Peeps in public k-12, please post here.

[David Malpica]

Good afternoon everyone! 

As a FabLearn fellow who is navigating the challenges of bringing maker education to a public school I was asked where and how to find PBL and/or "MakerEd" colleagues in the public k-12 space. In support of starting a network, I'd like to encourage people to add their school info here. The link goes to a spreadsheet with editing permissions for anyone with the link, so it is immediately visible. Having a space is not a prerequisite to be on this list.

¡Mil gracias, and have a lovely Sunday!

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[David Malpica]

Bullis Charter School, chartered by the Santa Clara Office of Education and operating in Los Altos, California

[Donna Mandosa]

Palisades Charter High School

Pacific Palisades

California

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Bullis Charter School, operating in the Los Altos School District in California

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[Sammie Smith]

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[Donna Mandosa]

Sorry, forgot the district...

We are an independent charter high achool as part of Los Angeles Unified School District

[Joshua Gold]

Hanscom Middle School

Hanscom Air Force Base

Lincoln Public Schools

On Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 6:42:17 PM UTC-5, David Malpica wrote:

Good afternoon everyone! 

As a FabLearn fellow in a public charter school I was asked where and how to find PBL and "MakerEd" colleagues in the public k-12 space. I'd thought I would get somewhat of a poll started here and see where it goes. If you don't mind, please post a reply here, with your school name, district and state.

[Mark Loundy]

De Vargas Elementary School, Cupertino (Calif.) Union School District.

Mark Loundy (LAUSD alumni)

Instructional Technology Specialist

De Vargas Elementary School

[Adam Singer]

Davidson Middle School

San Rafael City Schools

San Rafael, CA

 

 

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Good afternoon everyone! 

 

As a FabLearn fellow in a public charter school I was asked where and how to find PBL and "MakerEd" colleagues in the public k-12 space. I'd thought I would get somewhat of a poll started here and see where it goes. If you don't mind, please post a reply here, with your school name, district and state.

 

¡Mil gracias, and have a lovely Sunday!

 

 

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[Elizabeth Espinoza]

Beth Espinoza

K-4 Maker/Tech Coach

Bacich Elementary

Kentfield SD

Marin, California

Twitter chats and BIE are also great ways to develop a PLN.

On Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 3:42:17 PM UTC-8, David Malpica wrote:

Good afternoon everyone! 

As a FabLearn fellow in a public charter school I was asked where and how to find PBL and "MakerEd" colleagues in the public k-12 space. I'd thought I would get somewhat of a poll started here and see where it goes. If you don't mind, please post a reply here, with your school name, district and state.

[David Malpica]

Thanks for sharing, everyone! There has to be more than seven of us! This data is not going on a report or survey anywhere. It is just for the purpose of making connections between colleagues involved in "maker ed" in the public school space.

On Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 3:42:17 PM UTC-8, David Malpica wrote:

Good afternoon everyone! 

As a FabLearn fellow in a public charter school I was asked where and how to find PBL and "MakerEd" colleagues in the public k-12 space. I'd thought I would get somewhat of a poll started here and see where it goes. If you don't mind, please post a reply here, with your school name, district and state.

[Fred Bartels]

David,

Perhaps a Google Doc or some sort of survey tool could be used to get a sense of where we are all working?

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[Donna Mandosa]

Hi David,

There are more of us doing similar work in the public space, but many are 'old school', identify as shop teachers and thus aren't on this list. I was on a Maker Ed panel with John Umekobo (on this list but at a private school) and Jean Kaneko (on this list, from The Exploratory, working with a few LA area public schools) at a recent county ed workshop. We were joined by three educators from LA area public schools who blended math in a traditional math classroom and the companion shop space. I'll reach out to them and pass along your contact info. I'd also recommend reaching out to the CITEA group. I know, I know, "shop" is not the same as "making" but there are a lot of crossover points and making in the public space has  a lot to learn from what used to be called Vocational Ed. The CITEA annual convention is in a few weeks in the Bay area. It's a small convention and they tell a lot of rueful jokes about their breed dying out, but they're super friendly and super supportive of the maker movement. Last year it was down here in SoCal, I went and learned a LOT. 

Thanks for organizing the public sector folks! It's a more complicated animal and we need more and different supports.

