Educational Technology

June 10, 2015

Year One With a 3D Printer: 17 Tips

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by Vickie Davis, Edutopia

The 3D printing industry is expected to exceed $21 billion by 2020. Classrooms are joining in. Kelly Hines’ fifth-grade classroom is redesigning a prosthetic hand. Can’t buy a drone? Soon, you may be able to print one. You can print robots, math manipulatives, and even parts for a 3D printer. (In fact, Bryan Byer’s science classroom in Michigan built their own 3D printer.) What will happen when we can 3D print things from door stoppers to wind turbines to (wait for it) wedding dresses? This past year, my students and I began our journey after I saw the FabLab at Kentucky Country Day School last summer.

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