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  Workplace Organisation

Crafts Wall by Amber McKinney from Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Crafts Wall by Amber McKinney from Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

When setting up your makerspace you will first need to decide whether it will be a fixed location either within a classroom, library, even a hallway or a movable trolley, which can facilitate multiple areas depending on what the focus of your makerspace or specific task, is.  If it is in a fixed area, it is a good idea to use shelves and labelled boxes to keep the various tools and materials in order.  Using old bookshelves from the library, which have been freed up after weeding, is a great place to start.  If students will be performing tasks such as stop motion animation or Makey Makey, bench space should also be available and it is ideal if it is accessible from multiple sides to encourage group work.  Power points are a vital aspect of any stationary makerspace as they provide an area for charging equipment, operating computers or functioning as an iPad station.   If space is an issue, there is also the option of rotating items depending on the current theme of the makerspace or utilising a cart.  A makerspace cart is ideal when it has various labelled sliding compartments with a bench space at the top providing the ability to contain as many materials as possible.  The important aspect to remember when creating your makerspace, fixed or transportable, is that the materials are easily accessible to those wishing to use it.

Solder Station Arduino Kit by digitalskennedy from Pixabay under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Happy Wrench Robot by abelundercity from openclipart under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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