nela-als using the silhouette cameo
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Erica StreetJenks Library at Gordon College
photo credit: Lesley University Libraries
JOHN A. BURGESS CURRICULUM LIBRARY
“makerspaces are defined not by specific equipment, but by a guiding purpose to provide people with a place to experiment, create, and learn.”
– Erin Fisher, 2012
NOcollaborationinspirationworkspacemaker materials
Creativity + exploration + hands-on
7 Arguments for Makerspaces
hands-on co-working self –directed learning STEM
prototyping tinkering open culture experience
- John Burke, 2015
Dream it
up. Cut it
out.
USING THE SILHOUETTE IN 3 STEPS
DREAM DESIGN CUT
DREAM
Find images on the web or design them yourself in the Silhouette Studio.
DESIGN
Use the Silhouette Studio to turn your image into a cuttable shape, then save it as a .studio3 file.
CUT
Send it to the Silhouette and watch your design be cut out before your eyes.
CHALLENGES
Tight space A lot of moving parts
Dream it up.
Cut it out.
Market it!Book displaysBulletin boardsPostersLibrary décorStudent activitiesSwagOrganization
possibilities are endless…
RESOURCESSilhouette America’s Pinterest Pagehttps://www.pinterest.com/silhouetteinc/?etslf=11462&eq=silhouette
Silhouette America’s Stories Pagehttps://www.silhouetteamerica.com/stories
Silhouette Inc.’s YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/user/SilhouetteAmericaInc
Contact MeErica Street | [email protected]
REFERENCESFisher, Erin. 2012 November 12. “Makerspaces move into academic libraries.” ACRL tech connect. Retrieved from
http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/post/makerspaces-move-into-academic-libraries
Burke, J. (2015). “Making senes: Can makerspaces work in academic libraries?” ACRL 2015. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/conferences/confsandpreconfs/2015/Burke.pdf
Silhouette image from: http://www.creativamenteplotter.it/prodotto/silhouette-new-cameo-kit-strass/
Silhouette logo from: http://memoryboundscrapbookstore.com/wordpress/learn-to-use-your-silhouette-cameo-in-cameo-basics-class-january-10/