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Fusion 360, a powerful cloud-based CAD/CAM software that is free for educators, has been gaining popularity in schools because the design files can be output to multiple digital fabrication tools such as CNC machines (like ShopBot tools), laser cutters, and 3D printers. While the price is right, sorting through the possibilities and keeping track of … Continue reading >>> Digital Fabrication for Educators: Inaugural Fusion 360 Training Showing off projects created on a ShopBot CNC and a laser cutter Do you own or have access to digital fabrication equipment such as a ShopBot CNC machine, laser cutter, or 3D printer, and an interest in education? Do you want to know more about the software and machines available for digital fabrication in … Continue reading >>> Makerspaces in Education: Becoming Comfortable Using Your ShopBot and Other Digital Fabrication Tools Say “Educational Technology” to a room of teachers, administrators, and vendors, and you will get many different definitions. Having recently attended the Future of Educational Technology Conference (FETC 2018) as a “civilian” rather than an exhibitor, I was able to attend workshops and presentations, visit the entire convention floor of vendors (387), and stop … Continue reading >>> The Future of Educational Technology Whether it takes place at ShopBot, or on site, a 2 – 3 Day Professional Development workshop gives teachers a chance to hone their skills with digital fabrication machines. Educators starting at all levels, from newby to someone with a year or more experience running their ShopBot CNC router, end up with new techniques … Continue reading >>> Digital Fabrication for Educators: Your Place or Ours In an attempt to keep the kids involved through the end of the school year, I asked my students what they wanted to make with the ShopBot. You can probably guess what they said if you’ve seen what the latest craze is: fidget spinners. My response was fidja-what? They proceeded to introduce me to … Continue reading >>> It’s a Fidget! Four Saxes: An original drawing (right) scanned and re-conceived with 3 different digital fabrication tools: Engraved in wood (ShopBot CNC router), 3D printed with ABS plastic (Ultimaker 3D printer), and laser cut out of thin acrylic (Epilog laser). Early in May, I visited Polk County, Florida as a part of a TIES team. Polk … Continue reading >>> The Embracing of Digital Fabrication Technology in Polk County, Florida My name is Lexus Pickett and I am with the Renaissance Academy Woodworkers. I am currently a senior who is interested in computer aided manufacturing. We have currently come up with a simple method to make any type of font into stencil form on the Aspire program. We had the idea to do this because … Continue reading >>> Adventures Of A High School CAM Class: Episode 10–STENCILS My name is Lexus Pickett and I am with the Renaissance Academy Woodworkers. I am currently a senior who is interested in computer aided manufacturing. We are currently cutting out pieces for our Adirondack chairs on our CNC (ShopBot) machine. Our CNC machine has made manufacturing these chairs much easier. We used to use templates … Continue reading >>> Adventures of a High School CAM Class: Episode 9 My name is Eva Bondgien and I am from the Renaissance Academy. We recently received a ShopBot CNC machine and are excited to learn about computer aided manufacturing from our teacher Kyle Stapleton. The project we just worked on was the creation of a cribbage board for the local craft fair. Using a different part … Continue reading >>> Adventures Of A High School CAM Class: Episode 7 |
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