Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Tools:
Bibo Magic Top with Slithering Snakes
Toysmith Euler’s Disk
micro:bit
Booby Trap Classic Wood Game
Diffraction grating sheet
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/michelle-hlubinka-former-education-director-at-maker-media
If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite Tools: Fantastic tools by 150 notable creators, available in both Color or B&W on Amazon: geni.us/fourfavoritetools
Our guest this week is Michelle Hlubinka. Michelle has made a career of promoting playful learning through people-centered uses of technology in schools, museums, and neighborhoods. She spent most of the past 12 years at the forefront of Maker Media’s efforts in education, establishing key kid-focused programs—Young Makers, School Makerspaces and School Maker Faires—and running Maker Camp. In short, she is a maker of makers, and also a maker herself.
Tools:
Bibo Magic Top with Slithering Snakes
Toysmith Euler’s Disk
micro:bit
Booby Trap Classic Wood Game
Diffraction grating sheet
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/michelle-hlubinka-former-education-director-at-maker-media
If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite Tools: Fantastic tools by 150 notable creators, available in both Color or B&W on Amazon: geni.us/fourfavoritetools
Our guest this week is Michelle Hlubinka. Michelle has made a career of promoting playful learning through people-centered uses of technology in schools, museums, and neighborhoods. She spent most of the past 12 years at the forefront of Maker Media’s efforts in education, establishing key kid-focused programs—Young Makers, School Makerspaces and School Maker Faires—and running Maker Camp. In short, she is a maker of makers, and also a maker herself.
