What's Inside?

This module has you taking apart and old toy or appliance and figuring out "What's Inside?"

Pick an item that can be taken apart and hopefully put back together. Your job will be to figure what what each part does and document the process of disassembly and reassembly.

Introduction to Fusion 360

This page will introduce our module that gets learners started with Autodesk Fusion 360.

Fusion 360 is a free software download as long as the learner is still a student. You can download that at:
https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/students-teachers-educators?mktvar004=668081&internalc=true

NOTE - you will need to create an Autodesk account to download this. If you are under 13, your adults will need to help you create this account. I cannot be your New Albany (@napls.us) account as they will attempt to send you a confirmation email that you will not receive.

The crux of this module is simply to go through the Autodesk Getting Started tutorials at:
https://f360ap.autodesk.com/courses/getting-started-in-fusion-360/lessons/course-overview

Have Fun!
Go Past Comfortable!

Design Your Dream House with Sketchup

This module takes what you have learned in your 3d Modeling with Tinkercad and drawing and ramps it up into designing your own virtual dream house!

Make sure you watch my Introduction video
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QePijMNQqrQQG3F3qUjBbly5i0JcHz3s/view

You can find the app at: https://edu.sketchup.com/app

NOTE: Level 3!! This will take you a while to complete! It will be worth it!

Have Fun!
Go Past Comfortable!

Orthographic Drawings

The next step in Engineering drawing is Orthographic Drawings!

You started by creating Isometric Drawings

This module will teach you how to create Orthographic Drawings which are much more complex.

You can see an overview with the video below.

Have Fun!

Go Past Comfortable!

TinkerCAD Advanced Projects

This module will take you a little more in to 3d modeling.

Tinkercad has advanced project tutorials that will walk you through step-by-step how to design more difficult objects.

Visit their Tinkercad Project page for these projects. Submit an .stl file when completed!

Have Fun!
Go Past Comfortable!

TinkerCAD Introductory Lessons

This module will be your first experience in 3d Modeling.

Using TinkerCAD online, work through their lessons to help you get started making 3d objects. When complete, you will have a keychain that we can put on the 3d printers!

Remember...

Have Fun!
Go Past Comfortable!

Persuasive Advertisement

This is a quick introduction to the Technology and Society Module titled Driverless Cars.


It is meant to force learners to do a few things:

• Research - what are the experts saying
• Form Conclusion - take what the experts have said and synthesize your own opinion.
• Present your Thoughts - this will be an actual presentation, not a speech or a written essay. Use presentation tools like Slideshows or Video creation.

Driverless Cars

This is a quick introduction to the Technology and Society Module titled Driverless Cars.

It is meant to force learners to do a few things:

• Research - what are the experts saying
• Form Conclusion - take what the experts have said and synthesize your own opinion.
• Present your Thoughts - this will be an actual presentation, not a speech or a written essay. Use presentation tools like Slideshows or Video creation.

Isometric Drawings

Isometric Drawings

This module can be found in our Design and Engineering Strand (Level 1).

It is a great introduction into 3d Design and Drawing.

Packet can be purchased at: 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/3-D-Drawing-using-Isometric-dot-paper-3637020

Paper Skimmer

Paper Skimmer

This activity can be found in our Design and Engineering Strand (Level 1). 

It is a great activity to practice measurement, direction following, and attention to detail.

Introduction Video:

"Go Past Comfortable!"

Wow!

What a crazy few days it has been! I know that this page hasn't been updated much lately. I guess I will have some time to do that over the next few weeks!

Please feel free to use any resources that I post here. I have spent over 25 years working on how technology can add value to what we do in the classroom. This will be the chance to see how it works.

Our Computer Science course has been built to be a "hybrid course." All materials are online, but the class runs much better face-to-face. There will be some limits to what we can do in a normal sense, but most of what we have created can continue to be completed from any location.

My biggest goal for this transition will be to provide a much better understanding of our lessons.

This site will evolve into a public version of our course that everyone can view and use without access to Schoology, our Learner Management System (LMS).

I have on my wall at school..."Go Past Comfortable!" This is our chance!