Playtime Hacked

May 1, 2014 | Public Programs

The article focuses on children's makerspaces and the maker movement in Canada. Topics include the Nova Scotia government's idea to distribute 3D printers to libraries to create public makerspaces, which are collaborative meeting places that blend craft and high technology to foster do-it-yourself (DIY) solutions, the Maker Club in Kitchener, Ontario owned by entrepreneur Cam Turner and his son Owen, and the organization Scoperta, maker Jim Akeson's version of the organization Curiosity Hacked.

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Katherine Barrett

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Alternatives Journal

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ISSN : 1205-7398

Publication Name: Alternatives Journal

Volume: 40

Number: 3

Page Number: 42

Resource Type: Reference Materials

Discipline: Education and learning science | Engineering | Technology

Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Pre-K Children (0-5) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals

Environment Type: Public Programs | Making and Tinkering Programs

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