Compatible Design Software:    Tinkercad; MakerWorld

3D Printer Educational Ideas:

• Interdisciplinary Projects: Use 3D printers to integrate art, history, and literature by designing items like art coasters, logos, pottery stamps, symbolic objects, and 3D maps to deepen understanding.

• STEM and Language Learning: Enhance STEM education by creating scale models, manipulatives, and adaptive tools while incorporating academic English through technical language and direction-based vocabulary.

Laser Engraver Educational Ideas:

• Customized Learning and Recognition Tools: Use laser engravers to create personalized business cards for book characters and historical figures, and engrave pencils with educational content, enhancing language and historical literacy.

• Community and School Engagement: Design and engrave coasters, plaques, awards, and school garden signs, promoting community service and school identity.

• Data Visualization and Trends: Graph student-relevant trends with laser cutters, fostering data analysis skills and engaging with meaningful content.

Compatible Design Software: Cricut

Cricut Educational Ideas:

• Creative Educational Tools: Utilize Cricut to make stencils, stickers, and character masks, enhancing engagement with literature, math concepts, and plot elements.

• Interactive and Hands-on Learning: Develop interactive boards, manipulative timelines, and tessellations, promoting active learning through quick shape cutting and layered 3D models.

• Community and Ecosystem Projects: Design pop-up cards and diorama components, supporting community service and ecosystem studies with cut-out animals and plants.

Compatible Design Software: Canva; *Sublimation Printer   

3D Printer Educational Ideas:

• Customized Educational Materials: Use a heat press and sublimation printer to design stickers, masks, and stencils, enhancing learning in literature and key academic concepts through visually engaging tools.

• Interactive Learning Aids: Create interactive boards, manipulatives, and visual story maps with removable vinyl, supporting active learning through tactile and visual engagement.

• Creative Project Development: Develop pop-up cards, diorama components, and tessellations, facilitating hands-on exploration of ecosystems, math, and community service projects.

 Button Maker Educational Ideas:

• Creative Expression: Students design buttons to express their understanding of a topic, enhancing engagement through art and creativity.

• Group Projects: Use button-making to represent team or class identity, fostering collaboration and a sense of community.