Week 11 - TinkerCad
In week eleven, I am continuing to expand on putting it all together coding = designing and building. It is the maker generation... and sharing tools that can integrate into the next levels of design children will be asked to produce in their future careers. For example, when you learn to code...what is the purpose? Let’s say a student learns to code a movement sequence for a robotic arm. Perhaps the student the student is actually more interested in how the arm components were designed and fabricated. This gets into the realm of 3 dimensional design and is the topic for this weeks ed tech application: TinkerCad this application is very easy to use, is web based and you can start building in 3D right away. I am building a A frame and in a minute I had a basic plan sketched up. TinkerCad also has support for teachers in the form of a webinar series that helps educators get rolling quickly, also you can send invite codes so its easy for everyone to participate. There is more than just 3D design available here are some lesson ideas using this kid friendly and free design software. Next week i will be exploring affordable printing ideas to take the design into reality. I am building an A Fram this summer and it was very easy to start designing this took me about a minute: TinkerCad A Frame
