Students Create with 3-D Printers
March 23, 2022
This year at Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School, 3-D printers have been noticed around the school and used by the Robotics Class.
One of the printers was donated by the Mr. October Foundation, led by Hall of Fame baseball player Reggie Jackson, and the other five were purchased from the school’s budget. They are being operated almost everyday by Robotics Class teacher Mr. LaMonica, who prints objects for students along with others who have made a request.
3-D printing can improve learning by giving students a chance to cooperate with their teacher and use creativity skills, according to 3-dprinting.com. It can also prepare a student for presentations and fun, creative projects. According to Mr Lamonica, “You can print all sorts of really useful stuff. For robotics class, we are printing a little piece that will be used in a robotics competition. You can print anything you want… people even print 3-D things like artificial limbs.” This shows how 3-D printers can be both creative and useful.
Mrs. Jenkins, the principal of CCAMS has worked hard to improve the school’s access to technology since she became school leader in 2015. According to an article on Wayne State’s Grade School website, one of her first orders of business was moving the budget to allocate $500k to a new computer lab. Before then, the entire school shared only three computer carts. Mrs. Jenkins stated, “I have nearly 650 kids. Imagine each and every one of them taking their time to sign in and out of those laptops.” This shows how she successfully managed to have a larger arsenal of technology to assist her students. Having the 3-D printers donated is just another sign of assistance with students’ education and creativity.
Anthony cruz • Apr 11, 2022 at 1:34 pm
In my opinion, I think its good for students to use 3-D printers and I’m glad it’s with the robotics class because it would be more useful for them
Paula Orozco • Apr 11, 2022 at 10:35 am
I enjoyed reading this article because 3-D printers let the students have the opportunity to improve their learning skills and more, including making things for projects.
Damian Torres • Apr 11, 2022 at 10:25 am
in my opinion, 3d printing is useful to people and this article shows everything you need to know about 3d printers
Edwin palacios • Apr 11, 2022 at 10:22 am
In my opinion, I think the 3-D printers help the people at the school mostly the staff to make fun projects for the students.
Edwin Duran-Morales • Apr 11, 2022 at 9:00 am
I enjoyed reading this article because doing 3-D Printing is like art. What I found interesting about this article was that 3-D Printing can improve learning by giving students a chance to cooperate with their teacher and use creative skills. In my opinion, 3-D Printing is a cool artifact.
Antonio tapia • Apr 11, 2022 at 8:57 am
3D printers are a good idea to use your creativity and your imagination to make whatever you want.
joseph santos • Apr 11, 2022 at 8:52 am
I found it interesting that Mrs. Jenkins the principal of CCAMS worked hard to evolve the school’s technology in 2015.
Skyler Hoffmann • Mar 24, 2022 at 12:15 pm
In my opinion, I think that the 3-D printers are good for the school and can be good for the school staff and students
gian nunez • Mar 24, 2022 at 9:53 am
I think that 3-d printing is good because it teaches kids how to use new technology other than their cellphones. thanks to ms.Jenkins that we have these 3-d printers, thanks to Mr.LaMonica we can use and learn how to use them
Rey • Mar 24, 2022 at 7:03 pm
But the real question is, will YOU use them?
Lucas W • Mar 24, 2022 at 9:38 am
I agree that 3-D printing can improve learning, the reason why I believe that is they can become an engineer, mechanics, and construction worker by learning how to 3-D print or learning how the 3-D printer works.
Ivana Medina • Mar 24, 2022 at 8:36 am
I agree with you Salem because the 3-d printers allow students to be creative while also giving them the opportunity to learn about something new.
Aniya Miles • Mar 24, 2022 at 1:43 pm
I agree with you because 3D lets the students have the oppurtunity of improving their learning skills.