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3D Printing for the Whole Family with Parent/Child Workshops & Tutorials from 3D Roundhouse
Technology has often been seen as a barrier to parent-child interaction with the imagined scenario of a child glued to a tablet or a parent unable to put down their…
MyStemKits Launches New Kickstarter Campaign for 3D Printed STEM Education Manipulables
Educational theorists have long known that there are many different ways to learn about the world around us and an even wider variety of styles of learning for individual students….
3DPrinterOS Network Surpasses 2,000 3D Printers
As revolutions in information, technology, and industry all converge worldwide, the future shines brightly for today’s students who are being given the tools to further advance STEM skills in specialized…
Autodesk Inventor Helps a Teenage Maker through a Labyrinth of His Own Design
Despite mountains of evidence to the contrary, bringing 3D modelling and 3D printing technology into schools is still a controversial prospect for many schools. While it is gaining popularity, and…
14-Year-Old’s 3D Printed Marble Machine Does Rube Goldberg Proud
If you don’t know who Rube Goldberg is, you should find out immediately. Don’t worry, I’ll wait. Goldberg has inspired generations of individuals to make complex (and complicated) machinery that…
German Youth Club Creates an Amazing Organ from 49 Floppy Disks and 3D Printed Parts
Some people would label a person with 49 old floppy disks as a hoarder and film them for reality TV. But you know how the old saying goes: One person’s…
TechShop Launches Their New Maker Space Academy
As the prices drop and accessibility to 3D printing technology and robotics increases, there has been a quiet revolution in schools throughout the world. The growing demand and need for…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — March 28, 2015
This week’s stories we didn’t cover include several creative projects, including 3D printed zoetropes, a slide scanner to preserve old photos, a chair made by over 70 makers, and a printable katamari. Also,…
16Hertz Unveils Large Delta 3D Printer Targeted Toward STEM Education
We all know how important 3D printers are becoming within the field of education. Students from kindergarten all the way up to graduate school can realize a benefit from the…
Integrating 3D Printing Education into a Curriculum for Girls in Africa
The Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) is a global not-for-profit created in 2000. The goal of its creation is to partner with low-income communities in the US as well as…
iRobot Now Allows Users to Hack the Roomba With 3D Printing, Via Their ‘Create 2’ Robot
With the Create 2, iRobot has thrown open the guts of the Roomba floor cleaning robot to students, developers, and DIY-types. The Create 2 robot, made from re-manufactured Roomba 600…
Tinkerine Announces Tinkerine U Educational Pilot Program to Bring 3D Printing to Schools
Canada’s leading 3D printing company, Tinkerine Studios — which develops, manufactures, and distributes 3D printers — announced yesterday that they are launching a new educational program. The pilot program of Tinkerine U, running…
Seventh Graders at Perry Middle School in Ohio Build 3D Printer for STEM Class
I don’t know if you remember what you were doing in seventh grade, but I’m pretty sure it was something along the lines of doodling in my notebook and staring…
Students Use Autodesk’s New Fusion 360 to 3D Print Assistive Device For Disabled Man
As 3D technology becomes a more common part of the classroom, students are making significant contributions to the world around them at younger and younger ages. We’ve seen a university…
