Creativity, innovation and exploration have a special place in the Sycamore Community School District. It’s called Makerspace, at E.H. Greene Intermediate School.
Established at the end of the last school year, Makerspace is open in the school’s Media Center.
“Our media centers and libraries are being transformed to help students achieve outcomes that will best prepare them for the challenges of the 21st century,” instructional technology facilitator Lorinda Ottaway said of the new space. “Not only are they providing the literacy skills, they are providing presentation spaces, creation spaces, research and development spaces, and even design studios.”
The media center, which has about 18,000 books and 2,000 e-books and audio books, has added 3D printers, virtual reality machines, a tool to cut vinyl posters, CAD software, a button maker, and a sewing machine through…
