We have an education beast interviewing with us today with someone who is really in the trenches of 3D print teaching. Anyone of our listeners that's a teacher, educator, head of the PTA, or anyone who is considering getting 3D printing into schools this is the one for you. We have Drew Lentz on the podcast today. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering but he is also involved in product design and was a middle school science teacher. Now for the last two years he has been an employee at … [Read more...]
Global 3D Printing Topography with Jason Ray of Sightline Maps
Initially created to solve a military problem, the founders of Sightline Maps are expanding their downloadable 3D printing topography map files to school classrooms. Tom and Tracy Hazzard speak with Jason Ray about how teachers are integrating 3D printing into their curriculum and fostering better understanding of more than just geography concepts with their students. Sightline Maps is a very interesting company who is doing things we haven't yet seen in the 3D printing industry. This episode … [Read more...]
3D Print Education Finding the Hidden Volume Discounts
Diving deeper into the issues faced getting 3D Printers in schools, we have found that 3D Print education discounts are rarely publicly disclosed on 3D Printer manufacturer web sites. Because the large CAD software companies have programs that are easy to buy from and use straight over their web sites, as parents, we have gotten used to just being able to buy for our kids by emailing proper documentation like school ID’s. 3D Printing requires a little more digging to find the hidden discounts … [Read more...]