News — 3D in classroom

Taken form 3D Print by Tyler Koslow Earlier this year, MakerBot announced that their series of summer Makeathonswould focus on integrating 3D printing technology into science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education, ultimately helping educators to develop a curriculum for their students that involves this emerging technology. Now, three STEAM Makeathons later, it seems as if MakerBot has made good on their promise, having just wrapped up their latest educational event in the city of Chicago. Prior to the two-day event hosted in the Windy City, MakerBot held their first two events in New York City and San Francisco, both...

Taken from Lockport Union-Sun & Journal By Rachel Fuerschbach The door of possibilities was opened for 10-year-old Ethan James when he and his fourth-grade classmates at Roy B. Kelley Elementary School produced a prosthetic hand for him to use. Ethan, who was born without a right hand, is now able to grab objects, shake someone's hand and swing a bat, all things that he wasn't able to do or struggled to do previously. While pregnant with Ethan, Jane James and her husband Ken were told that Ethan was not fully developing. He was born without a right hand and one...

Taken from 3D Print by Tyler Koslow When it comes to 3D printing education, not too many companies have invested as much time and energy into providing resources as the prominent New York City-based desktop 3D printing company MakerBot has. Aside from developing educational resources and tools for a wide range of individuals, from kindergarten students to business professionals, MakerBot is also hosting summer Makeathons throughout tech-centric cities, such as New York City and San Francisco. These events are geared towards educators who are interested in learning to create educational projects and lesson plans that can be integrated into the classroom. This...

Taken from Zortrax. By Ludmiła Rafalska If you’ve read our coverage on the AM Europe 2016 and seen our latest BIG THING, you will probably know, that recently we have been so much into expanding, enlarging and making things really big, in both senses. We found it really great that one of our resellers seems to keep up with our pace and extended the learning in one of Mexico’s universities in a really impressive way. Let’s move now to Latin America, precisely to Mexico where teachers of the Tabasco-based university together with Ideas Disruptivas showed us their unique approach towards learning. The...

Taken from 3D Print by Scott J Grunewald While they are not the oldest 3D printer manufacturer, MakerBot is unquestionably one of the most well-known, and thanks to being purchased by Stratasys in 2013 they are certainly the largest. A few months ago MakerBot hit a rather significant milestone for themselves as a company and for the 3D printing industry as a whole. As of April 2016, MakerBot has shipped 100,000 MakerBot 3D printers to customers all over the world. They are the very first 3D printer manufacturer to reach this huge milestone, and not only is that a pretty...