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Betz white: Felt Ogee Ornament Tutorial. 3D Printing Will Transform Education. 3D printing in schools. Credit: Caroline Poe Photography Check out this post from Austin-based design technologist (at frog) Gregg Wygonik, who attended what is now officially known – by proclamation of the Mayor! – as ACE Academy Innovation Day. I never get tired of reading about young kids who need no explanation of what 3D printing is or why it’s powerful. Gregg is an enthusiastic MakerBotter, and he answered our call to action (wittingly or not) for a community member to go represent us at this cool day-long science fair for young innovators. Apparently this wasn’t like “normal science fairs where kids have dioramas of the earth’s layers.” No, these kids brought “innovative forms of lightning rods for houses, cool robots, 3D LED matrix cubes, and a new type of ‘flame in a can’ over which they were roasting marshmallows.”

And then one of the youngsters asked Gregg why he was running Windows on a Mac, while another schooled his peer on time-lapse YouTube videos of 3D prints in progress. Heh…kids. Kideville | Design Make Play | 3D Printing at schools - cunicode. Kideville | Design Make Play | 3D Printing at schools kideville is the second project by kide: it is a city, made up of 3D printed houses, designed by children and built on a RepRap 3D printer. The project was first presented in the exhibition “Design in Marveland” in Kensington, London, where the visiting children could participate in an ongoing workshop, design their ideal house and watch it being 3D printed directly at the exhibition. “Design in Marveland” featured a collection of works by children and products by established designers for children. kide is a unique teaching tool for schools which allows children to design and make 3D printed toys through playing a creative game. By using the computers to design, the 3D printers to make, and the toys to play with, children create a link between the virtual and materialistic 3D worlds.

This offers full customization and personalization of physical toys and encourages live interaction through a playful learning experience. 3D Printing in Schools. 3D Printers for Schools, Universities & Education. To prepare students for STEAM careers that value critical thinking over procedure and recall, educators are embracing teaching strategies like Project-Based Learning that require sustained engagement. Stratasys 3D Printing Solutions bring students' work to life, building excitement and momentum behind any design project. A quick turn from idea to prototype keeps students engaged. And it gives them time to explore more ideas, analyze problems in-depth, and develop the persistence they'll need to excel in today’s fastest-growing and most rewarding fields. Grades K-8 Inspire interest in STEAM subjects early and often by empowering students to bring their ideas to life.Learn More Technical Schools Provide the essential skills and academic knowledge needed to succeed in today's most in-demand careers.Learn More Research Overcome obstacles to speed, accuracy, creativity and clarity and attract new collaborators.Learn More.

5 Ways Schools Are Already Using 3D Printing. In an unplanned series of sorts, we’re showcasing a couple of posts about the 2013 NMC/EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Horizon Report for Higher Education . We’ve already talked about the key trends in the report and some challenges we face in implementing education technology , so we’re ready to take a look at the six technologies highlighted in the report as being game-changers for education. We’ve already looked at MOOCs, tablet computing, gamification, and learning analytics. For the first part of the ‘third horizon’, (or entering mainstream use in four to five years), 3D printing tops the list. We haven’t talked much about 3D printing at all, mainly because the technology isn’t quite mainstream yet. The Horizon Report identified a few early-adopter institutions that are ahead of the game and already putting 3D printing to use. 3D printing example from Spokane Community College 3D Model Workshops 3D Printing at Purdue University Adding a “3D Print” Button to Animation Software Think[box]