We are not far from the future, and pretty soon, regular classrooms will have 3D printers. In this episode, Tom and Tracy Hazzard interview Kiki Prottsman, Curriculum Development Manager at Code.org. They talk about 3D printing at home support and how the education aspects relate to what is happening to the 3D printing industry. Kiki explains how CODE.org has developed systems to professionally develop computer science curriculums in elementary schools through twelfth grade. Kiki also … [Read more...]
Design by Coding is Not Art
It’s Friday, so it’s our design/innovation issues highlight. We’re going to focus this post on a couple of email responses we got to our podcast episode two weeks ago on the digital sundial project. We each mentioned that we both are shocked that some people actually create CAD files through using code instead of a 3D CAD program where you are using tools to build things visually and felt we needed to clarify a few things. --- Listen to the podcast here: Design by Coding is … [Read more...]