3d printing education
High School’s JetSpace Takes Off with Help from the Zeus 3D Printer
I love hearing about how schools, camps and other educational institutions are incorporating 3D printing into classrooms and programs, and how 3D printing companies are getting involved in doing so….
Materialise Hits the Silk Road on the Dream Bus – a Road Trip to Teach 3D Printing to Children
In my opinion, most things are cooler if you put them on wheels. Who doesn’t love a food truck, for instance? When I was a child, I was fascinated by…
3DTECH in Schools Program Makes Hungarian Students the Ones to Watch for Future Design & 3D Printing Excellence
Hungarian schools aren’t just stepping up education in general, they are serious about 3D printing, and about to outdo many countries if their ambitious plan succeeds. With their ‘3DTECH in…
Maker Faires Are a Big Draw for Kids, Maker Movement Encourages Future Scientists & Engineers
Children may often become desensitized to the classroom experience, grumbling over math and science in general and latching on to the idea that they may want to avoid those lessons…
An Invaluable Resource for All: 3D Hubs Releases Definitive Guide to 3D Printing
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of 3D Hubs and all of their reports. Always well thought out and entertaining, I mainly look forward to seeing their data…
MakerBot Opens First Asia Pacific Innovation Center at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Asia Pacific is a region of immense economic growth, and 3D printing is included as a significant technology fueling growth sectors in businesses, industries, and higher education. Recently, MakerBot announced the first MakerBot…
Becoming 3D and ROBO 3D Release Boys & Girls Clubs of America 3D Printing STEM Education Kit
Florida-based 3D printing hardware reseller Becoming 3D has partnered with 3D printer manufacturer ROBO 3D to develop a 3D Printing STEM Education Kit created exclusively for the Boys & Girls…
Dremel 3D is Looking for a Few Good Teachers for the Idea Builder Ambassador Program
A couple of weeks ago, Dremel 3D continued their push for 3D printing education with the release of the Idea Builder 3D40 App, a mobile application to enhance their classroom-oriented Idea…
Software Developer Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Help Provide 3D Design Courses to Beginners
As the number of real life applications that involve the use of 3D design and 3D printing continues to increase, so does the need to educate the world—particularly the younger…
New York’s Dimension Learning Hosts Student Challenge to 3D Print Robot Tools for Mystery Obstacle Course
STEAM education approaches Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics subjects to provide hands-on and engaging lessons for school kids of all ages. Increasingly, we see evidence that educators view 3D printing…
50 Schools in Estonia Get a Free New MakerBot 3D Printer to Instruct a New Generation of High-Tech Citizens
Chances are, if you’ve even heard of Estonia, then you probably know very little about it. Over its long and storied history, Estonia has been invaded and occupied by Denmark,…
Dremel Releases App to Go with Idea Builder 3D40 3D Printer, Compatible with iOS and Android
It’s not a surprise when many major, long-established companies get into 3D printing. For software companies or 2D printer manufacturers, a 3D printer is a natural progression. A company known…
More Progress in the Making: The ALA Helps Prepare Public Libraries as they Embark on Setting up 3D Printing Labs
The library has always been my happy place. Throughout my childhood, we made one to two trips there a week and my limit was a whopping stack of eight books…
Weistek Launches $249 MiniToy 3D Printer for STEM Education in China and Beyond
Last April, 3DPrint.com reported that China intends to install at least one 3D printer in each of its 400,000 elementary schools. There are several companies ready to take advantage of this…
Wohlers Report 2016: Analysis, Projections & Comprehensive 3D Printing Data from the Industry Expert
As the 3D printing industry has heated up to previously unforetold measures, allowing for a continually growing and fiercely competitive marketplace, we are suddenly and nearly as awash in reports…
Premium AEROTEC Hosts Terry Wohlers in Germany to Speak to Audience of Industry Professionals about 3D Printing
Terry Wohlers has been a trendsetter in 3D printing much possibly longer than you even knew it existed. The founder of Fort Collins, Colorado-based Wohlers Associates (begun 29 years ago)…
German RepRap Printers Are the Focus of 3D Printing Workshop in South Africa
We have seen many, many case studies about how German RepRap has improved manufacturing and prototyping processes for industrial clients – from automotive companies to aircraft manufacturers to companies that make fans…
Summer MakerBot Makeathons Aim at Developing STEAM Education Content
This summer, in cities all over the US, MakerBot will be sponsoring Makeathons which support Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education. In fact, it is estimated that approximately 80…
Colorado State University Offers Online Foundations of 3D Printing Course, Open to Anyone Who Wants to Learn
3D printing is many things, and one of them, much like the Internet, is a generational marker. Today’s kids are growing up with 3D printing in their classrooms, and by…
GrabCAD and Stratasys Education Team Up for the da Vinci Gear System Challenge
There probably will never be another person alive like Leonardo da Vinci. He was born in a period of time quite unique in all of history, right in the midst…
9-Year-Old Representing Baltimore’s Digital Harbor Foundation Dazzles President Obama with 3D Printing Expertise
Baltimore is not an easy place to grow up, by a long shot. But you wouldn’t know that from hearing about Jacob Legette, a 9-year-old West Baltimore resident, who recently got…
MakerBot Announces MakerEd Project Challenge Winner
In November, the MakerEd Project Challenge was made to Thingiverse users: design projects to help educators bring 3D printing into the classroom. Finalists were entered into a lottery to win a…
A Win for 3D Education: Polar 3D Has Acquired STEAMtrax from 3D Systems
Today when we hear the term STEAM, we think of curriculum by way of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics—and we know this certainly isn’t the same type of learning…
Microsoft Japan Uses 3D Printing and Minecraft to Teach Students Basic Coding
There has recently been a movement to bring more STEM education into the classroom from educators and technology advocates all over the world. The reality is that the future of…
