Thingiverse
Thingiverse is a website where you can make, share, and discover 3D printing designs. The website itself describes Thingiverse Education as “Thingiverse Education provides over a hundred free lessons that make teaching with a 3D printer easier and more effective for a variety of grade levels and subjects. It also provides a community where educators can exchange best practices or remix projects.”
I personally like Thingiverse because it is very easy to use and as a teacher, you can find so many educational projects already premade that all you have to do is download them and print them on a 3D printer. I myself used Thingiverse to print the alphabet for my TPCK lesson.
Smithsonian
The Smithsonian article does a great job at explaining how different teachers have used 3D printing in their classroom. This article most importantly covers how students have used 3D printing in the classroom and how it allows them to use the same tools as professionals to become creators themselves. Smithsonian also offers resources for teachers that are using 3D printing in their classrooms. I find this very helpful as a future teacher myself because there are not many resource for teachers on how to use 3D printing in the classroom and how to teach students to print objects themselves.
3D Printers in Schools: Uses in Curriculum
This article confirms that 3D printers have significant potential as a teaching resource and can have a positive impact on pupil engagement and learning if schools can master how to use the printers in an effective and meaningful way. I believe that is where most schools and teachers struggle with is using 3D printers in an effective and meaningful way.
I agree that is where the struggle is and hopefully teachers who use this technology will be able to find advancements over time.
ReplyDeleteI liked the resources provided and available and the feedback in Thinkiverse as well as you. I think its a great empowerment when teachers can share things and grow from each other.
ReplyDeleteWhere 3D printing has yet to really make a huge impact, but provides an ample amount of opportunity, is within educational institutions. These range from elementary schools to high schools, universities, and maker spaces around the globe. One reason that 3D printing has been quite slow in making its impact in these institutions is simply because of the lack of knowledge of the technology. Therefore, we have learn some basic knowledge in 3D printing technology and will need to update our information or database so that we can bring this piece of technology into schools!!
ReplyDeleteSomething to consider is the amount of technology available to the students in designing the products rather than just the object itself. This process requires a lot of thinking. Good point of you though!
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