http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/make-talk-018-isaiah-saxon.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 16:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/make-talk-018-isaiah-saxon.html#comment-1588177 Chentzilla Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195340#comment-1588177 I like the idea of DIY kids. As in "the kids who made themselves". Reminds me of this video game Scrapland, where the hero assembled himself at a junkyard. The game sucked though. I like the idea of DIY kids. As in “the kids who made themselves”. Reminds me of this video game Scrapland, where the hero assembled himself at a junkyard.
The game sucked though.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/11/20/make-talk-018-isaiah-saxon.html#comment-1587996 Miss Demeanor Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=195340#comment-1587996 The peeps and I are completely in love with this site, my kids spent this am learning Scratch, last week it was all Tinkercad, my daughter has been making air compressed paper rockets and my son has gotten into silicon mold making.  Rather than parking themselves in front of video games they are choosing to make their own stuff.  They'd probably be doing a lot of these things on their own but having a portfolio space with tangible goals and commentary is super motivating and they love to see what other kids are coming up with. It's empowering and affirming and it's super cool to see them exploring skills outside of their comfort zone. The peeps and I are completely in love with this site, my kids spent this am learning Scratch, last week it was all Tinkercad, my daughter has been making air compressed paper rockets and my son has gotten into silicon mold making.  Rather than parking themselves in front of video games they are choosing to make their own stuff.  They’d probably be doing a lot of these things on their own but having a portfolio space with tangible goals and commentary is super motivating and they love to see what other kids are coming up with. It’s empowering and affirming and it’s super cool to see them exploring skills outside of their comfort zone.

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