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PAPERfor the love of
WHAT IS IT?HOW DO I DO IT?WHERE CAN I USE IT?WHO CAN HELP ME?
Digital Fabrication
Need paper cut out graphic!!Use as watermark.
VIDEO:Tangible Learning in the 21st CenturyBy Shaunna Smith4:25 length
THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOXAs educators, we encourage our students to dream big and
S.T.E.M.Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics
"MAKE (ALMOST) ANYTHING”FabLab =
- MIT Media Lab
MATERIALSWhat do I need?
Computer Software Hardware Consumable Materials
PROCESSDigital Fabrication
THINK ITIt all begins with an idea.
DIGITIZE ITDigital creation of ideas and concepts.
Silhouette softwareAdobe Illustrator
Canon Creative ParkRobert Sabuda’s Simple Pop-ups You Can Make
Aspex FabLab ModelMaker
PRINT & CUT ITMaking the idea tangible.
BUILD IT2D idea becomes 3D reality.
WEB 2.0 TOOLSother software options
Aviary Raven (2D)Google Sketchup (3D)
VIDEO:Downloads You Can Touch: SketchUp and 3D Printing the Disney Concert Hall
By Sweet Onion Creations2:23 length
SO WHAT?
So how does this apply to me?Why should I care about digital fabrication?
VIDEO:The Classroom Fabrication LaboratoryBy Willy Kjellstrom 4:25 length
SCIENCEeducational examples
Simple machines3D sculpture
2D static cling anatomy overlaysPop-up cards and books
MATHEMATICSeducational examples
TessellationsPlatonic solidsArchitecturePop-up cards and books
SOCIAL EDUCATIONeducational examples
GlobeDioramas
PuzzlesArchitecture: place & time
Pop-up cards and books
LANGUAGE ARTSeducational examples
DioramaVocabulary developmentSequence of eventsPop-up cards and books
21ST CENTURY CAREERSDigital fabrication &
ArchitectureArt
Rapid Prototyping
VIDEO:Architectural Model 'Design Your Dwelling’By Sweet Onion Creations3:56 length
VIDEO:Organ PrintingFeaturing Dr. Gabor Forgacs 3:31 length
TRAININGconsiderations
Professional developmentPedagogy linked to content
Follow-up trainingCollaboration
- Gorder
"Technology integration is not about the availability of technology, but more the teacher's effective use of technology that makes a difference in REFORMING THE CLASSROOM”.
HARDWAREconsiderations
QuicKutz Silhouette = $150-250QuicKutz Silhouette SD = $250-350
SOFTWAREconsiderations
QuicKutz Silhouette Design Portfolio = $69.99Adobe Illustrator = $200 (single user)Aspex FabLab ModelMaker = $82 (single user)Aviary Raven = free, web-basedGoogle SketchUp = free, download to computer
CONSUMABLE MATERIALSconsiderations
Replacement mats = $30 (2 pack)Replacement blade = $10
Paper/Cardstock = varyVinyl = $1 per sheet
FUNDINGconsiderations
School DistrictSTEM initiativeswww.edweek.org$250 educator tax write off
RESOURCESsupport & websites
University of Virginia:Dr. Glen Bull
www.digitalfabrication.org
University of Houston:Shaunna Smith & Dr. Bernard Robin
http://digitalfabrication.blogspot.com
COLLABORATENING
The FabLabs NINGhttp://fablabs.ning.com
A space for those tinkering with FabLabs.
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- Rage Against the Machine, Guerilla Radio
“It has to start somewhere.It has to start sometime.What better place than HERE?What better time than NOW?”
