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3D Printing and Future Careers

My colleague and I have been teaching 3D Printing to educators at Castleton University for a few years now. It has amazed me that even in this short time how much 3D printing has progressed. Some people ask me why students should learn how to 3D print because they don't understand what it is really good for except tinkering. My answer...take a look at the new careers out there using the concepts of this technology! This technology, now called, additive manufacturing, is everywhere... construction, medical field, fashion, archeology, and so many other places. Just take a look at a couple of these videos and see what it is being used for. Building Houses Repairing Skin on Burn Victums Architecture Forensic Archeology Surgical Planning Food Industry ( This one would never be on my menu!) I think you get the idea. This technology not only requires students think creatively, but also to use software to make their vision c...

Creative Book Builder App for iPad

I have been taking a lot of time looking at different iPad apps that would be useful for students and teachers. I just love iPads and the potential they hold for teaching, learning, differentiation, creativity and project based learning opportunities. One of the biggest pluses to iPads is that they work almost instantaneously while computers take a while to even turn on and because of this class time is not wasted. The apps that are available for the iPad are also truly amazing and abundant. Strangely enough, these days a challenge for teachers is finding the right app because there are so many to choose from. One terrific app is Creative Book Builder . I recently went to a VITA Learn workshop where I learned about this app. I have been playing around with it and find it has a ton of potential. What it does is very easily allow the user to build an eBook using text, links, images, video, and audio that can be sent right to iBooks to be viewed. Since it fu...

Create a Think Tank with ThinkBinder!

ThinkBinder is a way to create virtual study groups. It has an interface which allows students to create groups, have a shared calendar, draw on a whiteboard collaboratively, participate in a discussion feed, and in a video chat! This web 2.0 tool is very versatile and is a great way for students to get together online to work collaboratively on homework, projects and study for tests. The interface is very easy to use. You invite your classmates to your study group via email and once they accept, they are available for video chat, messaging, whiteboards, and more. Imagine being able to help each other with math problems by using the collaborative whiteboard to draw it all out or create storyboards for a video project! Students living in rural areas can continue to work together outside of class even if they live miles away. Students can have several study groups as well so that they can have one for each of their classes. This keeps students organized and teachers happy!...

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