On Monday, April 27, the Library and Computer Services Departments invited students and faculty members to participate in a maker workshop in order to gain experience in building wearable technology. In addition to figuring out how to build a circuit that would illuminate a string of LED lights, participants got experience sewing with conductive thread and programming a microcontroller. Check out some of our participants in action below.
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| Ross and Ryan work on programming their microcontroller |
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| Christine gets some assistance from Ms. Sellar |
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| A group of middle school girls work on various stages of the project |
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| Mr. Shaw helps Nick get started on his project |
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| Ms. Nicolaou demonstrates for a group of lower school students |
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Isabella lines up the battery and microcontroller and gets ready to start sewing
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Students were not the only ones to eager to participate
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| Alexa gets some assistance from Mr. Campbell |
If you didn't get a chance to finish your project so you took it home to finish and now have questions, you can find directions
here. If you would like to explore additional projects to work on independently, check out the
SparkFun website for more ideas.
Did you attend the event and want to send in some feedback about it or do you have an idea for another fun event? Email Mrs. Shaurette, Mr. Petkus, or Mr. Shaw with your comments.
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