Creative Learning

Makey Makey Workshop

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpells Writing Lab hosted a lively Makey Makey workshop, where students combined creativity, technology, and teamwork to bring their games to life. The session built on the participants’ earlier work in storyboarding and designing games in Gamestar Mechanic, serving as an exciting extension of their projects. For the facilitator, it was the first large-scale workshop, […]

Creative Learning

The State of Digital Badging at the Free Library

Reading Time: 4 minutesOne of the great things about working for Maker Jawn is watching learning happen in spontaneous, and oftentimes surprising ways. The self-directed nature of the program allows kids to take ideas further than we mentors would have ever imagined, or to totally new places altogether. But as of now, there’s been no way to officially […]