Lesson Ideas and Student Challenges
Wondering how to use 3D design and 3D printing as an authentic teaching tool? Try these helpful ideas.
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New & Improved Makers Empire Learning at Home Course | Set Students Work Remotely
At Makers Empire, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with all the teachers and parents trying to work out how students can continue learning remotely throughout the massive, unprecedented disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. To support teachers, students and families currently experiencing or planning for school closures, our team have been working (remotely) around the clock on...
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10 Social Distancing & Self Isolation 3D Design Challenges | Teacher Resources | COVID-19
As the devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic is felt throughout the world we at Makers Empire are extremely concerned and worried. In Australia, we've watched as things have become exponentially more serious over the last few weeks. Many of our Makers Empire schools in countries around the world are closed or planning for closure....
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10 Coronavirus 3D Design Challenges For Students | Help People Affected By COVID-19
We’ve seen a recent surge of activity around the world as health authorities try to contain the spread of the coronavirus and help those whose lives have already been impacted by the virus. As we are being bombarded by reports in the media and experience the impact on our everyday lives, it’s hard not to...
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7 Great 3D Design & 3D Printing Lesson Ideas for Book Week
During Book Week, many primary and elementary schools host a range of activities to encourage a love of reading and improvement in literacy levels. Many schools also host a Book Week Day where their students can dress up as a favourite book character. At Makers Empire, we love everything that gets students reading more so...
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Top Ten 3D Design Lesson Ideas Using Custom Avatar Parts in Makers Empire
Makers Empire is launching new custom avatar parts in its popular 3D design app, Makers Empire 3D. This update to the popular 3D modelling app is expected to be available from app stores and the Makers Empire site by mid-July, 2019. This new feature means students can create their own unique body parts and outfits,...
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5 Real-Life Examples of Teachers Using 3D Printing to Teach the ‘E’ (Engineering) in STEM
Are we teaching all the letters in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineer and Mathematics) or are some receiving more attention than others? If you look around, math and science are staples of education, while technology is integrated into many areas of student learning. But what about engineering? Engineering, the ‘E’ in STEM, is often overlooked, especially...
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Teaching with Makers Empire
Be inspired by 100+ school case studies and interviews with teachers
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How a teacher is helping Grade 1 and 4 students develop Design Thinking skills in India
Sana Noor is the Primary ICT Coordinator at Pathways School Noida, an IB World school in the suburbs of Delhi, India, with 1,400 students from early years up to grade 12. We noticed that Sana was tweeting about using Makers Empire with her students so we reached out to her to learn more. How have you...
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How a STEM teacher at a Rural School Teaches with 3D Printing and Makers Empire
Michael Freeborn is a K-4 STEM teacher at Turbotville Elementary, a rural school with 1,500 students, which is part of the Warrior Run School District in Turbotville, Pennsylvania. Previously, Michael was a first-grade teacher for fourteen years. Three years ago, he was asked to start a STEM program at his school with the vision to...
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8 West Melbourne Schools Showcase STEM Learning with Toyota Community Trust
Eight schools in Melbourne's West recently came together for a Showcase Day to celebrate the STEM learning they achieved with a $60,000 grant from the Toyota Community Trust and 3D technology and professional learning delivered by Makers Empire. The schools involved in the West Melbourne 3D Printing in Schools Project were Jackson School, St Alban's...
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How a Teacher Uses 3D Printing To Teach Entrepreneurship & STEM | Design Thinking | PBL
Luke Drain is a classroom teacher at Carlingford West Public School in Sydney. Luke came to teaching after studying IT and was fortunate to secure a position at Carlingford West shortly after he finished his degree. We spoke to Luke recently about how he is using 3D printing and Makers Empire to engage students in...
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Why a Technology Teacher Chose Makers Empire | Teaching Tech. Curriculum with 3D Printing
Ruth Hanson (below, right) is the Lower School Educational Technologist at Duchesne Academy, an all-girls school, which had the first 1-to-1 laptop program in Houston. Duchesne is a Sacred Heart School, guided by five goals: Faith, Community, Academics, Social Awareness and Personal Growth. Students are encouraged to be the best they can be and the...
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How a teacher and his entrepreneurial 9Y0 use 3D printing at school and in their business
Jay Wright is the SET, STLAN and Technologies Teacher at Vale View State School in Queensland, Australia and a new Makers Empire ambassador. Previously, Jay worked at Freshwater State School and Bambi Bilingual Kindergarten in Japan. We recently spoke with Jay about his teaching career, his 3D printing journey, how he's using Makers Empire in...
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News from Makers Empire
Browse the latest product news and updates from Makers Empire
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Learning at Home | Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Resources for Teachers and Parents
To the worldwide Makers Empire community, At Makers Empire, we've been shocked and concerned as we've witnessed the distressing effects of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Makers Empire is used by 1+ million users in 40+ countries who create 90,000 new 3D designs every day. Many of these countries are already experiencing or planning for school closures....
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Share the Love | New Referral Program
At Makers Empire, we're privileged to work with 20,000+ teachers and 1+ million students in 40 countries. We love sharing your stories and videos, and we are thankful for all your feedback -- positive and negative -- which helps us build a better classroom product for you. We've always been grateful to educators and administrators...
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Latest version of Makers Empire features New Precision Controls and Notification Centre
At Makers Empire, we spend hours each week testing our 3D products in classrooms with teachers and students, reviewing feature requests and issues, and figuring out the best way to deliver products that genuinely excite and engage students and make teachers' classroom lives easier. Unlike many other 3D modelling software products around, Makers Empire 3D...
