by Terri Willingham | Jun 8, 2024 | Education, Electronics, Gulf Coast MakerCon, MakerCon, Makers, Science, STEM, STEM Education
We’re so happy to be joined by one of our all-time favorite makers, Larsha Johnson, founder and CEO of Bits4Bots, a hardware tech electronics company with a STEM focus. Bits4Bots products are designed to support a hands-on learning environment in the classroom...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 8, 2024 | Food, Gulf Coast MakerCon, MakerCon, Makers Festival, Sponsors
We wanted to give a very special shout-out to Sprouts Farmers Market on Fowler Avenue, right in front of University Mall. The Tampa-Uptown store (#649) is one of the newest in the Sprouts market community, which prides itself on “our unwavering commitment to...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 7, 2024 | Education, Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Makers
Next up in the MakerCon Spotlight: Kids Doing Business Academy Prep! Our mission is to provide students with a plan as a map to success. Some students in our program will use the business model to start a business, others will choose a career. We believe every student...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 7, 2024 | Gulf Coast MakerCon, Handcraft, MakerCon, Makers, Makerspace
Pasco County Libraries has makerspaces in several of their branches, and we’re happy to shine the MakerCon Spotlight on this innovative, visionary library system! Discover, Create, and Innovate at Pasco County Libraries’ Makerspaces! Hands-On Discovery: Unleash...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 7, 2024 | 3d printing, Education, Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast MakerCon, MakerCon, Makers, Media
Our longtime friends at 3D Musketeers do some amazing work and we’re delighted that they can join us at Gulf Coast MakerCon this year, where they’ll be sharing their amazing work and helping tell our story, too! Read on to learn more about this great...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 7, 2024 | Gulf Coast MakerCon, inventors, Makers, Tools
Some of our Makers are makers of inventions. Among them, Bill Holley, inventor of the Modern Hammer! Bill, who is a member of the Tampa Bay Inventors Council, tells us below about his product and what he hopes to discover by sharing his innovative design at Gulf Coast...
