NEWS | REFERENCE | CURRICULUM
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News
These blogs and websites will keep you up to date with 3D printing news and trends.
| 3Ders |
| 3D Printing Industry |
| 3D Printing subforum – Reddit |
| Google News |
| Make Magazine Blog |
| Shapeways Blog |
| Stratasys – 3D Printing in Education |
| Stratasys Blog |
| ZD Net |
Online reference materials
These sites include 3D printing guides, instructions, history, and provide further context.
| 3D Printing Basics: The Free Beginners Guide |
| 3D Printing Design & Modeling Software |
| 3D Printing for Beginners |
| 3D Printing Quick Start Guide (Jason Webb) |
| Army Technology: Focus on 3D Printing (U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command) |
| 3ders 3D Printing Basics |
| Getting Started with 3D Design |
| Make Magazine Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing |
| Popular Mechanic’s How to Get Started: 3D Modeling and Printing |
| Progress in the Making: An Introduction to 3D Printing and Public Policy (AlA) |
| STEM Education and Workforce Statistics (National Math & Science Initiative) |
| STEM Resources (IMLS) |
| STEM Resources (Young Adult Library Services Association) |
| What’s a Makerspace |
Curriculum
These sites provide curriculum examples for 3D printing programming and instruction.
| City X Project Toolkit – 3D printing and design curriculum. |
| Making Makers – Includes are electronics, coding, game design, and 3D printing curriculum. |
| SeeMeEducate – 3D printing course curriculum and classroom projects. |
| LeapFrog 3D Printing Curriculum for Elementary & High school – Comes with LeapFrog printer package. |
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