Congratulations! You are the very first official class of The Idea Farm.  Before you get started, let me make sure we are on the same page.  The Idea Farm is a makerspace, and while you are working in here, you are all makers.  What does this mean?  A makerspace is a place to share tools and collaborate to create new and awesome things.  A maker is someone that is curious, open to new experiences, learns through doing (and through failing).  Makers live by the motto, "don't get ready, get started."  You are in charge of what you learn in the next 12 weeks.  This class is not meant to be me teaching you things.  It is meant to be you taking an active role in what you want to learn.  I am here because I know the tools and I have built lots of things before, and I can help you to explore what you want to learn.  Every person in this class can be successful because every person in this class has their own interest that they want to explore.