HacKIDemia designs workshops and kits that help kids use curiosity, empathy, and play to change the world.

Just as in the 80s, a whole bunch of kids are going to get their hands on new technology that will change the world in a few years. Awesome. This can’t be good, though. Look at what all those Apple IIe’s were used for. Word processing, Appleworks, and Oregon Trail. Yes, it’s fun, but using a computer only as a glorified typewriter does both the student and the computer a disservice. Are we to expect the Makerbots in every classroom will be used for novel and interesting applications? Will students around the country be printing out the stuff they created in art and shop class?

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If you’re interested and able to prepay membership, contact Adam (adam@indyhall.org) directly to coordinate. We prefer the 3 and 6 month prepayments, but are open to alternative arrangements.

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if done properly, it can be a great way to collectively fund projects that otherwise would stay stagnant for months or years.

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While it does not focus on one particular open-source project, it helps developers find one another and reduce the coordination and transaction costs of connecting them with potential projects.