2017stop motion, automata, STEAM, conferences, pop-up, makerspace, workshop

Two New Stop Motion Animation Stations

Two New Stop Motion Animation Stations

Ryan JenkinsDecember 8, 2017stop motion, animation, tinkering, lodestar, prototype, micro exhibit, CASTEAM17, ngss, zine, facilitation, frugal tinkering, raspberry pi, python, programming, arcade buttons, portable, suitcase exhibits

CMT/WICO Automata Prototyping

CMT/WICO Automata Prototyping

Ryan JenkinsDecember 4, 2017automata, cabaret mechanical theater, prototypes, kits, CASTEAM17, wolfcat, idea generator, fire the inventor, cardboard automata

Our Saudi Arabia Maker Camp Experience

Our Saudi Arabia Maker Camp Experience

Ryan JenkinsNovember 30, 2017saudi arabia, make, tinkering, summer program, camp, professional development

Computational Tinkering Three Ways

Computational Tinkering Three Ways

Ryan JenkinsNovember 8, 2017computational tinkering, robots, dance party, frugal tinkering, programming, scratch, scratchx, arduino, tinkercad, mblocks, prototyping, workshops

Wonderful Idea Co at EBMMF17

Wonderful Idea Co at EBMMF17

Ryan JenkinsOctober 30, 2017maker faire, prototypes, pop-up, workshop, event, EBMMF, robots, found faces, mechanisms, motions

ASTC Entreprenurial Extensions Recap

ASTC Entreprenurial Extensions Recap

Ryan JenkinsOctober 26, 2017astc2017, entrprenurial extensions, kits, vending machines, trucks, case studies, prorotypes, experiments

Found Faces for EB Mini Maker Faire

Found Faces for EB Mini Maker Faire

Ryan JenkinsOctober 19, 2017maker faire, east bay mini maker faire, circuits, robots, programming, tinkercad, found faces, reused objects, prototype, installation

Building a Retina Tattoo Machine

Building a Retina Tattoo Machine

Ryan JenkinsOctober 14, 2017