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| Ms. Stone shows off her 3-D prototype! |
Our staff members had a chance to experiment with new design software that will be in the FabLab@BCStoday. Ms. Stone, our 7th grade Social Studies/ELA teacher, proudly showed off her 3-D plastic train - the "Stone Express" - that she made using a laser-cutting machine. Ms. Stone said that she created the train by following a set of directions using a special design software program, and then with assistance, sent those plans to the laser cutter which produced her very first 3-D prototype.
"I am comfortable using technology, but I am not a designer, so it was a challenging project for me. It was important for me to go through the same process my students will be going through this year so I could see all the adjustments and changes that needed to be made to the design before getting the finished product.”
Ms. Stone added, "I was working in a room full of other teachers, and when we saw the trains we all said - 'Whoa that is so cool!' None of us can wait to share this with our students!"
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| Aptly named the Stone Express! |
