One Christmas, I received the gift of my (then) dreams: a see-through alarm clock! I was always curious about what made things work and how they were assembled — and this clock was a perfect work of art! With its different colored gears and hard exterior just begging to be cracked open, it was a […]
In May 2015, the Maker VISTA community will welcome four new sites and six VISTA members to join its vision in transforming education for poverty-stricken communities. The Maker VISTA Project is transforming education nationwide for youth disadvantaged by poverty through Maker Education. The project’s ambitious mission will be strengthened in scale and reach with the […]
I can’t tell you how many times my roommate of 5 years now has said to me, “You have too much time on your hands”. This is her default response whenever she’s found me taking apart a computer monitor, frankenstiening whatever ingredients I could find in our kitchen into some kind of dessert, creating […]