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Printers

Design Thinking Protocols

Online design sites

Online printing companies

Extra downloads

Catching/Scanning tools

Check your prints

Filament

3D ideas

Some of my projects

NYC Schools and teachers with Fabrication Labs (Fab Labs) or Makerspaces

Maker Books

Helpful online communities

Maker teachers and school blogs

Other posts about teachers, 3D printing, makerspaces

3D printing communities

3D Printing and Digital Fabrications Curricula (via 3dp4e)

3D printed products

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Printers

• UP Plus 2 ($1649)
• Affinia H480 ($1600)
• Printrbot Simple Metal ($599)
• Makerbot Replicator G5 ($2900)
• SeeMeCNC Orion ($1499) - on sale right now for $1374
• Cube 3 ($999)
• Printeer on Kickstarter

Design Thinking Protocols

• Mary Cantwell’s DEEP http://deepdesignthinking.com/
• Stanford d.school http://dschool.stanford.edu/dgift/#chart-a-new-course
• Don Buckley http://donbuckleyblog.wordpress.com/design-thinking-templates/
• Tools at Schools http://tools-at-schools.com

Online design sites

• Sketchup http://www.sketchup.com/
• Tinkercad https://tinkercad.com/
• 3DTin http://www.3dtin.com/
• Autodesk 123D Design http://www.123dapp.com/design - desktop and iPad app
• Leopoly http://leopoly.com/
• Blokify http://blokify.com/ - iPad app
• Printcraft (for printing Minecraft models) http://www.printcraft.org/
• Mineways (for printing Minecraft models) http://www.realtimerendering.com/erich/minecraft/public/mineways/
• Grasshopper http://www.grasshopper3d.com/
• Ponoko https://www.ponoko.com/
• OpenSCAD http://www.fabfabbers.com/openscad/
• Rhino http://www.rhino3d.com/
• Netfabb http://www.netfabb.com/
• Solid Works http://www.solidworks.com/

Online Printing Companies

• Shapeways
• Kraftwurx
• Sculpteo
• iMaterialise

Extra downloads

• Sketchup STL import/export https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/sketchup-stl
• Makerware http://www.makerbot.com/makerware
• Slic3r http://slic3r.org/
• Repetier http://www.repetier.com/
• Cura http://software.ultimaker.com/

Catching/Scanning tools

• Autodesk 123D Catch iPad app http://www.123dapp.com/catch
• NextEngine 3D scanner http://www.nextengine.com/
• Kinect for Windows http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/kinectforwindowsdev/downloads.aspx

• David Laser Scanner http://www.david-3d.com/

Check your prints

• Meshmixer http://www.123dapp.com/meshmixer

• Blog post about Meshmixer http://blog.123dapp.com/2014/02/top-5-autodesk-meshmixer-3d-printing-features

• Will it 3D print http://www.willit3dprint.com/
• Blender http://www.blender.org/

Filament

• Filabot filament maker http://www.filabot.com/
• Flexible filament http://www.makergeeks.com/nitpe3dprfis1.html?ref=lexity&_vs=google&_vm=productsearch&adtype=pla&gclid=CMKbr_KC2b0CFa1j7Aod0RMAxQ
• Price Comparison http://hackaday.com/2013/08/14/3d-printering-where-can-i-get-the-cheapest-filament/
• Maker Geeks http://www.makergeeks.com/
• Monoprice http://www.monoprice.com/category/pages/8

3D ideas

• Thingiverse http://www.thingiverse.com/
• GrabCAD http://grabcad.com/
• Nervous System https://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/
• Selection of Smithsonian 3D models http://3d.si.edu/browser
• Smithsonian Human Origins 3D models http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/3d-collection
• Tons of skeletons via the 3D Museum http://3dmuseum.org/
• 3D Anatomy http://www.real3danatomy.com/
• Sketchup 3D Warehouse https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/
• Animal skeleton models http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-model/animal/animal-skeleton
• Shapeways http://www.shapeways.com/
• 3D animals http://www.3dcadbrowser.com/3dmodels.aspx?collection=animals
• Pinterest board via DesignMakeTeach http://www.pinterest.com/designmaketeach/3d-design-portfolio/
• Jeremy Sambuca’s LEGO project http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2013/12/17/makerbot-stories-the-browning-school/
• Make Magazine http://makezine.com/
• Eric Standley’s intricate laser cut stained glass cardboard wndows - http://hifructose.com/2013/01/14/eric-standleys-intricate-laser-cut-stained-glass-paper-windows/

Some of my projects

• Redesiging LEGOs in 6th Math http://karenblumberg.wordpress.com/2014/05/16/making-legos-with-tinkercad-in-6th-math-with-kkleinnyc-ch_zem/
• Prosthetic hand in Afterschool Design Club http://karenblumberg.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/video-of-the-snap-together-robohand-i-made-with-dylanmryder/
• Greek Temples in 5th http://karenblumberg.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/3d-greek-temples/
• Nintendo stylus for 4rd grade reporter http://www.newroartimes.com/read-about-how-jasper-used-our-435598959.html

NYC Schools and teachers with Fabrication Labs (Fab Labs) or Makerspaces

• Marymount (Jaymes Dec)
• Hewitt (Jeremy Sambuca)
• Browning (formerly Jeremy Sambuca)
• UNIS (Francesca Zammarano and Javier Alvez) http://makerfaire.com/makers/colaboratory-projects-at-unis
• The Computer School (Tracy Rudzitis)
• Teachers College, Columbia University (Sean Justice)

