Makerspace: Blackout Poetry
There are several definitions that describe what a makerspace is and the impacts that they have within school libraries. Makerspaces have been described as unique learning environments where students can gather, create, invent, and tinker; a place where students can use new and different tools; collisions of art, technology, learning and collaboration (Makerspace.org, 2022). There are so many advantages to makerspaces because they are so versatile and have many different layers. Makerspaces can have a myriad of focuses and can incorporate many different things at one time. One of the best aspects of makerspaces is that they can have either a high or low technological aspect and still be effective. For instance, many spaces integrate the use of technology such as coding, circuits, 3D printing, and sewing machines, but other spaces can use building blocks, puzzles, various crafts, and other hands on non-technological items to create. Many spaces also use both. I think that ...