Donna

P.S. to Fred - yes to a google doc of basic project and staffing stats!

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[Tracy Rudzitis]

David, were you looking for schools that do Project Based learning AND the maker approach?

Or if it was simply a public school that had some aspect of making at some point in the day? but not interdisciplinary work or curriculum or projects.

thanks

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Thanks Tracy,

I suppose both PBL and/or Maker Ed would catch a wider net of people.

David

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[Mark Loundy]

David,

We're making the transition to full PBL/STE(A)M in our K-5 school. We opened our Maker space on February 23rd.

Mark Loundy

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De Vargas Elementary School

Cupertino, Calif. School District

On Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 3:42:17 PM UTC-8, David Malpica wrote:

Good afternoon everyone! 

As a FabLearn fellow in a public charter school I was asked where and how to find PBL and/or "MakerEd" colleagues in the public k-12 space. I'd thought I would get somewhat of a poll started here and see where it goes. If you don't mind, please post a reply here, with your school name, district and state.

[Donna Mandosa]

Shall we follow Fred's suggestion and collect data here:

http://goo.gl/forms/bIFYQI6HjU

-Donna

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[David Malpica]

Well, I had replied privately to Fred that I preferred the post to stay visible and same for the data. If people just answer the survey then the post will be quickly forgotten. I suppose we could request Angi to "pin" the post too. If there is a survey, then I'd like the responses to be visible too. I don't know, are people worried about privacy?

[Donna Mandosa]

We have a similar google form survey in SoCal for local maker ed folks and most felt fine adding to it, but certainly, if people on the K12 list don't want to share info, they don't need to fill out the survey and can simply reply to the email thread.  

The survey results for the form I posted should be visible to anyone who submits their info. 

I for one would love it if we could build a non-branded databases of the various types of spaces. I find few spaces with our set of variables and am always seeking partners solving similar 9-12 issues.

Donna Mandosa

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On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 1:29 PM, David Malpica <dmal...@bullischarterschool.com> wrote:

Well, I had replied privately to Fred that I preferred the post to stay visible and same for the data. If people just answer the survey then post will be quickly forgotten. I suppose we could request Angi to "pin" the post too. If there is a survey, then I'd like the responses to be visible too. I don't know, are people worried about privacy?

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[Wanny Hersey]

David we are NOT in the Los altos school district. We are in Los Altos but we are part of the Santa Clara County Office of Education schools. We serve students from different districts like the county schools. Los altos does not. Please rectify. Thanks!

Wanny

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Bullis Charter School, operating in the Los Altos School District in California

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[Tracy Rudzitis]

How I wish my school was PBL, but as a public school with testing at the forefront and our teacher evaluations based on how well our students do on the state tests, teachers and admins are too afraid to move away from the 45 minute, separate curriculum for each subject, and not mixing it up. 

Making and PBL is a natural fit, but PBL done incorrectly, or in bits and pieces isn't true PBL.

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[Donna Mandosa]

@Mark - Congratulations on the recent opening!

I'll be in the Bay Area for MakerFaire, would you be open for a possible visit if I can get up there before the madness? I know you're k-5, but I'd still like to see how another public school has succeeded.

-Donna 

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[David Malpica]

Thanks Angi and peeps! 

Folks in public schools with PBL and/or Maker Ed please post your school name, district and state on this thread. You can also add your info to this survey form, which collects data from all kinds of schools.

Happy making!!

[Mark Loundy]

Donna,

I've love for you to visit De Vargas. Just let me know when you're in town.

Mark Loundy

Instructional Technology Specialist

De Vargas Elementary School

Cupertino, Calif. School District

[Mary Morgan Ryan]

I am at the very beginning of the makerspace adventure. I did not fill out Donna's Google form because I don't have a dedicated space with a name yet.  I am working to integrate maker activities into our PK-5 curriculum and would love to make connections here.

Mary Morgan Ryan

Media Resource Center Director

Oak School

Hinsdale, IL 60521

On Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 5:42:17 PM UTC-6, David Malpica wrote:

Good afternoon everyone! 

