(Wordcloud above created from the Twitter posts below)
Last week, someone criticized my makerspace as not being a “real” Makerspace because it does’t have power tools and suggested that I research what “real makerspaces” are. Part one of my response to this criticism was my post last week where I looked for definitions from a variety of research and writing on makerspaces. Today, I’m looking at what the Twitterverse had to say.
Here’s my original tweet out:
Okay Twitterverse, what’s your definition of a #Makerspace ? @NMHS_lms @plemmonsa @gravescolleen @nstifel @heidinelt @actinginthelib
— Diana Rendina (@DianaLRendina) March 31, 2015
And here’s what Twitter had to say:
A place where you make stuff and it’s okay to make mistakes. @DianaLRendina @NMHS_lms @plemmonsa @nstifel @heidinelt @actinginthelib
— Colleen Graves (@gravescolleen) March 31, 2015
@DianaLRendina a space filled with dreaming, tinkering, failure, & innovation @NMHS_lms @gravescolleen @nstifel @heidinelt @actinginthelib
— Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) March 31, 2015
@DianaLRendina @NMHS_lms @plemmonsa @gravescolleen @nstifel @heidinelt A place where knowledge and tools are combined to create a journey
— Nathan Stevens (@nathan_stevens) March 31, 2015
@DianaLRendina @NMHS_lms @plemmonsa @gravescolleen @nstifel @heidinelt Ss engaged in solving a problem and building on their interests.
— Adam Scanlan (@apks10) March 31, 2015
@DianaLRendina @plemmonsa @gravescolleen @nstifel @heidinelt @actinginthelib pic.twitter.com/set9OmTizq
— Laura Fleming (@NMHS_lms) March 31, 2015
@DianaLRendina Place where we create, share, reflect? Purpose different for ea space? http://t.co/UEn2cWHHe4 pic.twitter.com/4liLzPzOrG
— Christina Brennan (@christybrenn) March 31, 2015
@DianaLRendina A space where you can think with your hands.
— Charlie Bennett (@bennettradio) March 31, 2015
@DianaLRendina @NMHS_lms @plemmonsa @gravescolleen @heidinelt @actinginthelib Place for tinkering, innovation & individ or collab invention
— Nan Stifel (@nstifel) March 31, 2015
@DianaLRendina A makerspace is where making, creating, crafting, & collaboration of all types occur. No Two are the same!
— Heather Moorefield (@actinginthelib) March 31, 2015
participatory learning environments= grt philosophy; works perfectly 4 #makerspaces #TheEdCollabMaker also grt philosophy for all learners
— Cathy Brophy (@brophycat) March 29, 2015
@DianaLRendina @NMHS_lms @plemmonsa @gravescolleen @nstifel @heidinelt @actinginthelib a place where your students can be creative 1/2
— Kathy Schmidt (@kathyfs24) March 31, 2015
@DianaLRendina @NMHS_lms @plemmonsa @nstifel @heidinelt @actinginthelib 2/2 and having students use their creativity to solve/ make things
— Kathy Schmidt (@kathyfs24) March 31, 2015
@DianaLRendina One of our members, Steve, calls it “a gym for the mind”
— Tampa Hackerspace (@HackTampa) March 31, 2015
@DianaLRendina @NMHS_lms @plemmonsa @gravescolleen @nstifel @heidinelt @actinginthelib a place to explore, experiment, build, or break!
— Lisa Mele (@MrsMele1) March 31, 2015
@DianaLRendina a supportive environment with low barriers to entry where communities form + can support each other to make + learn + laugh.
— concrete dog (@concreted0g) March 31, 2015
“@matthew_arend: @DianaLRendina At end of day, what the space is called is irrelevant. Its bout what’s happening in the space.” < THIS
— Colleen Graves (@gravescolleen) April 1, 2015
@lblanken Makerspace: a playground for invention and problem-solving. #toomuchfun #makered
— Nan Stifel (@nstifel) April 1, 2015
Great educational #MakerSpaces inspire students to own their learning & deepen their thinking… @DianaLRendina pic.twitter.com/MmIt1SkOLg
— Makerspaces.com (@Makerspaces_com) April 1, 2015
@DianaLRendina @NMHS_lms @plemmonsa @gravescolleen @nstifel @heidinelt @actinginthelib a place to think with your hands
— Stacy Brown (@21stStacy) April 1, 2015
#makerspaces – gather to create, invent, tinker, explore using a variety of tools+materials @DianaLRendina http://t.co/JudJnuEI4m #makered
— JackieGerstein Ed.D. (@jackiegerstein) April 2, 2015
@DianaLRendina #realmakerspace = making in a space! Our space-not much to look at but pwerful http://t.co/LLRdvXifui http://t.co/6NSZVwpWxE
— Heidi Doyle (@hdidi17) April 2, 2015
@DianaLRendina makerspace: “a collaborative learning environment where people make things, sharing materials, tools, skills and experience”
— Karen Miller (@infoliterati) April 4, 2015
I later asked for people to share pictures of their #realmakerspaces. Here’s some of the amazing tweets I received:
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blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”>@DianaLRendina Here you go!
Makerspaces FOR THE (em effin’) WIN!!!!
Haters gonna hate, Diana. But teachers and students and librarians and parents and stakeholders and the whole TWITTERVERSE is gonna just keep on LOVING.
Thanks for being you and for all of the GOOD you’re putting into school libraries and our profession!
Sincerely,
_ Matthew