Digital Making, learn with these free iSandwell events
This month’s theme for iSandwell Lab is on digital making and we’ll be teaming up with Fab Lab and The Raspberry Pi Foundation to bring you two free events.
So, what is digital making?
In a nutshell, it’s using tech to make anything from products, games to activities. It could be as simple as children learning code, people 3D printing anything from limbs to key rings and creating robots out of cardboard.
Wait? Limbs?
Yep, you read that correctly, digital making really does have the power to change peoples lives such as printing prosthetic limbs making it far cheaper and accessible.
A 3D printed hand
If you wanted to do something similar or you had a great idea, did you know you would not even have to travel out of Sandwell? Well, you wouldn't because we have a Fab Lab here which is based in Sandwell College that is open to everybody.
Admittedly I was aware of the Fab Lab but I thought it was it was only accessible to Sandwell College students which is not correct as anybody in Sandwell can go and access it, residents to social enterprises to charities.
There are lots of really cool things you can do with digital making that will aid your cause so if you are interested in learning more and some ideas on how you could use it, Fab Lab is hosting a free event on the 28th February at 1pm.
You can sign up for this event via this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/isandwell-academy-how-the-sandwell-voluntary-sector-social-enterprise-and-community-groups-can-tickets-54978616522?aff=ebapi
But that’s not all…..
Coding is now seen as a language and it’s a highly important skill, so much so schools are starting to teach it in some lessons.
For the older generations, we shake at the terror of hearing the word ‘coding’ but there are really simple ways to learn and if you work with young people did you know you would be able to set up your own code club without any coding experience?
Scratch - a program that teaches children the basics of code
Guess what! Yes, you can and you can find out how at our free iSandwell Academy event facilitated by The Raspberry Pi on the 5th March at SCIPS.
You can learn more about the event and sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/isandwell-academy-inspiring-the-next-generation-through-coding-and-digital-making-tools-for-youth-tickets-54795368422
There are plenty of opportunities to learn more about digital making in Sandwell this month and as always they are free, make sure you take advantage of it.

















