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The Do Space Innovation Fellowship helps to create opportunities for local teachers, librarians, and educators to create rapid innovation in Omaha. The fellowships are open to teachers, professors, librarians, library workers, and other educators in the Omaha metro area to help with the exploration of projects related to 3D printing, robotics, and software development. The chosen projects will be...

There is a severe gender gap in the tech industry today. Only 1 in 5 graduates in computer science are women, and just 24% of those working in the tech industry are women. Girls Who Code is a national non-profit organization that’s working to close the gender gap by inspiring girls interested in computer science and technology. It hosts clubs all over the U.S. and works with over 40,000 girls...

The Do Space Innovation Fellowship helps to create opportunities for local teachers, librarians, and educators to create rapid innovation in Omaha. The fellowships are open to teachers, professors, librarians, library workers, and other educators in the Omaha metro area to help with the exploration of projects related to 3D printing, robotics, and software development. The chosen projects will be...

When Do Space first approached us to design a summer passport for kids – it felt like a dream come true. Jessica, Rachel and Rebecca had an incredible vision for this project and we couldn’t wait to run with it! During our first meeting – we quickly realized that this was going to be one of our favorite pieces. We always start our design projects with an interactive mood board – made...

Every few years, Westside Schools (District 66) has a sale of all their old Mac products. This year the 3 offerings for sale will be an 11" Mac Book Air for $360, an iPad 4's with Retina Display that is $160, and the 3rd generation Apple TV device are $60 with remote, $40 with no remote. The specifications for the computers are at: http://area66.westside66.org/public-sale-2017/ All of the...

I recently sat down with Do Space Technologist Robert McCown, who is a board member of the Lincoln, Nebraska-area Maker’s Group MakeShift (http://makeshiftlincoln.org/), to talk about his group and what they plan to show at our upcoming Mini-Maker Faire on April 15th. Q: Tell us about your group! A: MakeShift is a non-profit makerspace in Lincoln, NE.  We’re a community hub for creation...

Hello, my name is Paul Wrider, and I’m one of the Do Spacers currently helping to make our upcoming Omaha Mini Maker Faire on April 15th awesome!  Recently, I reached out to Frank Fu, one of our presenters at the faire, as well as a class instructor here at Do Space to find out more about what he has planned for the upcoming event: Introduce Yourself! - Who are you and what do you do for...

“The future belongs to those who understand technology”… It is also important to know the harmful effects that improper electronics disposal has on our environment. Cross Electronic Recycling is pleased to partner with Do Space, because we care about the environment and everyone who lives in it. On April 29th from 9am – 1pm we are hosting an electronics recycling event. Cross Electronic...

The Omaha Community Foundation, best known for its yearly Omaha Gives! event, just launched a new initiative to monitor the community health of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area called The Landscape. As an area nonprofit, Do Space was invited to attend an information session and I was lucky enough to attend. The Landscape aims to give a data-driven look at key community indicators, such...

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