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My name is Lexus Pickett, and I’m Weston Mohawk, and we are with the Renaissance Academy Woodworkers. We are both juniors in high school that are interested in computer aided manufacturing. We’re excited to be blogging about our classroom with 100kSchools.org. Here at the Renaissance Academy in River Falls, WI we have been currently working … Continue reading >>> Adventures Of A High School CAM Class: Episode 1 In late March, ShopBot was fortunate enough to be invited to participate with the USFLN (US FabLab Network) booth at the ITEEA (International Technology and Engineering Education Association) Meeting in Orlando. The booth was staffed by Sallye Coyle (ShopBot), Caroline McEnnis (TIES), Andrea Lane (Lorain County Community College, Ohio) and David Richardson (LLCC, Ohio.) … Continue reading >>> Roving ShopBots attend ITEEA and Burlington (NC) mini Maker Faire This week, I’m getting ready for a number of upcoming STEM-related conferences and festivals. I’ll be taking both a Desktop and a Handibot, and want to have attendees get the thrill of running a ShopBot. I use what I call the “3 min demo” that lets someone design a sign in CAD software, prepare it … Continue reading >>> Creating a Jig for the ShopBot Handibot Bill Young brought in this sign, made from acrylic that has been V-Carved, plywood that has been pocketed and cut out, and a peg that was 3D printed. At the bottom of the sign is a strip of LEDs, their changing colors programmed with an Arduino. While it is a simple enough project, it contains … Continue reading >>> What can you teach from making a sign? Professors at Florida State University in Tallahassee are helping to prepare their students for a multitude of career possibilities, by exposing them to the techniques of digital fabrication. They’re making use of digital fab from many angles, and it’s fascinating to learn about. Windham Graves is a studio technician who heads up the Multi-Modal … Continue reading >>> Florida State U. informs and inspires with digital fabrication techniques I help teach an Adaptive Industrial Technology Couse with a variety special education students that vary in their motor skills. We developed a project they could take home right before Christmas that allowed them to do a little of everything in the shop area. Students were able to do some cutting, sanding assembly and finishing … Continue reading >>> It Is Christmas Time HS Teacher Eric Andracke Eric Andracke is a High School Teacher at Mahomet-Seymour High School in Mahomet, Illinois. He’s currently in his eighth year of teaching at Mahomet-Seymour, twelfth year as an educator. Eric teaches classes in Construction, Manufacturing, and 3D Animation. He is a graduate of Illinois State University, with degrees in Technology … Continue reading >>> To show off your High School STEM program, just take your STEM equipment to a football game! We finally had a chance to play around with Autodesk 123D Make after first learning about it a year ago. For our first project , I had a student download a rocket model from the Autodesk 3D Model Gallery and then had him load it into 123D Make. 123D Make is an intuitive piece … Continue reading >>> 123D Make…Makes me a Rocket! A number of years ago I had a student that came to me and said I want to machine out a miniature “Hit and Miss Antique Engine” and to be honest I had no idea what he was even talking about.. But after explaining to me about the engine I remember going to the Iowa … Continue reading >>> Projects of the Past |
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