As a FabLearn fellow in a public charter school I was asked where and how to find PBL and/or "MakerEd" colleagues in the public k-12 space. I'd thought I would get somewhat of a poll started here and see where it goes. If you don't mind, please post a reply here, with your school name, district and state.

¡Mil gracias, and have a lovely Sunday!

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[Sylvia]

I think this points out an issue with the Google form - people who need to find potential colleagues are most often people who don't have a space yet - but then how do you see the people who have filled out the form?

Also, the k12makers site has a google spreadsheet that anyone can access and view - perhaps rather than creating a new list, there is a way to add a column to that list?

Sylvia Martinez

http://inventtolearn.com

[Donna Mandosa]

Can you re-share the link to the k12 list? Let's not reinvent the wheel. If what we're looking for exists, yay!!

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[Aaron Vanderwerff]

Not sure if you still want us to post here, but:
Lighthouse Community Charter School, chartered by Oakland Unified, operating in Oakland, CA, K-12


The k12makers.org site says:
Below are school makerspaces where people are willing to entertain visitors and/or field questions about how to create your own space.

So I am not sure that this is the right space for keeping track of this data...

And in the bay area, we can also reach out to the East Bay Maker Educators and the Bay Area Maker Educators. We also have had quite a few public school teachers/admin attend our PD sessions, but they might not  be on this list.

Aaron

[David Malpica]

Thanks Aaron! 

Yes the list on K-12 makers also doesn't discern between public and private schools. And it's not just about having a space, there are plenty of schools running "MakerEd" activity without a dedicated space.

I encourage people to keep adding info here. The link goes to a spreadsheet with editing permissions for anyone with the link, so it is immediately visible. Now that the post is pinned, newcomers will be able to easily see it. I migrated the data from the previous posts. Feel free to add your e-mail address.

Aaron, could you please forward the link to the EBME and BAME circles?

Thank you all for your input and support!!!!

[Robert Pronovost]

Sorry to have not been on the Google Group in so long, but just added our info to the spreadsheet and the form...

Ravenswood Makerspace Collaborative

Open in 3 (soon 5) of our 7 school sites

Ravenswood City School District

Public School District in East Palo Alto, CA

Title 1 (98% free/reduced), 60%+ ELL

[Caleb Clark]

I help with a min-maker space at a small K-8 school in Putney VT. 3D printer, some kits, bots, in the science teacher's room. https://sites.google.com/a/wsesu.org/putneycentralschool/

On Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 6:42:17 PM UTC-5, David Malpica wrote:

Good afternoon everyone! 

As a FabLearn fellow who is navigating the challenges of bringing maker education to a public school I was asked where and how to find PBL and/or "MakerEd" colleagues in the public k-12 space. In support of starting a network, I'd like to encourage people to add their school info here. The link goes to a spreadsheet with editing permissions for anyone with the link, so it is immediately visible. Having a space is not a prerequisite to be on this list.

¡Mil gracias, and have a lovely Sunday!

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[Karen Fasimpaur]

Greetings, all! I work in K-12 education and love making!

This year, I am chairing the Maker Ed strand of the K12 Online Conference, and I'd like to invite all of you to consider submitting a proposal. Whether you are new to maker ed or an expert, you have something to contribute. (We also have other strands for Stories of Connection, Overcoming Obstacles, and Beyond the Core: Arts and More.)

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If you have any questions about this or would like to chat more about this, please feel free to contact me at ka...@k12opened.com. And please help spread the word about this event.

Thanks so much!

Regards,

Karen Fasimpaur

[Patrick Carroll]

Zaharis Elementary School

Mesa, AZ

Mesa Public Schools

[Thomie timmons]

Thomie Timmons
PBL and Fab Lab
Reynoldsburg City Schools
Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Trying to build such a list in Ohio too. We have 7 districts, all public, with either mobile or on site labs just in Central Ohio just finishing our first year of implementation as a network.

Support is key.

[Kevin Jarrett]

Hello everyone! Here thanks to a tip from Karen Blumberg. Some of you may know me as one of the founders of the Edcamp movement; I'm here right now though because this fall I'm teaching Middle School STEAM at Northfield Community Middle School, where for the last 12 years I've taught elementary technology/STEM. So great to be here! More about my project: http://blogs.ncs-nj.org/daedalus/about/ - off to explore the archived threads and http://k12makers.org/! Anyone at ISTE - I'm there every day - hope to connect! -kj-

[Christalee Bieber]

Workshop School
School District of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

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Good afternoon everyone! 

