Roger Wagner
@rogerwagner.bsky.social
Educator, educational technologist, philosopher, product designer, author, team leader. (Artist Animatronic Set, MakerPort, MakerBit, HyperDuino, HyperStudio, MakerBit Mars Rover) rogerwagner.com
A nice page of artistic creations enhanced with the MakerPort, HyperDuino, MakerBit, Arduino, and micro:bit: makerport.net/Resources/In...
This is a gallery of projects that we have seen online that are shown as inspirations for your own projects. Many of them are made with something other than the MakerPort, but all of them are things that could be made with the MakerPort, more easily and often with added features!
makerport.net
June 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A nice page of artistic creations enhanced with the MakerPort, HyperDuino, MakerBit, Arduino, and micro:bit: makerport.net/Resources/In...
Reposted by Roger Wagner
This is very cool!
My newest Instructable is up. It shows you how to make this little guy who cheers you on AND helps keep track of the tasks you complete.
Efficient? Barely. Cute? Overload!
www.instructables.com/Cheerleading...
Efficient? Barely. Cute? Overload!
www.instructables.com/Cheerleading...
May 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
This is very cool!
Reposted by Roger Wagner
So beautiful! www.instructables.com/Hanging-LED-...
Hanging LED Spiral Light
Hanging LED Spiral Light: My home has a large front window that I wanted to fill with something special, so I came up with this large hanging LED spiral. The spiral is filled with WS2812B "Neopixel" a...
www.instructables.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
So beautiful! www.instructables.com/Hanging-LED-...
Reposted by Roger Wagner
I've always loved the kalimba. My mom gave me one when I was about 10 years old; of course I still have it (and can play it) :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjRR...
I Made an Electric Kalimba
YouTube video by AxelMadeIt
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I've always loved the kalimba. My mom gave me one when I was about 10 years old; of course I still have it (and can play it) :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjRR...
Reposted by Roger Wagner
Beautiful! papercraftetc.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-st...
A STEM Project: Using A MakerPort To Animate a Valentine's Gnome Tree
Using A MakerPort To Animate a Valentine's Gnome Tree Please note: This blog entry is just the construction of the paper portion of the pro...
papercraftetc.blogspot.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Beautiful! papercraftetc.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-st...
Reposted by Roger Wagner
Strangely hypnotic.... www.instructables.com/Mechanical-M...
Jellyfish Kinetic Sculpture
Jellyfish Kinetic Sculpture: Welcome to this exciting DIY guide where we will create a captivating kinetic sculpture that not only mesmerizes the eye but also showcases the beauty of motion. This proj...
www.instructables.com
January 4, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Strangely hypnotic.... www.instructables.com/Mechanical-M...
Reposted by Roger Wagner
I love the simplicity of this! maker.pro/arduino/proj...
DIY 'Addictive' Arduino 1D Pong Game | Arduino
This is an interesting one-dimensional compact version of the classic "Pong" game made with a minimal number of components, yet extremely addictive.
maker.pro
January 4, 2025 at 7:09 AM
I love the simplicity of this! maker.pro/arduino/proj...
Reposted by Roger Wagner
This is a simple yet marvelous creation by Sayaka Naito! www.instructables.com/Dancing-Orig...
Dancing Origami Girls
Dancing Origami Girls: Three colorful girls have taken a big step forward as a new dance unit. Their unit name is 'Dancing Origami Girls'. This is the story of their incredible journey from simple pap...
www.instructables.com
January 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This is a simple yet marvelous creation by Sayaka Naito! www.instructables.com/Dancing-Orig...
Reposted by Roger Wagner
I could imagine a smaller version of this, 3D printed perhaps. www.instructables.com/Animated-Woo...
Animated Wooden Water Fountain With LED & Water Flow Patterns
Animated Wooden Water Fountain With LED & Water Flow Patterns: Welcome to this unique DIY project, where artistry meets technology in the form of a pattern-driven animated wooden fountain. This projec...
www.instructables.com
January 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I could imagine a smaller version of this, 3D printed perhaps. www.instructables.com/Animated-Woo...
