Changes

*Connect with resources and other participants *Invest in people

*Give them an open ended task, dont make anything too specific, let them build anything they want to!!*Friday - form teams, mingling, music, food, meet new people, Brainstormbrainstorm, learn prompt, choose what they build*Saturday - mentors/profs professors help with the build, student volunteers tell them where supplies located, judging takes place at end of day*Allow enough time or appropiate time for prototyping and brainstorming  

Two different types of judging can be done, depending on your preference. *Students create 5 pwpt powerpoint slides based on a templateand then present in front of the judges

*Decide who There will be judges? (Mentors. professors?)*Vote a vote for the crowd favorite?*Will   A few things to also take into consideration. Who will be the judges(if you choose to go with the powerpoint option) and what will the prize be(or will there even be prizes for the winnera prize)? It should be more about learning-noted that, usually, a competition like this without a big prize will attract more studentsbecause they are more interested about learning than winning.

*Give students What happens after the Makeathon is over? If particpants enjoyed it, let them know what kinds of classes they should think about taking in the future to pursue their passions. Students should be given advice and help on what their next steps should be. It'll benefit them, and make them want to become back again next year.   Written By: [[Cheyenne Raker|Cheyenne Raker]], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Matthew_Sheehy Matt Sheehy], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Andrew_Torrance Andrew Torrance], BG Akshaya, [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Mjbelford Matthew Belford], [[Stephen Annor-Wiafe|Stephen Annor-Wiafe]] *Courses to take in the future etc[[Category:Experiments]]