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Winner of Makers Empire’s Happy Hats 3D Design Competition

Every month, Makers Empire hosts an in-app 3D design competition giving students around the world the opportunity to test their Design Thinking skills against their

30 May, 2019

Toyota Community Trust Funds STEM, Design Thinking & 3D Tech. for West Melbourne Schools

Makers Empire is delighted to announce that the company has received a $60,000 grant from the Toyota Community Trust to help deliver 3D technology and

6 May, 2019

New Tools To Make Assessing Students’ Curriculum-Aligned 3D Design Work Easier

Makers Empire’s pioneering 3D design software and 3D printing learning programs for schools are designed to help educators teach Design Thinking, STEM and 21st-century learning

3 May, 2019

Winners of Makers Empire’s Super Women Design Thinking Competition

Every month, Makers Empire hosts an in-app 3D design competition giving students around the world the opportunity to test their Design Thinking skills against their

1 May, 2019

Makers Empire celebrating 10 million maze runs by students in Maze Mania 3D Game Creator

Makers Empire is celebrating 10 million maze runs by students in its new Maze Mania game. Launched last October as a game creator within the

16 April, 2019

Denver Public Schools Chooses Makers Empire | Teaching with 3D Printing & 3D Design

Denver Public Schools is teaming up with Makers Empire to help its teachers integrate 3D technology into their classrooms. Denver Public Schools is a large

15 April, 2019

Competitions, Challenges & Experiences Your Students Will Love | Design Thinking | STEM

At Makers Empire, we want to help children become creators, innovators and problem solvers so they can adapt and thrive in a dynamic world. We

5 April, 2019

6 Elementary and Primary School Educators Share Their Experience of Makers Empire

At Makers Empire, we’re inspired every day by the amazing educators who engage, guide and teach elementary, primary and middle school students using Makers Empire.

28 March, 2019

Winners of the Share the Love 3D Design Competition

Every month, Makers Empire hosts an in-app 3D design competition giving students around the world the opportunity to test their Design Thinking skills against their

14 March, 2019

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

13 March, 2019

How a Third Grade Teacher uses 3D printing to Teach Across the Curriculum

Amy Otis is a Classroom Teacher at Glacier Edge Elementary School and a Makers Empire ambassador. She started teaching high school theatre and Spanish when

5 March, 2019

5 Videos for Students that Show the Design Thinking Cycle in Action | 3D Printing in Schools

At Makers Empire, we are privileged to witness the extraordinary problem-solving and creative innovation that K-8 students are capable of when equipped with intuitive, age-appropriate

28 February, 2019

How Roseworthy PS Students Help Wheelchair Sports Athletes with 3D Printing

Matt has Muscular Dystrophy, which affects all of his muscles and causes further deterioration every year. When he plays wheelchair sports, it can get rough

22 February, 2019

Want to be inspired? Watch These 5 Great TED Talks for Teachers

Looking to motivate and engage your students? Wanting to dive deeper into pedagogy? Keen to be inspired by a new idea? Feeling tired and in

21 February, 2019

How 3 Teachers are Finding New Ways to Use 3D Printing & Design in the K-8 Classroom

For teachers who are new to 3D printing, Makers Empire’s school products include everything you need to successfully integrate 3D technology into the classroom. With

15 February, 2019

Meet the Young Siblings & Entrepreneurs Behind Custom 3D Printing Company, G3D

Recently, we met two entrepreneurs who run a small business using 3D printing and 3D design. What makes these two entrepreneurs special is both their

15 February, 2019

Winners of the Zodiac Zoo 3D Design Competition

Every month, Makers Empire hosts an in-app 3D design competition giving students around the world the opportunity to test their Design Thinking skills against their

11 February, 2019

Makers Empire’s New Maze Mania 3D Game Creator a Smash Hit

Makers Empire 3D is known for being an easy-to-use and engaging 3D design app that K-8 students can use to design in 3D and create

11 February, 2019

Winners of the 2018 Makers Empire Awards

Makers Empire is happy to announce the winners and runner-ups of the inaugural Makers Empire Awards for 2018. Makers Empire’s 3D design software is used

6 February, 2019

How an Educator Teaches Vision and Hearing Impaired Teens with Makers Empire 3D software

Erin Barr has been teaching at the Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind (MSDB) for four years. She has taught every grade from

31 January, 2019

How A School Librarian Is Teaching with 3D Printing at Her Schools

Hajnalka Molloy is the Leader of Campus Library and Information Services at Aberfoyle Park Primary Campus in Australia, President of the School Library Association of

25 January, 2019

Makers Empire begins rolling out 3D technology to 230 schools in Dubai

Recently, some of the Makers Empire team visited Dubai to work with the Ministry of Education (MOE) United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ibtikar, our local

24 January, 2019

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

24 January, 2019

Winners of the The Great Ornament Tournament 3D Design Competition

Every month, Makers Empire hosts an in-app 3D design competition giving students around the world the opportunity to test their Design Thinking skills against their

7 January, 2019

2018 Highlights and Happy Holidays!

What a year 2018 was! It’d be almost impossible to list everything that happened but here are some of the highlights. In Numbers In 2018,

