LibGuides: How to use the Makerspace in Business School Classrooms: Other Equipment

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littleBits
littleBits is a hands-on learning system of electronic building blocks that allows students of all ages to create with technology. The snap-together Bits are easy to use and simple to understand, no prior experience required. The STEAM solutions are gender neutral, scalable across Grades 3-12, and suitable for cross-curricular instruction. littleBits are good for group projects, team building and projects.

Snap Circuits

Snap Circuits
Award-winning Snap Circuits® makes learning electronics easy and fun! Follow the colorful pictures in our manual to build exciting projects such as AM radios, burglar alarms, doorbells, and much more! Snap Circuits® features building components with snaps to assemble electronic circuits that function like the printed circuit board found in most electronic products. All parts are mounted on plastic modules and snap together with ease.

3D Pen

3D PENS--These pens are similar in design to glue guns, but instead of glue sticks, 3D pens melt plastic filament. The melted filament is pushed out the nozzle and the user is able to direct exactly where it goes. In addition to making art projects, you can also use the pen to create jewelry, make custom items like coasters and bookends, and fix household items like a broken pair of scissors.

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Oculus Go

Oculus Go
Oculus Go is an all-in-one VR headset that’s portable and easy to use. Experience entertainment on the go with no PC, wires or hassles.

makedo

Makedo
Makedo is a simple to use, open-ended system of tools for creative cardboard construction. Build imaginative and useful creations from upcycled (repurposed) everyday cardboard. Makedo comes to life in collaborative creative environments such as classrooms, maker spaces, museums and of course homes.

MakeyMakey

MakeyMakey
Makey Makey is an invention kit for the 21st century. Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. It's a simple Invention Kit for Beginners and Experts doing art, engineering, and everything inbetween.
Ready to start inventing?
First set up takes seconds. Start out easy with a banana piano. Then create game controllers, invent musical instruments, make voting machines, and light up paper circuits. Connect Makey Makey to the world and the possibilities are endless!
Teachers, librarians, and their students are inventing, coding, and creating with Makey Makey without any previous experience.
The creators of MakeyMakey believe that everyone is creative, inventive, and imaginative.

How to use the Makerspace in Business School Classrooms: Other Equipment