Mastering 3D Printing in the Classroom, Library, and Lab

Learn how to manage and integrate the technology of 3D printers in the classroom, library, and lab. With this book, the authors give practical, lessons-learned advice about the nuts and bolts of what happens when you mix 3D printers, teachers, students, and the general public in environments ranging from K-12 and university classrooms to libraries, museums, and after-school community programs.
Take your existing programs to the next level with Mastering 3D Printing in the Classroom, Library, and Lab. Organized in a way that is readable and easy to understand, this book is your guide to the many technology options available now in both software and hardware, as well as a compendium of practical use cases and a discussion of how to create experiences that will align with curriculum standards.
You'll examine the whole range of working with a 3D printer, from purchase decision to curriculum design. Finally this book points you forward to the digital-fabrication future current students will face, discussing how key skills can be taught as cost-effectively as possible.
What You'll Learn
Discover what is really involved with using a 3D printer in a classroom, library, lab, or public space


Review use cases of 3D printers designed to enhance student learning and to make practical parts, from elementary school through university research lab


Look at career-planning directions in the emerging digital fabrication arena


Work with updated tools, hardware, and software for 3D printing
Who This Book Is For

Educators of all levels, both formal (classroom) and informal (after-school programs, libraries, museums).

Aflati cum sa gestionati si sa integrati tehnologia imprimantelor 3D in clasa, biblioteca si laborator. Cu aceasta carte, autorii ofera sfaturi practice, invatate din lectii, despre ceea ce se intampla atunci cand amestecati imprimante 3D, profesori, studenti si publicul larg in medii variind de la K-12 si salile universitare pana la biblioteci, muzee, si programe comunitare dupa scoala. Luati programele existente la nivelul urmator cu Mastering Printing 3D in clasa, biblioteca si laborator.