This is such an amazing technology! It is so crazy to see all of the endless possibilities! I loved looking at all the different ways that 3D printing can be used in the classroom!
When looking at the ways that it can be used for math there are so many cool ideas. You can design a shape you want and then make a tessellation with it! I think that with it being hands on you can help reach the students that are kinesthetic learners! You can also make spheres, cubes, etc. This would allow the students to be able to look at the object and think logically about how to solve problems using these objects while the teacher is explaining how to solve problems! I think it helps you reach all learners in a better way! You can reach the auditory learners by explaining! When you write things on the board you reach you visual learners and now when you use 3D printing you reach your kinesthetic learners! You can hopefully reach all students now!
I'm anxious to see where I end up teaching and to see what kind of technologies the school will have! Will I have access to all these cool things? Maybe I'll be at a school that doesn't have all the technologies. Either way it is exciting and I look forward to what I can do to be the best teacher!
Because the technology is so relatively new, the greatest impact may come via the introduction of 3D printing into public and private grade schools. The younger a person is, the easier it usually is to introduce new ideas and methodologies. This is why young children are so quick to learn new languages, when compared to their older adult counterparts. This is what makes elementary schools, junior high schools, and high schools the perfect place to begin really introducing a curriculum based around 3D printing.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing all the new and creative ways each generation is coming up with to make education more meaningful and fun for our students. I've also wondered about the type of school I will be at and what kind of technologies I would have access to. Bigger cities have the advantage there but I love learning about everything that is available out there. There's always field trips and virtual tours that we can utilize to introduce our students to all the possibilities. I love your idea of tessellations. I can just imagine the fun learning about repeated patterns and symmetry the students can have, especially if they created the manipulatives.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree. When I first saw the use of 3-D printing, I never really imagined it in an educational sense. I just thought of it in a more artistic or creative way, but after using it in class, I think the possibilities are endless. So many students now possess the ability to visually, kinesthetically, and orally learn from a 3-D printer alone. It's a very cool source of education.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how this technology can be used to fit every style of education. Whether teaching Ag, Math, History, or an engineering class it is amazing how it can improve every type of education. I loved how you thought about the importance of how it will reach a different learning style. I think that is one of the most important jobs of a teacher is to provide the best learning opportunity for every student. That means trying to reach as many learning styles as possible.
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