As a FabLearn fellow in a public charter school I was asked where and how to find PBL and "MakerEd" colleagues in the public k-12 space. I'd thought I would get somewhat of a poll started here and see where it goes. If you don't mind, please post a reply here, with your school name, district and state.

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[Elizabeth Joyner]

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

Independent School

Suffolk, VA

[Grace Bennett]

MS 88 - Middle school grades 6 -8
Brooklyn, NY
New York City Dept. of Education

On Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 6:42:17 PM UTC-5, David Malpica wrote:

Good afternoon everyone! 

As a FabLearn fellow who is navigating the challenges of bringing maker education to a public school I was asked where and how to find PBL and/or "MakerEd" colleagues in the public k-12 space. In support of starting a network, I'd like to encourage people to add their school info here. The link goes to a spreadsheet with editing permissions for anyone with the link, so it is immediately visible. Having a space is not a prerequisite to be on this list.

¡Mil gracias, and have a lovely Sunday!

[Kevin Jarrett]

Hey all, back in June, I found this group and shared a link to my blog, below.

You've been a tremendous help, more than you'll ever know, so thank you.

I've got some pics of my room transforming from computer lab to full-on makerspace, here:  

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kjarrett/albums/72157654607083009

I'm writing a year-long series for Edutopia about the process, as well. The first two posts:

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/making-makerspace-shop-class-rebooted-kevin-jarrett

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/making-makerspace-19-days-to-launch-kevin-jarrett

Finally, here's our 'official' program website, which looks utterly horrible, but uses the software teachers are required to use:

http://ncs.oncoursesystems.com/websites/335263

Again, thanks! Hope to meet some of you at FabLean 2015 later this month!

-kj-

[Dori Friedman]

Kevin, 

This is awesome! I am on a similar journey, although I have not documented mine as well as you have. I wish I could find the time to share out this way. I just spent the last 3 weeks converting an old classroom into a Makerspace. I posted pictures on Twitter @dorifriedman. 

I love the “Life Ready" poster you made! 

Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for sharing… Great work! Have an awesome year! Exciting times!!! :)

DORI

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[Kevin Jarrett]

Hey Dori, right back!

I know what you mean, I've been running flat-out since about August 23rd myself - was gone most of the summer before that - the majority of our progress came in the last three weeks as well.

Will you be at FabLearn later this month? Would love to connect!

-kj-

[Dori Friedman]

I wish I could be at Fablearn… but will not be attending this time.

I’ll be following along on Twitter :) Can’t wait to see your posts.

If you are ever in Santa Monica, come visit me at Crossroads!

Perhaps we can develop a collaborative project this year as well. I am anxious to mingle my students with other like-minded students. 

DORI

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[Kevin Jarrett]

Great. I'll ping you off-list soon! Have a great year!

[Michael Franklin]

Chester Arthur Elementary (K-8) in Philadelphia

Makerspace named the Wildcat Workshop

Mike

[Daniel Huecker]

Kevin,

Thanks for sharing your blog posts in Edutopia about setting up a Makerspace-- a lot of good ideas for us to explore as we head down the same path.  I look forward to meeting you at Fablearn in a few days.

-Daniel

[Kevin Jarrett]

Same! :)

[Smita Kolhatkar]

Barron Park Elementary K-5 in Palo Alto Unified School District

[Colleen Hoban]

Does it have to be public school only?

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[David Malpica]

Yes please, the K12 group is open to the general public but this specific thread is only for public schools to connect. Thank you!

[Chris Champion]

Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School, Mechanicsburg, PA 17078

[Janet Wu]

49ers STEM Leadership Institute

Cabrillo (Juan) Middle School

Santa Clara Unified School DIstrict

Santa Clara, CA

Program and Technology Manager

[Rick Schertle]

Rick Schertle

Cambrian School District

Steindorf K-8  STEAM School

STEAM Coordinator/Maker Lab Instructor

San Jose, CA 95112

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[Christa Flores]

Hello Peeps in Public Schools. I am so thrilled this list is growing. I am looking for any of you that are science teachers or working with science teachers to bring making to the science curriculum for a writing project I am doing. If you have time to chat this week, let me know. 