18 December, 2018

How Littlehampton PS Students Helped A Boy With Cystic Fibrosis using 3D Printing

Students at Littlehampton Primary School in Australia were asked to solve a real-world problem using Design Thinking, 3D printing and Makers Empire. Will, a student

18 December, 2018

43 Primary Schools Share Their Design Thinking Learning in 3D Printing Showcase

On Monday 3rd December, 43 South Australian schools joined together to create a showcase of their learning around Design Thinking using 3D printing and 3D

10 December, 2018

Winners of the Game On 3D Design Competition

Every month, Makers Empire hosts an in-app 3D design competition giving students around the world the opportunity to test their Design Thinking skills against their

7 December, 2018

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

30 November, 2018

8 Ways Teachers and Students Can Benefit From Gamification in the Classroom

Makers Empire 3D is specialised 3D modelling software carefully designed to help K-8 students develop Design Thinking skills in order to solve real-world problems. Our

30 November, 2018

How 3D Printing Helped My Students Create a School Nature Play Space

This guest post has been written by Megan Koop, a classroom teacher at Blakeview Primary School located in the Northern Suburbs of Adelaide. Megan is

22 November, 2018

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

21 November, 2018

Makers Empire celebrates 1 million maze runs in 3D maze creator game after 4 weeks

We’re thrilled to announce that Makers Empire is celebrating 1 million maze runs played in its new Maze Mania game after its launch just over

21 November, 2018

What is Design Thinking? A Handy Guide for Teachers

What is Design Thinking? In this post, Mandi Dimitriadis, Former Director of Learning at Makers Empire, will help you understand more about Design Thinking. You’ll

15 November, 2018

Winners of the Spooky Shadows 3D Design Competition

Every month, Makers Empire hosts an in-app 3D design competition giving students around the world the opportunity to test their Design Thinking skills against their

14 November, 2018

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So You Have a 3D printer – Now What? A Frank Account of 3D Printing in the Classroom

This guest post was written by Christopher Burdman, a grade 3-5 STEM teacher at Joseph P Tyan Elementary School in Boston and Makers Empire Ambassador.

8 November, 2018

Students’ 3D Designs Shine in MOD.’s Waging Peace Exhibition

Fiona Graff is a Year 7 Homeroom Teacher at Cabra Dominican College in South Australia. She has been using Makers Empire with her students for

7 November, 2018

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

6 November, 2018

5 Ways Makers Empire has Become a Tool of Transformation in My Classroom

This guest post was written by Kate Tyrwhitt, Visual Arts Teacher at St Michael’s College in Australia and a Makers Empire Ambassador. Kate has a

1 November, 2018

Announcing the 2018 Makers Empire Awards

Makers Empire is delighted to announce the inaugural Makers Empire Awards. The new Makers Empire Awards are designed to celebrate and showcase the students, teachers,

25 October, 2018

Terrific Treasure Design Thinking Competition Winners

We are proud to announce the winners of Makers Empire’s Design Thinking competition from August/September: Terrific Treasure. In this competition, students were challenged to design

20 October, 2018

New Game Zone, Maze Mania and View Cube coming soon to Makers Empire

The next update of Makers Empire (version 4.3) will introduce some brand new features: Game Zone / Maze Mania -a super fun new design tool

17 October, 2018

Meet The Maker: Angus Copley, Makers Empire Legend & Awesome Student Designer

We are happy to introduce our first Makers Empire Legend: year four student Angus Copley from St Michaels School in Australia. Angus was nominated for

17 October, 2018

United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Roll Out 3D Technology into 200 Primary Schools in 2019

Makers Empire is happy to announce a new partnership with Dubai-based education consultancy company, Ibtikar, to deliver a country-wide rollout of 3D technology into over

10 October, 2018

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

28 September, 2018

Makers Empire’s Director of Learning a Finalist in the Winnovation Awards

We’re proud to announce that Mandi Dimitriadis, (above) our awesome Director of Learning, is a finalist in the 2018 Winnovation Awards. Congratulations, Mandi!! The Winnovation

27 September, 2018

Pursuing Equality For Women In STEM To The End Of The Earth

Jeanette McConnell manages the GE Additive Program for Makers Empire, directing the rollout of Makers Empire 3D software, curriculum, class management tools, resources and professional

25 September, 2018

Kids Will Change the World with 3D Printers | A Video by GE

More than 3,000 schools from around the world applied for this year’s GE Additive Education Program, with 600 schools from 30 countries accepted. Over the

15 September, 2018

How 5th Graders at Woodsdale Elementary Learned About Engineering with 3D Printing

Coming up with ways to let students experience the engineering design process first-hand in the K-8 classroom can be a challenge. But under the guidance

13 September, 2018

8 Essential Tips for successful 3D printing in the classroom

Teachers are achieving fantastic learning benefits in the classroom every day with 3D technology and Makers Empire. However, we realise that the practical requirements of implementing 3D technology in your school can be a little daunting for newcomers. So we have compiled this list of 7 practical tips to help you make your 3D printing journey a success.

13 September, 2018

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