3D Printing in the Art Room

I was lucky enough to win a 3D printing competition, sponsored by MakerBot and Thingiverse, for my school.  This was a huge deal, because one of my goals for our arts program was to get a 3D printer, but it was not within the school's budget.  Over the next few posts, I am going to share with you the various ways that I have been able to incorporate 3D printing into our Art program.

Our MakerBot in action

3D printing is an amazing technology, and it teaches so much to the students!  It teaches them to be thinkers and designers, and there is a great deal of problem-solving and revision that goes into play.  I know some schools use 3D printers are part of their technology department, but I think that it is a fantastic tool to be used in the art room as part of an integrated arts curriculum.   Over the next few posts, I will show the different projects I designed, specifically:

• --Geometry Robots with TinkerCad (K-5)
• --Figurine Design with TinkerCad (6-8)
• --Jewelry Design with TinkerCad (9-12)
• --3D Modeling with Blender (9-12)
• --3D Printing "Mini Museum" for Art History (9-12)

Student projects on display at the Georgia Educational Technology Conference

I will continue to update the blog with student projects as we complete them.  Feel free to contact me with questions!  I would also love to hear how you incorporate 3D printing into your arts curriculum.