Agenda

Today is the science unit discussion day. We will be discussing several readings about the “Maker Movement”:

MakerMovement: The Maker Movement, Dale Dougherty, Innovations, Volume 7, Number 3, Summer 2012
DIYRevolution: The ‘maker movement’ creates D.I.Y. revolution, Noelle Swan, The Christian Science Monitor, July 6, 2014
MakingIt: Making It: Pick up a spot welder and join the revolution, Evgeny Morozov, The New Yorker, January 13th, 2014

Get Ready

Get ready As you are reading, think about and write down answers to the following discussion questions:

How would you characterize the maker movement? What do you think it’s about?
In what ways do you think the maker movement has potential to be a force for social good?
Do you think the maker movement might have any negative consequences? If so, in what way(s)?
What do you think are the main criticisms of the maker movement in the article by Evgeny Morozov? Do you think they are fair criticisms?
Do you think the maker movement is sufficiently inclusive? In what ways do you think it could be made more inclusive?
Do you think there are any social or technological trends that could limit the impact of the maker movement?
Do you consider yourself to be a maker? Why or why not?

Save your answers in a document called Maker movement responses in your shared Google Drive folder.