Preparing for your first Makers Empire class – Installation Guide for Schools

So your school has just embarked on its Makers Empire journey?

Congratulations! We’re excited to be supporting you and your teaching colleagues as you introduce your students to design thinking via 3D design and printing.

The Makers Empire School Subscription comprises 3D Software and curriculum aligned lesson plans, professional development videos, teacher resources and more accessible via the Teacher’s Dashboard.

Before you run your first Makers Empire class, we suggest completing the following steps ensure a smooth and successful experience.

Makers Empire 3D works on most devices and is available to download on the App Store for iPad and iPhone, Google Play for Android, the Mac App Store for Mac and Windows. Newer Chromebooks (2016+) are supported – see details here.

If you have any issues installing Makers Empire 3D please refer to our Help Centre. If you’re still experiencing difficulties contact our support team by clicking on the message icon in the Teacher’s Dashboard (log in via the top menu) or via Instant Messaging on this site.

Login to the Teacher’s Dashboard via the LogIn button on this website. You’ll need your log in email and password to access the Dashboard. In the Teachers’ Dashboard, click Classes on the left menu. Click +Add a class. Give your class a name, assign the grade / year level and click Create class. If you are teaching a specialist class you can click Additional, otherwise leave Home selected.

* If your school is integrated with Google Classroom, your classes will automatically be synced with Makers Empire, so you can skip this step.

Now you’ve added your first class, let’s add some students. Still in the Teachers’ Dashboard, click Classes on the left menu. Select your class and then click +Add a student. You will be prompted to choose a Username, Password and Display name. You can enter student’s email address if your students have access to email, otherwise select Use my email.

* If your school is integrated with Google Classroom, your classes will automatically be synced with Makers Empire, so you can skip this step. Alternatively, if your students have a sufficient literacy level, you can probably let them create accounts themselves. In that case, you can skip this step and go straight to Individual Login.

Schoology

Easy login for classes already using Schoology.

1. If your class is already using Schoology, your students simply press the Schoology icon.
2. They will be asked to enter their Schoology email address or username and password.
3. They will return to Makers Empire and be asked to choose their own Makers Empire username.

QR Login

Easy login for devices with cameras.

1. Print the QR code. You can find the QR code in the Teacher’s Dashboard. Go to Classes, find your class and click the triangle icon to the right of the class name. Select Class QR code. The QR code will open in a new browser tab and you can choose to print or download it from there.
2. Students press the QR icon, then scan the QR code with their device.
3. Students then select their name from the list to log in. Once they have logged in for the first time, students can customise their “hero” profile picture which makes logging in for younger learners even easier.

Google Classroom

Easy login for classes already using Google Classroom.

1. If your class is already using Google, students can simply press the Google Icon.
2. They will be asked to enter their Google email address and password.
3. They will return to Makers Empire and be asked to choose their Makers Empire username.

* See our full Google Classroom Integration video here.

Class Login

Simple login for devices without cameras.

1. Print the class login details. You can find the class username and password along with the QR code in the Teacher’s Dashboard. Go to Classes, find your class and click the triangle icon to the right of the class name. Select Class QR code. The QR code will open in a new browser tab and you can print or download it.
2. Every student enters the same username and password.
3. Students then select their name from the list to log in. Once they have logged in for the first time, students can customise their “hero” profile picture which makes logging in for younger learners even easier.

Individual Login

Secure login for users with higher literacy levels.

1. Print the Username & Password List. You can find the list in the Teacher’s Dashboard. Go to Classes, find your class and click the triangle icon to the right of the class name. Select Username & Password List. Your class’ list will open and you can choose to print or download it from there. Give each student their individual login details and have them enter their Username and Password in Makers Empire to log in.
2. Alternatively, students with higher literacy levels should be able to create user accounts by themselves. Simply have them click Create New Account and follow the prompts. They will need your school’s Product Key.

Makers Empire 3D software is the cornerstone of Makers Empire’s award-winning paid subscription option for schools, which delivers genuinely transformative learning outcomes.

School subscriptions include 130+ lesson plans aligned to American standards and the Australian curriculum, professional development, training and ongoing support for teachers, an implementation plan, and a Teacher’s Dashboard.

“This has been a wonderful new way to teach and motivate my students… They are beginning to see real-life implications to what they learning to do in class and how they could develop prototypes of objects that they could develop and then produce to sell… At first, I preferred Tinkercad because I knew this software better. However, now that I have had some time to work with Makers Empire it is so much better…The overall enthusiasm towards school and learning has increased tremendously. Students who are typically reluctant learners have come to life,”

Robin McGinnis,Teacher
North Elementary School, USA