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Thought Leadership
Posts by Mandi Dimitriadis, Director of Learning at Makers Empire. Be at the forefront of Design Thinking in schools.
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Failing to Succeed: 6 Habits of Successful 'Failers' That Teachers Should Know
This post is by Mandi Dimitriadis, Makers Empire's Director of Learning (pictured above, left). I spend a lot of time talking with teachers about the important role failure can play in learning. Backed by Carol Dweck’s mindset research and armed with all sorts of anecdotes about the power of design thinking, I can often...
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5 Ways Design & Technology Curricula are Changing and How Makers Empire Can Help
We hear a lot of talk about what it's going to take for our young people to thrive and survive in their 21st-century futures. It's become almost cliched to talk about 21st-century skills but it is fair to say that many of today's school students will be working in jobs that don't yet exist and...
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9 Ways Teachers Can Differentiate Design Tasks for Students
At Makers Empire we believe that every child can change their world. Our dream is to empower every student with the tools, skills and creative confidence they need, to be able to tackle challenges head-on and develop creative, innovative solutions to problems. We know that teachers play a major role in helping students develop the...
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Design Thinking Competitions
Challenge your students with our monthly in-app Design Thinking competitions
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Winners of the 2020 Vision Design Thinking Competition
Every month, Makers Empire runs an in-app competition so that students can test their Design Thinking and 3D design skills against their peers from all over the world. We are glad to announce the winners of Makers Empire's Design Thinking competition from December and January: 2020 Vision. This was the 2020 Vision design brief for students:...
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Space to Dream Challenge: Commissioner's Digital Challenge for SA Students
Makers Empire is happy to be supporting the new Commissioner's Digital Challenge for South Australian (SA) students. Last year 217 schools, 31 libraries and an estimated 19,026 children joined the Learn to Speak Robot Challenge. In the Commissioner's newest challenge, Space to Dream, students need to design a toy or gadget for someone their age...
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Winners of the Flushed Away Design Thinking Competition
Every month, Makers Empire runs an in-app competition so that students can test their Design Thinking and 3D design skills against their peers from all over the world. We are glad to announce the winners of Makers Empire's Design Thinking competition from November: Flushed Away. November 19th was World Toilet Day so we challenged students...
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How To Guides (VIDEO)
Watch step-by-step videos to learn how easy it is to design in 3D
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Set Your Own Design Missions in Makers Empire | Mission Control - Ready to launch!
A short while ago we updated Teacher Missions to make it super easy for teachers to create 'Design Missions' for their students to complete in Makers Empire 3D. If you've never tried Design Missions before, you'll love the ability to set design missions or projects, assignments and work for students to complete in the Makers...
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New Make Your Own Avatar Parts | Fully Customise Your Makers Empire Avatar
850,000+ students currently use Makers Empire to design in 3D, learn about Design Thinking and STEM and develop 21st-century learning skills. One of the things students love about Makers Empire is the ability to customise their own avatar to represent them in the Makers Empire world. We've had countless requests from students for more avatar...
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How to Design a Harry Potter book cover using Makers Empire 3D (VIDEO)
In this video one of our young student users explains how to design a Harry Potter book cover using Makers Empire 3D modeling software. This is a great, easy to follow video to inspire younger students in the classroom who are new to 3D design and 3D printing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50YM8bOgV4 [su_divider top="no" divider_color="#dfdfdf" margin="30"] Makers Empire:...
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How to Design a Charizard [Pokemon] using Makers Empire 3D (VIDEO)
In this video one of our young student users explains how to design a Charizard from Pokemon using Makers Empire 3D modeling software. This is a great, easy to follow video to inspire younger students in the classroom who are new to 3D design and 3D printing. https://youtu.be/NFd1KcxSzdw [su_divider top="no" divider_color="#dfdfdf" margin="30"] Makers Empire:...
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Make Your Own Design Missions in Makers Empire 3D Modeling Software
We've come up with some cool new features for version 4.2 of Makers Empire 3D. Teachers and students can now make their own design missions for their students and friends to play and rate. To reach the Mission Maker, visit the 3D World and head into outer space. Can you figure out how to get...
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How To Use Makers Empire and Polar Cloud For Easier 3D Printing In Your Classroom
Have a Polar Enabled 3D printer? Printing your designs has become even easier with Polar Enabled 3D printers. If you are a part of the GE Additive Education Program then you definitely have a Polar Enabled 3D printer and you can take advantage of the integration between Makers Empire and Polar Cloud, giving you a...
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3D Printing Tips and Guides
Expert tips and advice to ensure your 3D printing experience is a success
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Review of the Dremel 3D45 3D Printer for Elementary, Primary and Middle Schools
Introduction to the Dremel 3D45 For the past month or so we’ve been testing the new Dremel 3D45 3D printer. Dremel is a well-established brand in the USA for makers of all kinds and is renowned for its excellent customer support. In Australia, however, Dremel is currently more known for its rotary tools. Back in...
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Best Tips for Successful Printing with a FlashForge Inventor IIS 3D Printer
At Makers Empire, we regularly test 3D printers for their suitability to elementary, primary and middle school environments. We only suggest (and sell) 3D printers that we genuinely think are the best options for teachers. You can see which printers we recommend at our Best 3D Printers for Schools (America) and Best 3D Printers for...
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An Impressive New 3D Printer: Sindoh 3D Wox 1 Printer Review
At Makers Empire, we regularly test potential new 3D printers that could be suitable for elementary, primary and middle schools so we can recommend the best to our global community of educators. So we’ve spent the past two months testing a brand new 3D printer, the Sindoh 3D Wox 1. Sindoh is a little-known company based out...
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