Leader 2c

2c Model for colleagues the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and tools for learning.

Welcome to the Island. First Morning in Guam

Guam Ninja Warrior

One of the many WeDo 2.0 sessions for GDOE Teachers

A popular Guam scenic attraction: Two Lover's Point

AT ISTE 2017, I met Leah Beth Naholowaa, Project Director of the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) at my Advanced Robotics 3 hour workshop. She wanted me to come to Guam to train her elementary, middle and high school teachers in WeDo 2.0 Robotics, EV3 Robotics, and 3D printing. Robotics, I got! Not 3D Printing.

I spent my Christmas break experimenting with a new tool. I taught myself how to 3D print on the TCEA Mod-T printer. It certainly took me out of my comfort zone but productive failures led to learning. In January, I prepared and curated resources for the 3D printing website and part of the three hour training with Tinkercad.

The only thing I could not prepare for was printing on the 3D printers the GDOE had purchased. When I landed in Guam, I had a couple of days to learn how to operate the Sindoh 3D Wox Printer. I took screen shots and created the slide deck. Tasks covered:

Starting the Sindoh 3D Wox printer

Leveling the print bed

Loading the spool of filament

Loading the firmware on computer

Running the print test

Converting a .stl file to the Sindoh GCODE