Tag: technology

Open Studio

Open Studio

June 24, 2016 - 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Anythink Brighton

Get hands-on in The Studio! Learn something new, check out the 3D printer, finish a project, or share your creative talents with others. All ages welcome. No registration required.

June 3: Sewing and Crafts – Get crafty with our sewing supplies, including sewing machines. 

June 10: 3D Printing and Design – Bring your ideas to life using computer-aided design software. 

June 17: Stop Motion-Ever wanted to make your own movie? Use an iPad and stop-animation to create claymation or LEGO movies with our 3D mini sets.

June 24: Doodling –Take a break from your busy schedule to join us for coloring and drawing. Catherine

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The Studio
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Brighton Studio
Stop Motion
crafts
sewing
technology

Computers for not-dummies

Submitted by kkerber on Feb 16 2016

“I am probably the dumbest person with computers,” the woman said to me as she came into my weekly Tech Drop-ins session. In my line of work, it really isn’t surprising to hear this sentence, and it is remarkable how untrue it often is.  Technology is getting better so quickly these days that a lot of us are being overtaken. It feels like there is always some latest and greatest thing coming out despite the feeling as though we are being overun. We, as adults, learn what we can, keep up with our jobs and then, when we have to learn something new, it's a little like coming out from nuclear f

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technology
beginners

STEAM Tuesdays

STEAM Tuesdays

September 15, 2015 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Anythink Brighton

Join us on the first Tuesday of every month to explore science, technology, engineering, art and math. Appropriate for students in grades K-5.

  • Sept. 1: LEGO Club – Explore science, technology, engineering and math through LEGOS®.
  • Sept. 8: Pollinators with Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge – Learn about the life cycle, migration, adaptations, habitat, and conservation of pollinators, specifically the Monarch butterfly, with educators from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
  •  Sept. 15: Draw Your Own Circuits – Learn about circuits by drawing with conductor silver ink and interactive modules from Circuit Scribe.
  • Sept. 22: Art Stop on the Go – Join a visiting artist from the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art and express yourself through art.
  • Sept. 29: Melted Crayon Art – Transform old pieces of crayons into works of art by melting them.
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Class
Age: 
Children, Tween
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science
technology
Engineering
art
Mathematics
After School Programs
elementary school age kids

STEAM Tuesdays

STEAM Tuesdays

October 6, 2015 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Anythink Brighton

Join us every Tuesday to explore science, technology, engineering, art and math. Appropriate for students in grades K-5. Space is limited; registration required.

  • Sept. 1: LEGO Club – Explore science, technology, engineering and math through LEGOS®.
  • Sept. 8: Pollinators with Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge – Learn about the life cycle, migration, adaptations, habitat, and conservation of pollinators, specifically the Monarch butterfly, with educators from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
  •  Sept. 15: Draw Your Own Circuits – Learn about circuits by drawing with conductor silver ink and interactive modules from Circuit Scribe.
  • Sept. 22: Art Stop on the Go – Join a visiting artist from the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art and express yourself through art.
  • Sept. 29: Melted Crayon Art – Transform old pieces of crayons into works of art by melting them.
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Class
Age: 
Children, Tween
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science
technology
Engineering
art
Mathematics
After School Programs
elementary school age kids

Robots are taking over – and it's going to be okay

Submitted by kkerber on May 18 2015

More and more, Futureland is starting to look like Nowland. In places like Japan, you already have robotic receptionists, waiters and other personnel staff.  Here, most of our robots don’t have legs, but whether you realize it or not, robots are everywhere from smartphones to home automation to touchscreen ordering. We have machines that can “think,” “see,” and “hear,” and respond in a way that best suits our lifestyle. Is it the rise of the machines?

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books
movies
technology
tech
robots

Tech Time Drop-ins

Tech Time Drop-ins

June 24, 2015 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Anythink Brighton

Here’s your chance to get one-on-one tech help from a tech guide. Discuss email, resumes, Internet searching, ereaders or any tech question. All ages are welcome. People will be helped in a first-come first-serve basis. No registration necessary.

Age: 
Adult, Children, Family, Teen, Tween
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technology

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