Reposted by Roger Wagner
I didn't know about Voronoi patterns until I saw this. It's beautiful! www.instructables.com/Light-Geomet...
Light Geometry: Building a Voronoi LED Uplight Decorative Lamp
Light Geometry: Building a Voronoi LED Uplight Decorative Lamp: Hi everyone! I've always been fascinated by the intricate patterns of a Voronoi diagram. I decided to bring those geometric wonders to l...
www.instructables.com
January 3, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I didn't know about Voronoi patterns until I saw this. It's beautiful! www.instructables.com/Light-Geomet...
Using the MakerPort, @microblocks.bsky.social, WS2811 12mm Diffused Digital RGB LED Pixel Lights (5v), and "Calm Christmas Piano" by clavier-music via Pixabay for that holiday spirit!
December 14, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Using the MakerPort, @microblocks.bsky.social, WS2811 12mm Diffused Digital RGB LED Pixel Lights (5v), and "Calm Christmas Piano" by clavier-music via Pixabay for that holiday spirit!
1988 was the year that we created and released HyperStudio for the Apple IIGS www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMpg...
"Encyclopædia Britannica" Commercial 1988
YouTube video by RetroCapeBreton
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December 10, 2024 at 5:03 PM
1988 was the year that we created and released HyperStudio for the Apple IIGS www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMpg...
This video shows how I used the MakerPort to add lights and music to some laser-cut village pieces. The MakerPort has a 1mb flashdrive, mp3 player and a nice built-in speaker.
MakerPort Christmas Village
YouTube video by Roger Wagner
youtu.be
December 1, 2024 at 5:34 PM
This video shows how I used the MakerPort to add lights and music to some laser-cut village pieces. The MakerPort has a 1mb flashdrive, mp3 player and a nice built-in speaker.
"Switched On Bach" was my introduction to synthesizer music back when I was in college (yes, a long time ago). My next round was with an "Alpha Syntauri" on the Apple II (still a long time ago) :). youtu.be/RuT6Y53LYH4?...
The Broken Scales Of Wendy Carlos
YouTube video by 12tone
youtu.be
November 30, 2024 at 5:38 AM
"Switched On Bach" was my introduction to synthesizer music back when I was in college (yes, a long time ago). My next round was with an "Alpha Syntauri" on the Apple II (still a long time ago) :). youtu.be/RuT6Y53LYH4?...
Thought-provoking questions about "what is life?" The idea that mitochondria are still their own living things within each of our cells is amazing. www.asimov.press/p/mitochondria
Mitochondria Are Alive
The physical world is an intricate dance between matter, information, and energy. Recognizing that mitochondria are alive will open new horizons into how we learn about, and build with, biology.
www.asimov.press
November 27, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Thought-provoking questions about "what is life?" The idea that mitochondria are still their own living things within each of our cells is amazing. www.asimov.press/p/mitochondria
Fascinating...
All Life on Earth Today Descended From a Single Cell. Meet LUCA.
All Life on Earth Today Descended From a Single Cell. Meet LUCA. | Quanta Magazine
The clearest picture yet of our “last universal common ancestor” suggests it was a relatively complex organism living 4.2 billion years ago, a time long considered too harsh for life to flourish.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 26, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Fascinating...
youtu.be/2KWtD7pbc6w?... This lovely project is a folded paper model designed by Peggy Healy Stearns, created with FabMaker Studio from fablevision.bsky.social. The MakerPort added lights, sound effects & music. @microblocks.bsky.social was used to code the timing of the light & sound effects.
FabMaker Studio + MakerPort + MicroBlocks
YouTube video by Roger Wagner
youtu.be
November 25, 2024 at 6:06 AM
youtu.be/2KWtD7pbc6w?... This lovely project is a folded paper model designed by Peggy Healy Stearns, created with FabMaker Studio from fablevision.bsky.social. The MakerPort added lights, sound effects & music. @microblocks.bsky.social was used to code the timing of the light & sound effects.
