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7 innovative 3D printers for the classroom

eSchool News

In fact, from 2011 to 2015, government business intelligence company Onvia awarded $1,809,298 in 3D printer and supply contracts to 44 primary, secondary and higher education institutions and school districts across the United States. Next page: Our 7 education-focused printers.

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Learning in the Making: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator

User Generated Education

textbook or testing company). As a curator, the maker educator locates and vets resources, especially those that will be used by younger students. Another important hallmark of the maker movement is its strong focus on community. Learners’ engagement, motivation, curiosity, and excitement increase.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

Hack Education

I’ve called this “the Top Ed-Tech Trends,” but this has never been an SEO-optimized list of products that the ed-tech industry wants schools or parents or companies to buy (or that it claims schools and parents and companies are buying). The Maker Movement. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2011.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

Hack Education

Each month, I calculate all the venture capital investment that’s gone into education technology, noting who’s invested, the type of company, and so on. The Maker Movement. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2011. (I also gather articles that I read about the same topics for a newsletter that I send out each Saturday.)

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