Making The Future 2016
Activity and description: Children participating in the programs will make their own computers using a Raspberry Pi, a touchscreen, and more. During the program, they will learn also soldering skills and be introduced to programming using Scratch, MineCraft, and Python. Instructors and volunteers will guide and support the children over course of the program. Students will take their projects home at the conclusion of the class. This program is completely free to students who have been selected to participate in the program. The program is taught by Inspiration Labs (aka Tampa Hackerspace) and funded by Cognizant Corporation’s Making The Future program. About Making the Future Making the Future draws inspiration from the Maker Movement, a broad-based community that celebrates the art of designing and building really cool things, either doing it yourself (DIY) or with others (DIWO). Makers are driv en by the challenge of the projects they tackle, while also engaging in design- and project-based learning that can nurture creativity and develop proficiency in the STEM and arts dis