Reposted by Roger Wagner
“computers will not live up to their potential until we start to think of them less like televisions and more like paintbrushes”—as tools with which to create, not merely to consume.
Promoting Playful Learning With Technology: flip.it/B7ndhY #edusky
Promoting Playful Learning With Technology: flip.it/B7ndhY #edusky
Promoting Playful Learning With Technology
Mitchel Resnick—creator of Scratch and OctoStudio—shares how teachers can maximize students’ use of tech for creative purposes.
flip.it
November 23, 2024 at 4:51 AM
“computers will not live up to their potential until we start to think of them less like televisions and more like paintbrushes”—as tools with which to create, not merely to consume.
Promoting Playful Learning With Technology: flip.it/B7ndhY #edusky
Promoting Playful Learning With Technology: flip.it/B7ndhY #edusky
As we used to say in the days of HyperStudio, "Anything worth doing... is worth over-doing!!" This guy is definitely a believer in that! youtu.be/_uiAcr2449w?...
Making pop rocks from scratch (is complicated)
YouTube video by NileBlue
youtu.be
November 23, 2024 at 4:33 AM
As we used to say in the days of HyperStudio, "Anything worth doing... is worth over-doing!!" This guy is definitely a believer in that! youtu.be/_uiAcr2449w?...
For those that enjoyed the STEM/STEAM Chameleon Car, here's a very nice interactive art project done with the MakerPort. youtu.be/HHK4xMiVmeM?...
A MakerPort Interactive Portrait
YouTube video by Roger Wagner
youtu.be
November 23, 2024 at 3:41 AM
For those that enjoyed the STEM/STEAM Chameleon Car, here's a very nice interactive art project done with the MakerPort. youtu.be/HHK4xMiVmeM?...
This STEM/STEAM project uses the MakerPort, @microblocks.bsky.social, the TCS3472 color sensor (about $4 on Amazon), and a 24-element neopixel ring. The color of the car changes based on the color of the card inserted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Tk...
The MakerPort Chameleon Car
YouTube video by Roger Wagner
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:28 AM
This STEM/STEAM project uses the MakerPort, @microblocks.bsky.social, the TCS3472 color sensor (about $4 on Amazon), and a 24-element neopixel ring. The color of the car changes based on the color of the card inserted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Tk...
"Solar Time" is pretty neat - when the sun crosses exactly due south, it's noon, and a magnifying glass will focus the sun's rays on a cannon to announce the moment! Just you and the sun and your cannon. That all changed on November 18, 1883. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-1...
November 18, 2024 at 8:19 AM
"Solar Time" is pretty neat - when the sun crosses exactly due south, it's noon, and a magnifying glass will focus the sun's rays on a cannon to announce the moment! Just you and the sun and your cannon. That all changed on November 18, 1883. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-1...
Just 2 years after this 1968 video, as a high school senior, I had my first experience with computers, "sneaking" into the computer terminal room at Orange Coast College with some classmates, one of whom had a car for the transport, and talking to the computer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwVu...
The Incredible Machine (1968)
YouTube video by 01DOGG01
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November 18, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Just 2 years after this 1968 video, as a high school senior, I had my first experience with computers, "sneaking" into the computer terminal room at Orange Coast College with some classmates, one of whom had a car for the transport, and talking to the computer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwVu...
A quick tour of several MakerPort projects. If you're wondering why this video is from over a year ago and the MakerPort isn't yet for sale, it's because it's been almost 3 years in development. It turns out it takes a lot of time and work to make something simple. :) youtu.be/OiCuF7u-tE0?...
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November 17, 2024 at 9:51 PM
A quick tour of several MakerPort projects. If you're wondering why this video is from over a year ago and the MakerPort isn't yet for sale, it's because it's been almost 3 years in development. It turns out it takes a lot of time and work to make something simple. :) youtu.be/OiCuF7u-tE0?...