MakerBot has become an important tool in more than 5,000 schools throughout the United States, and others around the world. Many more teachers would like to introduce 3D printing to help their students learn to collaborate and solve problems, and prepare them for the jobs of the future. To teach something, however, you must first learn it yourself.
For teachers out there who may have never used a 3D printer before, MakerBot has created MakerBot in the Classroom: An Introduction to 3D Printing and Design. This handbook, which also has plenty of useful information for teachers already familiar with 3D printing, is divided into three sections: a primer on 3D printing technology; explanations of how to download, scan, and design models to print, and sample 3D printing projects. Each project introduces a different free 3D design software tool. For example, the Make Your Own Country, which casts students as surveyors of a new land, starts in Tinkercad.
More Case Studies
Discover How these Schools are Going Beyond the Books with MakerBot.
| Nishuane Elementary
Learn how this school is building a STEAM foundation by introducing MakerBot 3D Printers to students at an early age.
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PS 15 Patrick F. Daly School of the Arts
Find out how PS 15 relies on MakerBot to create a fun, immersive environment that transforms students learning. |
Ideas in the Making
MakerBot offers a full set of solutions and services that enable students to tackle real-world problems - at any grade level.
Benefits of MakerBot’s Connected Solutions for Educators
| Real-World Applications of Steam
MakerBot offers a full set of solutions and services that enable students to tackle real-world problems - at any grade level.
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Classroom-Ready
Content
With MakerBot, educators can connect to Thingiverse Education, a community rich in content and access to tools that are easy to deploy. |
Immersive Learning
By choosing to 3D print with MakerBot, educators can make learning immersive through sight and touch, transforming the students of today into the innovators of tomorrow.
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The Education Bundle
Spark curiosity, bring STEAM concepts to life, and engage the entire classroom with the MakerBot Education Bundle. A Smart Extruder+ is already included with each Replicator+, so you will recieve a total of four extruders for this bundle.
The Bundle
- Two MakerBot Replicator+ Desktop 3D Printers
- Two MakerCare Preferred 2-Year Plans for Each 3D Printer
- Two additional Smart Extruder+ for Replicator+ Desktop 3D Printer
- Two Ten-Packs of PLA Filament in Large Spools
- One Copy of MakerBot in the Classroom
| Innovation Center
Enjoy campus and community-wide access to 3D printing with the MakerBot Innovation Center. It is a large-scale solution that offers more than 30 MakerBot 3D printers with installation, training, support, and all the necessary accessories.
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| Starter Lab
Provide your students with a reliable, ready-to-go combination of MakerBot’s best resources for learning with 3D printing.
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