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PHOTO CREDIT: Nadene Klein at Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite National Park
"We bought a 3D Printer for the school, now use it." As teachers, many of us have heard words similar to these from administration. They invest in new technology and logically want it used. However, they offer little in the way of support for how to use this new technology nor how to authentically integrate it into a lesson or project. 3D printing is amazing, don't get me wrong. That being said, it does have limitations in a typical classroom and even more so in secondary school. Printing itself takes hours per print job. When you have 30+ students in a class you could be facing over 900 hours of print time if each student prints one project. At the secondary level that is compounded by the number of classes even with students working in groups rather than individually. I'll be speaking on this topic at the National Science Teacher Association's national conference in Atlanta next week (#NSTA18). Once a teacher can navigate limitations and logistics, 3D printing can add a component of engineering and modeling that used to be missed in the classroom. You'll get amazing models from students like the ones pictured below from my Astronomy class. There'll be more to come on this topic as I reflect on the presentation I give. Scientifically yours, Nadene
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AuthorNadene Klein, M.Ed. has been an educator for over 25 years. She brings a passion and love for science to the classroom and through this blog to you. Archives
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