January was a cold month, but also one of our most exciting on Twitter – we published our most-trafficked tweet yet! Seriously, we’re thinking of retiring. Only joking, we have a lot more tweets in store for ya!
Code Crafter is an academic project that engages craft, textiles, and “computational thinking” – win, Win, WIN!
What we're looking at:
— QC Makerspace (@qcmakerspace) January 13, 2021
Code Crafters is an app to explore "quilting and computational thinking" by researchers @annetropy & @gillianmsmith & it's A-MA-ZING!
MORE:https://t.co/E8zCpjD4J3#quilting #CompSci #pattern #patterns #crafts #software #herokuapp @heroku #coding pic.twitter.com/ThgVnJJHPS
What we're looking at:
— QC Makerspace (@qcmakerspace) January 27, 2021
"AMPLIFYING THE VOICES
OF BLACK DEVELOPERS" by @Playcrafting spotlighting "the works of five talented Black developers."
INFO:https://t.co/wCc8LOyirX
CC @NotionGamesLLC @Cheratomo @WakingOni @dreamcastar @NifiyStudios#blackgamedevs #gaming #gamedevs
Playcrafting’s “Graffiti Games” are a great spotlight of developers of color and minority classes – check out their profiles of five Black developers.
This is a great read by the folx from Nervous System.
What we're reading:
— QC Makerspace (@qcmakerspace) January 11, 2021
"THE SECRET TO CLEAN LASER CUTTING: DESIGNING A BETTER LASER NOZZLE USING 3D-PRINTING" by @nervous_system
"To improve our air assist, we have developed a custom 3D printed nozzle for our lasercutter."
READ:https://t.co/xdtFqJgbOf#3Dprinting #laser pic.twitter.com/boInqsWXbc
What we're reading & watching:
— QC Makerspace (@qcmakerspace) January 20, 2021
"3D Printing Essentials: How to Perfectly Level your Bed" by @MatterHackers - with a very helpful, thankful, appreciate-the-assist "Video Index" video to skip to specific learning sections!
MORE:https://t.co/ORoi33yRrJ#3Dprinting #tutorial pic.twitter.com/9uBjitMtud
The folx from MatterHackers provide some quality tips for leveling your 3D-printer bed for optimal adhesion.
Lastly some quality reporting from NYC’s public radio station WNYC on our country’s education system, mental health, and distance learning in a pre- and post-COVID world.
"Distance Learning Saved His Life" by @onthemedia is a fascinating story of schizophrenia, "the rigid education system" and dreams of becoming a mathematician - oh and as the title implies #DistanceLearning pre- & post-COVID:https://t.co/PqrRvJW5sR#CollegeTwitter #mathematics pic.twitter.com/uBdo8Alj8Y
— QC Makerspace (@qcmakerspace) January 4, 2021