tinker, maker, librarian for iysi

, Maker, Librarian

Alison Tseng, Katie LaMantia, Renee

Neumeier

STEAM networking group for library staff who work with children and teens

Support library staff and librarians who share an interest STEAM equipment and programming. members from over 60 libraries in the chicagoland area.

RoboticselectronicsLight paintingSolderingVinyl Cutters

Tinker Topics; Presented by Librarians and Talented

StaffVideo and Audio editingMakey MakeysWearablesD.I.Y. Roller CoastersAnd More...

Program DesignOpen ended

Lots of questions

No right way

Guide not instruct

Try , fail, try again

Solving real world problem

Circuits

What’s A Circuit?

Squishy CircuitsBudget: Difficulty: Audience:

Paper Circuits: Lanterns, Cards and moreBudget: Difficulty: Audience:

Little BitsBudget: Difficulty: Audience:

POWERBlue Bits, plus a power supply, provide the juice to get you up and running.INPUTInput Bits are pink. They send signals to your circuit through buttons, dimmers, and more.WIREOrange Bits connect your circuit to other systems and let you build in new directions.OUTPUTGreen Bits are outputs, which do stuff: light up, buzz, move…

Wearables: Cuffs, brooches and beyondBudget: Difficulty:

Audience:

Tips to Run a Program

ArduinoBudget: Difficulty:

Audience:

Use a microcontroller to sense and control the physical world.

Open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software.

Download coding software and test ahead of time

Work in teams

Questions?

Contact InfoKatie LaMAntia:

klamantia@stdl.orgRenee Neumeier:

rneumeier@cityofevanston.org

Alison Tseng: atseng@aapld.org