Location: ZONE D MAKE: LIVE |
What inspires young people to start Making? Why do they find Making fun and interesting? What do they learn from Making? Mark Greenlaw will interview six young makers from all over the US and beyond. Come hear their fascinating stories and get to know these amazing young makers!
My name is Kelvin Doe (16 years old) and I am from Sierra Leone. The youngest of 5, my creative instinct began in childhood. I scavenge for scrap parts to build my electronic solutions in my community
Anthony is a 15 year old Maker from Newark, New Jersey. He first got interested in Making while attending the Making the Future program at the Newark Museum as part of an internship with the Newark Innovation Academy High School. He enjoys 3D printing, working with Arduino's, and Scratch. His favorite project was making his own video game controller using TinkerCad, a Makerbot, and electronic components.
Super Awesome Sylvia hosts Sylvia's Super-Awesome Maker Show. She covers everything from Craft to Arduino and everything in between.
Raven Holston-Turner is an 11-year-old young maker from Detroit. She enjoys teaching soldering, creating life size puppets, and making her own videos. Raven hopes to be a journalist...perhaps someday writing for Make magazine. Her dream is to help start a Maker Faire in India!
Nick DeJesus is a 15 year old from the Bronx, NY. He is an electronics enthusiast and has turned his bedroom into a Hackerspace. He has interned with HTINK and MakerBot and has become an expert on using the MakerBot. He loves to teach other kids how to make, and taught this summer at The Makery, a pop-up makerspace in Brooklyn.
Mark Greenlaw is Vice President, Sustainability and Educational Affairs at Cognizant and creator of Cognizants Making the Future program. Making the Future is themed on the Maker Movement and seeks to inspire young learners in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines through fun, hands-on learning opportunities. With Cognizants support, Mark helped launch the Maker Education Initiative this year along with the other founding partners and is now on the non-profits Board. He also sits on Citizens Schools National STEM Advisory Council and Massachusetts State Board. Previously, he was Cognizants Chief Information Officer and had a 26 year IT career before launching Cognizants STEM education initiatives and getting involved in the Maker Movement.