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Meet App Developer Amy Kraft

April 22, 2016 By Kim
Tagged With: apps, STEM Girl Friday, STEM Girls

Meet STEM Girl and App Developer Amy Kraft, co-founder of Monkey Bar Collective

One of the great things to come out of #STEMchat was a friendship with Amy Kraft. She's a game designer, writer, and producer, and co-founder of the Monkey Bar Collective, which you'll read about below. She's also mom to two cool kids and a champion of diversity in apps. Meet Amy Kraft You've worked in children's media for a long time. Did you start on the programming end? I started as an artist, actually. I moved to New York as a photographer ... [ Read More ]

How to Host a Teen Appathon or Hackathon

June 11, 2015 By Kim
Tagged With: Appathon, apps, Chicago, coding, computer programming, libraries, library, teens

Teen Appathon

People + technology can solve any problem. There's no reason those people can't be teens, is there? In fact, digital natives are especially well-suited to use technology to create innovative solutions. We recently brought together a group of high school students, mostly from the Niles Township Schools, with a smattering from Lane Tech High School and others from as far away as Vernon Hills to do just that. After learning about key community ... [ Read More ]

colAR Mix App for 3D Coloring Fun

April 15, 2015 By Kim
Tagged With: apps, product review

ColAR App Augmented Reality Fun on www.TheMakerMom.com

Okay, so it's not the most sophisticated augmented reality experience available, but the colAR Mix App is  free to download. The app is available for Apple and Android systems. ColAR Mix App comes with free and paid options for kids of all ages to color and view their drawings in 3D. I say kids of all ages in case you haven't heard that adult coloring books are all the rage these days. First you download the app on your phone, then you print ... [ Read More ]

How To Raise a Young Scientist: April #STEMchat Summary, Part I

April 16, 2014 By Kim
Tagged With: #STEMchat, apps, books, Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge, family fun, games, resources

Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge

The April 2014 #STEMchat Sponsor There's still nearly a week left to enter the 2014 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and if you're  looking for last minute ideas or tips to inspire your child to be named America's Top Young Scientist, keep reading! This was one of our liveliest #STEMchats ever with 175 participants. Of course we had a wonderful group of panelists to keep the discussion moving ahead and a fabulous ... [ Read More ]

Top Resources for Tweens and Engineering: #STEMchat Summary

November 30, 2012 By Kim
Tagged With: #STEMchat, apps, books, engineering, engineering books, engineering games, games, STEM, STEM Girls, Tweens

We had a great time at the Tweens and Engineering #STEMchat. In fact, the chat was so lively it trended on Twitter! And as you will see below everyone shared so many great links and ideas. Many thanks to our sponsor and source of many excellent resources for emerging tween engineers, Design Squad. Thanks also to panelists Beth Blecherman, Amy Kraft, and Christy Matte. Kudos also to Jen Merrill bringing a sense of order from a rambling ... [ Read More ]

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About Kim

Kim headshot Summer 2012 I’m a Chicago-area mom of teen boys who is passionate about sharing ideas and resources to raise kids who love Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). I’m a blogger, vlogger, baker and maker, as well as the founder of #STEMchat. I also write about parenting gifted kids, girls in STEM and the Maker Movement. [Read More...]
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