A Year in Making #Make52 Part 2 #MakerEd

2017 has been quite a year in Making for me. The first part of the year had some fun and amazing projects that kept me busy and forced me to learn and grow in different ways. As I continued to think about the idea of Making and what the overall Mentality looks like for me and for a school, I was able to make some fun things and share with my students to show them life long learning. I did not post as mush of my making at the end of the year because I was so busy supporting student making. It was the best reason to fall behind in the posting, but I never fell behind in the making. Here are the shots of my 2nd half of Make 52.

3 hours on a plane will get be crafting. cc @meenoorami #Minecraft #Make52 Week27

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The Cardboard Raspberry Pi Computer. #MakerEd #Make52 Week 28

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Added a dry erase board to the base. IDK why, I just thought it'd be neat. #MakerEd #Make52 Week 29

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Added some borders to the screen with some card stock. It works for now. I'll probably upgrade to retro decals or something down the line. #Make52 Week 30

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Printing a handle for my @yeti Rambler on my @dremeledu 3D40. Its Glow In The Dark for my camping trip in a week. #MakerEd #Make52 Week31

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Here is the Flick! Zero from @pisupply. Can't wait to brainstorm the fun applications for this hat. #MakerEd #Make52 Week32

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A Kickstarter project from @RaspTV I have finally put together. It's a NTP Clock. Blue is seconds, green is minutes and red is hour. #Make52 Week33

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My new case for the Mac Book Pro didn't have little elastic pieces to keep the book in place, so I made them and sewed them in. #Make52 Week34

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"Thundercats Hooooooooo!" - Lion-O Repaired my old printed Sword of Omens and kept it dagger sized. Painting is the next step. #Make52 Week35

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The Force is strong with this one. #droidinventor #starwars @littlebits @ayahbdeir #Make52 Week36

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Taking out the sleeping bag for my overnight lock-in with 8th grade tomorrow. I decided to extend the Sword of Omens (tape holding glued portions) to keep rowdy kids in check. #MakerEd #Make52 Week37

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I'm going to try and make the handheld Pi that @ecken @adafruit made. Printing pieces and awaiting keyboard delivery. Using the Wood Filament. #Make52 Week38

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Created some digital badges for the @uniliggett @liggett_ms_head Makerspace. Excited to rollout these badges to students. #Make52 Week39 #latergram

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I made this based on the @raspberrypifoundation creations at the World Maker Faire. #MakerEd #Make52 Week40

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I put together 3 Light Sensor blocks for the #KnightsForge Makerspace at @uniliggett. Kids loved making projects with this sensor. #Make52 Week41

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#Make52 Week42 - Wand for my Ravenclaw Halloween costume. 3D printed in three parts on my @dremel.

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Cool addition to my room @uniliggett. The @techwillsaveus Micro:Mods kit is a fun addition to the Micro:Bit. #MakerEd #Make52 Week43

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It’s been a while since I’ve posted my weekly Makes. It’s not because I haven’t been making, it’s because I’ve been so busy making a Makerspace and personal making. Here is a months worth of making. LEGO Han Solo frozen in carbonite. An in-house webcam to watch Salmon eggs hatch at @uniliggett. My @littlebits and @raspberrypifoundation droid that has a light and motion sensor as well as camera. A #nomnom brown rice, pepper, and cherry tomato dinner. One month left of the #Make52 challenge. #Make52 Week 44 Week 45 Week 46 Week 47

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Built a @raspberrypifoundation observation camera for the #KnightsForge and I used @littlebits to create a continuous swivel and I designed the box mount on @tinkercad. Fun project! #MakerEd #Make52 Week 48

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Getting the @@DuinoKit ready for Hour of Code @uniliggett. #Make52 Week 49

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Just a little coding to clear the head before I start another day @uniliggett and the #KnightsForge #MakerEd #Make52 Week 50

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This is the @duinokit Raspberry Pi setup. It’s awesome. Comes with a 7in tablet for all of your coding needs. #Make52 Week 51

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Printed this guy at home for a student and mailed it so it could be wrapped for Christmas and given to his Dad. #Make52 Week 52 - @tinkercad designed.

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These projects have been fun and frustrating at times, but they were things I wanted to do and that drive is what had me learning and growing. It is so important that educators who want students to explore and make take the time to do the same. It is a best practice for any teacher to show students the value of doing what they are teaching whenever possible. In the end, I had way more than 52 projects and I can't wait to see the projects I will invest my time and energy in for 2018.

Have a great year everyone and keep making!

Hugs and High Fives,

NP