Parents,
The key to the wealth of the elves is free and open source hardware and software. It is a real concept used every day throughout the world of real humans often called makers.
You can help your child be a maker and learn about how to get involved here:
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Appropedia : collaborative solutions in sustainability appropedia.org
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Arduino : electronic prototyping platform arduino.cc
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Blender: make animated movies blender.org
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Code.org : learn to write software code.org
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Discover an Open Source World opensource.com
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OpenSCAD: script based CAD openscad.org
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Open Source Ecology : Blueprints for civilization opensourceecology.org
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Open Source Hardware Association oshwa.org
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Open Source Laboratory: make science tools appropedia.org/OSL
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Public Lab: DIY environmental science publiclab.org
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RepRap : self replicating 3-D printers reprap.org
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Scratch: create stories, games and animations scratch.mit.edu
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Zooniverse: citizen science zooniverse.org
Have Fun. Learn. Share. Make the World Better.
– Dr. Juice