Christa 

cfl...@hillbrook.org

[Sammie Smith]

HI Christa~

I am a science teacher by trade though now run our FabLab.  I have an entire class that goes straight from their science teacher to me...we have designed all of our projects this year around that curriculum.  Happy to chat.

My office number is 307-732-3775

Mountain time.  Will be in my office until noon my time.

Sammie

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[Christa Flores]

Great Sammy thanks. I have classes until 10:30 PST so I think I miss you today. Whats your schedule like tomorrow? 

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[Sammie Smith]

I would try me today...I teach ALL Day on Wednesdays with no break.  :(

Sammie

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[Kelli Lane]

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Hoover City Schools

[Elizabeth Lloyd]

Hello from WHS Wayshak Fab Lab. We are located in the Watertown High School library in Watertown, MA, just a short swim down the Charles River from the first Fab Lab at MIT (if you could swim in the Charles that is). This is year two for us and we now have a makerspace in our middle school this year. I am happy to be part of this group sharing ideas and solving problems! Check in on @fablabwhs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fablabwhs/

My name is Beth Lloyd and I am the Innovation Specialist for Watertown Public Schools.

[Elaine Margaritis]

Hi All,

Hope this is the way to introduce myself.  I'm a middle school technology/design/computer coding teacher in Wheeling, IL.  Always looking for new ideas and ways to share my ideas for classroom connections.  Happy 2017 to all!

[Lori Hamilton]

Shorewood  Hills Elementary School

Madison, Wisconsin

[Kent Lui]

Rebels Makerspace in Burnaby South Secondary

Burnaby School District (SD #41)

Burnaby, BC, Canada

[lisa yokana]

Hi

Lisa Yokana here-STEAM coordinator at Scarsdale High School in Scarsdale NY, just north of NYC (Westchester County) We have Makerspaces in all five elementary schools, middle school and building a 4000 square foot lab at the high school. We are at the end of year one of a three year course sequence and the kids LOVE it! We are over-enrolled! Would love to connect with anyone local (or farther away)working in the high scnhool space!

Lisa Yokana

STEAM Coordinator

Scarsdale High School

[David Malpica]

Happy new school year everyone! I'd love to get this effort up and running again. Any new members who'd like to share their info on the spreadsheet?

I've been thinking on how to facilitate connections among public K-12 maker educators. Perhaps peeps could share their biggest issues with implementing their programs?

Best regards,

David

[Julie Darling]

I am a media specialist in a 5th and 6th grade building. My biggest issue, hands down, is tech support. Our tech department has everything locked down, they are understaffed and under paid. They also don't have the knowledge base to support makerspace design software. At one point we had someone on staff who did, and it was a game changer. He's since moved on to working at a University.

[lisa yokana]

Lisa here in Scarsdale NY. We have a 4000 sq. ft high school design lab. Biggest issue for us is buying tools, machinery and materials via public school vendors. I have had to get companies onto the NYState vendors list. It's time consuming and a huge pain. And if we have a big order, we have to get three other quotes for comparison. It takes hours! That said, if you need help sourcing stuff in the northeast, I'm happy to help! Also oen to anyone visiting and seeing what we are up to. Tackling adaptive design with our entrepreneurship classes this year. 

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I am a media specialist in a 5th and 6th grade building. My biggest issue, hands down, is tech support. Our tech department has everything locked down, they are understaffed and under paid. They also don't have the knowledge base to support makerspace design software. At one point we had someone on staff who did, and it was a game changer. He's since moved on to working at a University.

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[David Malpica]

Thanks for sharing, Julie. How on board is the administration? One reason I was successful was I had my own set of PCs which I maintained largely by myself with occasional help from our tech director and a contractor.

Also what software are you looking to use? Perhaps there are web based alternatives we can share about?

[David Malpica]

That's interesting, Lisa. Is that a district-wide policy? I used to be able to find almost any vendor and work with POs or a credit card. I do recall CDW took a long time to work with. I think it was also challenging for a community charter school to have the same credit ratings as a district.

4K square feet, wow!? Do you mind sharing some photos or plans of your space?

