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Wearable Technologies Projects for Libraries Nebraska Library Council April 22, 2015 Brad Barker, Science & Technology Specialist Dagen Valentine, Graduate Research Assistant
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Transcript of NCompass Live: Explore Wearable Technologies and Book Connections for Youth
Wearable TechnologiesProjects for Libraries
Nebraska Library CouncilApril 22, 2015
Brad Barker, Science & Technology SpecialistDagen Valentine, Graduate Research Assistant
Webinar Outline
Overview of 4-H Extension WearTec Program
K-5 Projects
Resources for Projects
6-8 Projects
9-12 Projects
Paper Circuits
Questions Throughout
4-H Extension
WearTecNSF Grant
Goals
Learn Elements of Circuitry
Learn Computer Programming
Learn Engineering Design Process
Skills
Sewing
Programming
Circuitry
K-5 Project
Fiction
The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle
K-5 Project
Fiction1
Project 1
K-5 Project
Fiction2
A pre-made kit from Sparkfun
K-5 Project
Fiction1
K-5 Project
Fiction2
Firefly Kit
Firefly Instructions
Resources from webinar
Excel file with component list for projects
1 page link list from powerpoint
Outline of presentation
K-5 Project
Non-Fiction
A Child's Introduction
to the Night Sky: The
Story of the Stars,
Planets, and
Constellations--and
How You Can Find
Them in the Sky by
M. Driscoll
K-5 Project
Fiction2
Basic Project Resources
Basic Sewing instructions
Basic Circuitry Instructions
Using buttons and switches
Sources for components
Sparkfun-Wearables
Adafruit-Wearables
Instruction support
Learn.sparkfun.com
E-textiles
Book + site: http://sewelectric.org
http://sewelectric.org/misc/buy/
Google Keywords:
Sewable circuits, lily, lilypad, wearables
Keep an eye on: 4h.unl.edu/weartech for curriculum
Book:
Textile Messages by L. Buechley
5-8 Projects
Fiction/Narrative
Scene from a book
Harry Potter patronus scene
Little house on the prairie with moon and stars
5-8 Projects
non-fictionCells For Kids (Science
Book For Children) by
N. Singh
9-12 Projects
Fiction
Scene from a book
Grade level appropriate
More components to sew for complexity
The Giver
Moment when the Giver shares knowledge
Any current popular book
Divergent, John Green books, Hunger games,
Richelle Mead Books(vampire)
9-12 Projects
Non-fiction
Wearable projects
Theme or content connection
b’dazzling e’dazzling!!
Youth/Families may enjoy adding elements to
pre-made clothes
e’dazzling
Instructables.com lilypad tag
K-12 Projects
Review
Simple, don’t have to be wearable
Adjust number of components for level
Not everything needs to be sewn (fabric paint,
etc)
Be creative as you want!
Easily connected to literature *so punny
Paper Circuits
Relatively inexpensive
Knowledge/Skill
circuitry
Paper Circuits
Projects
Paper Circuit
Projects
Instructables
Sparkfun
Search Keywords:
Paper circuit tape LED
