Approximately a month and a half ago, we visited the Tech Sandbox on campus. I got to see a 3D printer in action. I used TinkerCad to design the mathematical symbols that I could use in my special education class to help teach my students what these symbols look like. I can also use them to help teach my students the order of operations. TinkerCad made it very easy to create these different things.
This is very cool! I have always been a very large fan of 3D printing. I never would have thought to use tangible mathematical symbols to teach children what they are. That's a great idea. Do you know how Tinkercad connects to a printer? How do the printer and software communicate? Are there any other things, related to education or not that you would be interested in making on a 3D printer?
ReplyDeleteHi Emma! According to TinkerCad, you can either order the 3D result and the company will ship it to you or you can export your design and redownload it. Here are the exact directions: https://support.tinkercad.com/hc/en-us/articles/206588577-How-do-I-3D-print-my-awesome-model-?flash_digest=2c41db8861a13b0d6369ec3c056f2a64413bfaad
DeleteHonestly, I do not know how the printer and software connect which is a great question. Yes there are several things that I would love to create using a 3D printer. I would love to be able to create other things that I can use to explain to my students what they are. I plan on teaching special needs students so I would love to be able to explain to my students that objects can be 2D, such as in a photo, and 3D.
This is really neat. I like the idea of a 3D printer but is it truly cost effective? Do the benefits outweigh the financial aspects of it, as in, is it truly worth the money? Also, I found an article that questions the safety of 3D printers. After reading the article, what do you think? Here is the link to the article: http://3dprinting.com/news/safe-3d-printing/
ReplyDeleteWow, I didn't really think about the safety aspect of a 3D printer. Thank you for bringing this up. I think that, although there are some safety risks, there are also safety procautions. I would definitely do extensive research before buying the printer and materials needed.
DeleteAs to the cost effective question, I believe that depends on how often you plan on using the printer. As I said in Emma's comment above, I plan on teaching special needs students. I will be able to use this quite often which in that case would make it beneficial to have my own or even one for the school.
Hello, I'm back. I've never considered that 3D printers could be unsafe, what are your thoughts?
ReplyDeleteHaha! Please refer to my reply to Lizzy's question.
DeleteWow! This is such a neat idea. I tried to use this website to use as my ILP, but realized I did not have the skills or creativity to make products. I do love how you thought about using mathematic symbols to help special education students. But do you think the school has the money to buy a 3D printer when it is much cheaper just to buy plastic toys? And how do you think it could benefit other classrooms if the school does provide a 3D printer?
ReplyDeleteThe math symbols were an example. If I taught at a school that had a 3D printer, I would definitely use it rather than buying them. If not, I would then of course buy them. It depends on how much money the school has in it's budget to decide if we would be able to get one for the school. I think that teachers in all classes can use a 3D printer to explain to their students what they are learning about.
DeleteThis is so cool! i really love this idea i think it could be utilized in so many ways in the classroom. Great way to use the 3-D printer aspect of integrating technology into the classroom. I do think that it would be difficult to get the funding of the school to buy one of these without more examples of how this could be utilized other than making these things what do you think? How else could it be used other than making things such as these for the classroom? What about for the school as a whole not just in the classroom?
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