Build a Better Book
@buildbetterbook
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The Build a Better Book project empowers youth to develop technology skills and explore STEM careers as they work to design and create accessible books & games.
Boulder, CO
Joined October 2017
We're already looking forward to summer and welcoming our next round of BBB Teen Interns! Boulder/Denver area teens: our online app is now live! Program runs June 19-July 20, 2023; apps due Apr 2. https://t.co/oaqx5WQlxa
#STEM #maker
colorado.edu
Program OverviewThe Build a Better Book project began in 2016 to study youth engagement in STEM through the design and creation of accessible materials using
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We’ve missed this crew! It was great to get our 2022 summer interns back together for a morning of making! #ITEST
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Thanks, @AssemblingIncl1, for featuring our program on your new podcast!
The second episode of our season features Stacey Forsyth from @buildbetterbook! We talk about how this project can be used in makerspaces to create meaningful, inclusive, and accessible resources. https://t.co/Zwb9Mdfv9r
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We’re so proud of this awesome group of interns who spent the last four weeks designing products for community clients & then shared their work today at @ScienceDisco’s High School STEM Expo at @CUIdeaForge! Thanks for all your hard work this summer! #ITEST
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Shout out to Dr. Shalom Ruben from @CUEngineering for giving our interns a fantastic tour of the Integrated Teaching & Learning Lab (ITLL). Thanks, Shalom, for giving them a glimpse of life as an engineering undergrad at @CUBoulder! #ITEST
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We're excited to share Build a Better Book at this year's virtual Make: Education Forum (Sept 24-25)! Join us for two days of fantastic workshops about projects & resources that you can use to enhance your #Maker program. Register here: https://t.co/kGb21aqjiU
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So many awesome ideas being shared today by BBB partners at #buildbetterbook21 virtual conference! We’re so inspired by the amazing creativity & dedication of our educator partners!
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Kits are in the mail & we’re excited to meet some new partners at next week’s #buildbetterbook21 virtual conference! Join us online Sept 13-14 to bring inclusive #making to your school, #library or #makerspace. #STEM #a11y Info & free registration here: https://t.co/DYNUL4HoxQ
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Get ready for game night! Create your own Tactile Memory Game to promote inclusion of children who are blind, visually impaired, or deafblind, including those with multiple disabilities. Practice tactile discrimination and #braille! https://t.co/AM5xIj0MCA
#GameNight
pathstoliteracy.org
Paths to Literacy Make Your Own Tactile Memory Game. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments
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Help send our Imagine AI project to #SXSWEDU next year! We'll dive into critical issues such as deep fakes, misinformation and algorithmic bias through a hands-on workshop about AI-generated art. Vote here on #PanelPicker: https://t.co/Sm2dk0wukH
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Interested in learning how to bring Build a Better Book to your school, #library or #makerspace? Join us for a free virtual conference 9/13-14 to learn from other #makers & #stem educators in our network! Learn more & register here: https://t.co/pkAuwh4Han
#a11y
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Tues 4/6 (3pm ET), talented teen & BBB partner, Rishika Kartik, will share her experience running a virtual #tactile art club for youth & adults who are #blind/visually impaired. Visit https://t.co/azDlNJg05z to register; check out her blog here: https://t.co/Wi56EEv75k
#a11y
rishikastudio.com
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We love seeing how partners across the country have sustained their BBB programs throughout the pandemic. Check out this @sljournal story to see what teens working with @ProjMakerspace have created this fall:
See what cool things @ProjMakerspace is doing with teen patrons despite pandemic restrictions. It's making with meaning.
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Our #iste20LIVE session is coming up soon! Join us today at 2:30pm MT to learn about #empathy-driven design in school & library #Makerspaces, and hear about the exciting work of our partners @aprilpc & @ProjMakerspace.
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Today is National 3D Printing Day, or as we like to think of it... #3DGivingDay! Put your 3D printers, @3Doodler & other #maker tools to use to create #tactile books & games for kids! Visit our website for ideas:
colorado.edu
What is 3D Giving Day?
Happy 3D Giving Day! We are beyond grateful for everyone who participated in making picture books accessible for visually impaired communities. Shoutout to Millicent Baker at CCHY in Picayune, MS for this amazing photo of a tactile book one of her students made.
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Planning to attend #iste20LIVE this week? If so, join @ProjMakerspace, @aprilpc & the BBB team at our poster this Friday, 2:30-3:30pm MT, to hear about BBB in a range of formal & informal #Maker & #STEM settings- from summer camps to library programs to AP Computer Science!
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Interested in building collaborative relationships with partners in the Blind & low-vision community? Join us for a panel discussion facilitated by BBB network partners tomorrow (10/21) at 1 pm MT. RSVP here for connection info:
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Join us this year for #3DGivingDay & help create more accessible picture books!
Calling all classrooms & creators! Join #3Doodler & @buildbetterbook in making iconic storybooks accessible to visually impaired people. Read our blog to learn how to participate in 3D Giving Day 2020 & help make a difference in your local community. https://t.co/xS1i8057z9
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Excited to share a new article about our work, published this month in @NSTA's Connected Science Learning journal. https://t.co/6VRv9svrBI
#Maker #STEM #designthinking #a11y #tactile
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