As part of my mHUB residency, I plan to highlight some of the members and the cool work they're doing. I also expect to interview Chicago Makers and local women in STEM. First up is Joseph Greer, founder of MakeXchange, which recently launched an electronics invention set for beginners. I met Joe last summer when he first joined the mHUB community. It's been exciting to see his idea come to fruition in the last nine months. You can meet Joe ... [ Read More ]
Mama’s First Arduino: STEM Girl Friday
Today's STEM Girl Friday features, well, me! I built my first Arduino last night. Technically it's an Arduino compatible "Boarduino" constructed from a kit by AdaFruit*. I signed up for the Arduino for Newbies class thinking we'd solder a couple of things and then program our Arduino units to do cool things, a relatively simply process, but not one I've pushed myself to learn independently.Instead of a complete Arduino microcontroller, this is ... [ Read More ]
Welcome to The Maker Mom!
Welcome to The Maker Mom, my new blog about science, tech, STEM, gifted kids, Arduino, and of course, fun projects for makers of all sorts.Take a peek around as I've been adding content in recent weeks. I've also (finally!) posted an archive of my posts about parenting and educating gifted children. Thanks to my friend, Mari, I've got them linked with titles and descriptions. Some of you might be thinking, "What?! Kim has another blog?" Frankly, ... [ Read More ]