Maker Books

• Tinkercad Textbook 
• Invent to Learn 
• The Invent To Learn Guide to 3D Printing in the Classroom: Recipes for Success
• The Art of Tinkering
• The Big Book of Hacks
• Sew Electric
• Textile Messages
• Tinkering: Kids Learn by Making Stuff
• Arduino Wearables
• The Best of Instructables Volume I: Do-It-Yourself Projects from the World's Biggest Show & Tell (v. 1)

Helpful online communities

• K-12 Makers http://k12makers.org/
• K-12 Fab Lab Group Site https://sites.google.com/site/k12makers/
• Toy Builder Labs http://toybuilderlabs.com/blog
• 3Dfizz http://3dfizzr.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/how-to-check-you-stl-files-before-3d-printing-them/
• Makerbot support http://www.makerbot.com/support/
• Shapeways tutorial: http://www.shapeways.com/tutorials
• Makerbot webinar http://pages.makerbot.com/education-stories-webinar.html
• Makerbot 3D Printing knowledge base: http://www.makerbot.com/support/guides/design/

Maker teachers and school blogs

• http://designmaketeach.com/ - Josh Ajima
• http://whatyouteach.blogspot.com/ - Tracy Rudzitis 
• http://tieandjeans.wordpress.com/ - Andrew Carle
• http://bartels.posthaven.com/ - Fred Bartels
• http://constructingmodernknowledge.com - Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez
• http://www.burkes21st.org/#!makery-blog/cw22 - Jenny Howland
• http://www.castilleja.org/page.cfm?p=941600 - Castilleja School
• http://blogs.ncs-nj.org/k4stemlab/?cat=6162 Northfield Community School
• https://www.mountvernonschool.org/page/Center-for-Design-Thinking?siteId=632 - Mount Vernon School
• https://sites.google.com/a/ecfs.org/fm-makerspace/ - Ethical Culture Fieldston School
• https://bullseye.archer.org/idealab - Archer School for Girls
• http://makerspace.nysci.org/ - NY Hall of Science
• http://elementaryedtech.com/2013/10/29/making-a-makerspace-peek-inside-my-plans/
• http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2014/04/makerspaces-provide-world-of.html - Eric Sheninger
• http://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2014/03/thinking-about-our-new.html - Van Meter
• http://www.ross.org/innovationlab - Ross School
• http://www.questacademy.org/academiclife/STEAM/index.aspx - Quest Academy
• http://www.theellisschool.org/podium/default.aspx?t=163170 - The Ellis School
• http://mc2stemhs.wordpress.com/
• https://cambridge.nuvustudio.com/discover - NuVu Studio

Other posts about teachers, 3D printing, makerspaces

• Caine’s Arcade http://cainesarcade.com/ 
• http://edtechteacher.org/3d-printing-4-reasons-why-tips-for-starting-guest-post-from-ett-summit-presenter-martha-slack/
• https://www.sparkfun.com/news/1480
• http://enablingthefuture.org/tag/8th-grade-students-create-3d-printed-hand/
• http://www.coolcatteacher.com/3d-printers-5th-grade-classroom-kelly-hines/
• http://www.pinterest.com/pthanson/maker-space/
• http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/makerspaces1
• http://makerspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/MakerspacePlaybook-Feb2013.pdf
• http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/want-to-start-a-makerspace-at-school-tips-to-get-started/
• http://blog.radioshack.com/2012/04/high-school-makerspaces-qa-with-makes-dale-dougherty/
• http://hackeducation.com/2013/02/06/the-case-for-a-campus-makerspace/
• http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2014/04/making-without-a-makerspace/
• http://www.bobpearlman.org/Learning21/innovation_labs.htm
• 10 Tools Every Kid Should Learn to Use
• http://www.creatorsstudio.org/course-blog/the-many-dimensions-of-3d-printing-from-cube-to-printrbot-makers-kit

3D printing communities

• http://www.3ders.org/
• http://nyc3dp.com/
• http://3dprint.com/
• http://3dprintingindustry.com/

3D Printing and Digital Fabrications Curricula (via 3dp4e)

• Autodesk University - Online 3D printing classes from one of the biggest software names in the industry
• FabLab@Schools - Digital fabrication tutorial videos
• Infinite Skills- Large selection of classes for 3D design software available for download or on DVD for $25-$100
• LifeHacker - Learn the basics of 3D printing for free
• Lynda.com - Many 3D Printing online courses available for $25 a month
• Magnetic Visions- 20 hour online course in Rhino 3D design software for $500
• MakeZine - Various tutorials avilable from Make Magazine
• MakerBot - A free guide to getting up and running with 3D printing from one of the largest 3D printer manufacturers
• MIT Open Courseware - A free class in Digital Design and Fabrication offered through MIT's Open Courseware Program
• NYU SCPS - Certificate classes in 3D Modeling, Digital Sculpting and Rapid Prototyping
• Shapeways - Online 3D printing tutorials from one of the largest 3D printing service companies
• SkillShare - Unlimited online courses for $10 a month with a great in-person pay-per-class options as well
• UArtsy - Online 3D modeling classes focused for artists
• udemy - Online 3D printing classes from free to $300

3D printed products

• Clug https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/834664305/clug-cycle-storage-thats-like-a-hug-for-your-bike
• Snable https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1689824368/snable-a-different-way-to-manage-cord-cable-clutte
• Square Holder http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/03/19/making-money-from-3d-printing-square-helper/
• Shoes http://3dprint.com/5749/3d-printed-shoes/
• Open Source Building Toy by Fred Bartels https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/804215203/developing-a-21st-century-open-source-building-toy
• Shapeways - http://www.shapeways.com/ - order or sell your own 3D designed objecs in a variety of materials including metal and ceramics.
• Robot Whistle from Thingiverse