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2016 Conference
Morning Keynote
Kids + Making = A New Kind of Education presented by Quin Etnyre Bringing "making" into schools is a worthy challenge that will transform K-12 education. Fifteen year old Quin Etnyre believes that making teaches kids thinking skills, teamwork, independence, creativity, resilience, and tools for the future.
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When Quin was in fifth grade, he started learning how to program electronics. By the time he was 13 he had created his own company (Qtechknow) designing and selling electronic ArduSensors and kits that enable beginners, intermediate and advanced users to start making and programming with the open-source computing platform Arduino. Now this 15 year old whizz kid has plans to revolutionize the education system, integrating electronics into everyday classes and he believes his journey over the last several years is one that is accessible to anyone - kids and adults, no matter what you are interested in making. In his keynote presentation, Quin discussed how his success came about, including how he started his own programs in "making" in the Lucia Mar School District a few years ago, and some of the successes and challenges he faced in doing so. Participants overwhelmingly agreed it was a great way to start the day!
Click HERE to watch Quin's keynote presentation.
Click HERE to watch Quin's keynote presentation.
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More About Quin
Fifteen-year-old Quin Etnyre, Founder and CEO of Qtechknow, discovered his love of electronics by reading Make magazine in fifth grade and then attending his first Maker Faire Bay Area. He taught himself embedded electronics, and learned Arduino, an open-source electronics platform and started his own business, Qtechknow, at the age of 12. It features a line of fun and educational kits Quin has developed to empower anyone to experiment with electronics, regardless of age, background or skill level. Quin also loves teaching Arduino classes to kids and adults, has published 27 Instructables with 630,000 views, maintains his own Qtechknow website and store, sells his inventions on SparkFun and Maker Shed websites, has partnered with Atmel, a Silicon Valley semiconductor company and presented at Maker Faires in the Bay Area, New York, Rome, Shenzhen, and the White House. He has been featured in Make magazine and Popular Science. Partnering with SparkFun, he recently ran a successful Kickstarter with his Qduino Mini, an Arduino-compatible tiny board with special features including a lipo charging circuit and battery monitor.
Fifteen-year-old Quin Etnyre, Founder and CEO of Qtechknow, discovered his love of electronics by reading Make magazine in fifth grade and then attending his first Maker Faire Bay Area. He taught himself embedded electronics, and learned Arduino, an open-source electronics platform and started his own business, Qtechknow, at the age of 12. It features a line of fun and educational kits Quin has developed to empower anyone to experiment with electronics, regardless of age, background or skill level. Quin also loves teaching Arduino classes to kids and adults, has published 27 Instructables with 630,000 views, maintains his own Qtechknow website and store, sells his inventions on SparkFun and Maker Shed websites, has partnered with Atmel, a Silicon Valley semiconductor company and presented at Maker Faires in the Bay Area, New York, Rome, Shenzhen, and the White House. He has been featured in Make magazine and Popular Science. Partnering with SparkFun, he recently ran a successful Kickstarter with his Qduino Mini, an Arduino-compatible tiny board with special features including a lipo charging circuit and battery monitor.