[Julie Darling]

The administration is pretty on board, in general. Actually, that would be great - I am struggling with finding a good web-based design software for 3D designs, laser prints, etc. I've tried Sketchup, which we have downloaded, but sometimes have issues with exporting the file into something I can use for 3D prints, I was using Tinkercad, but for a while the site was going down and the kids were getting frustrated. Fusion 360 was recommended to me, but it seems like it might be too complex for 5th/6th graders. Is there anything else out there?

[Adam Singer]

For 2D designs, have you tried gravit.io? Pretty powerful! Also, google drawings just added a ruler which makes it a decent place to start.

Tinkercad has also added a lot of new tools in the past year and has been fairly reliable.

 

Adam Singer

Technology / Maker Educator

Maker Tech Lab

Davidson Middle School

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The administration is pretty on board, in general. Actually, that would be great - I am struggling with finding a good web-based design software for 3D designs, laser prints, etc. I've tried Sketchup, which we have downloaded, but sometimes have issues with exporting the file into something I can use for 3D prints, I was using Tinkercad, but for a while the site was going down and the kids were getting frustrated. Fusion 360 was recommended to me, but it seems like it might be too complex for 5th/6th graders. Is there anything else out there?

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[Mark Loundy]

Julie,

Give Tinkercad another try. I've found it to be very reliable recently. It's become the go-to 3-D app for K-5.

For 2-D, I second Gravit. It will run natively on Macs or in the cloud at gravit.io. It's free, the developers give it great support and there is a vibrant and growing community around it.

Mark Loundy

Instructional Technology Specialist
Google Certified Educator, Level 2
De Vargas Elementary School
Cupertino (Calif.) Union School District

[John Umekubo]

Agree on both counts. Tinkercad has been smooth, continues to add new features, and is free.

Just getting into gravit.io myself recently, and am enjoying the platform. I come from Illustrator, so it's simple, but can do most of what my middle school students need, particularly for laser cutting, 3D carving, vinyl cutting.

- john

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[David Malpica]

I would definitely recommend TinkerCAD and even Fusion over Sketchup, which is just not well designed to generate error free geometry for 3D printing. 

If stuck with SketchUp you could try a mesh repair app, but that brings another layer of complexity. There are a quite a few options but perhaps someone else can weigh in on those?

And your school's internet is otherwise pretty reliable?

Thanks Adam, Mark and John for helping out!

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[Jason Mickelson]

John, Mark, etc,

Has anyone tried Vectr? I was getting re-acquainted with Pixlr this summer and noticed this free vector software tool from same developer that looks like it might work well for Chromebooks, similar to Gravit. But haven't had time to look into it yet.

[Lisayokana]

I’ll post some photos of the lab soon. Got to get our ducks in a row for next week! And I believe the vendor issue is a NY state law. We get audited every year so....

Sent from my iPhone 

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That's interesting, Lisa. Is that a district-wide policy? I used to be able to find almost any vendor and work with POs or a credit card. I do recall CDW took a long time to work with.

4K square feet, wow!? Do you mind sharing some photos or plans of your space?

On Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 6:59:58 AM UTC-7, lisa yokana wrote:

Lisa here in Scarsdale NY. We have a 4000 sq. ft high school design lab. Biggest issue for us is buying tools, machinery and materials via public school vendors. I have had to get companies onto the NYState vendors list. It's time consuming and a huge pain. And if we have a big order, we have to get three other quotes for comparison. It takes hours! That said, if you need help sourcing stuff in the northeast, I'm happy to help! Also oen to anyone visiting and seeing what we are up to. Tackling adaptive design with our entrepreneurship classes this year. 

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[John Lesko]

We have been using Onshape with our high school students for the past 2 years.  It is free for educational use and web based.  It is very smooth and allows real time collaboration on designs that can be saved in many formats for 3D printing etc.  It's more of a traditional CAD program (rather than drag and drop shapes) but I have done short summer camps for 5th and 6th graders and they've had no trouble catching on quickly.

John Lesko

Makerspace Coordinator

Saint Joseph Academy

Cleveland, OH

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[Julie Darling]

Thank you, everyone, for the suggestions. This is very helpful!

Best,

Julie