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United States : 3D Systems Brings New Digital Literacy to USA Science and Engineering Festival [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) 3D Systems announced today that it will be bringing its 3D PRINTING 2.0 capabilities to the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. At this event 3DS will demonstrate how 21st century tools support and promote digital literacy by showcasing the contributions of 3D printing in K-12 STEAM education and after-school programs. The company invites attendees to experience 3D design, scanning and printing live at the event. 3DS will be featuring its latest professional and consumer 3D printing technologies that are specifically optimized for K-12 education and together, create a new level of digital literacy. 3DS offers special discounted bundles and free curriculums and resources to schools and independent educational programs here. 3DS is also supporting America Makes, providing 3D printers for a hands-on interactive experience in booth 761 in the Engineering Pavilion Hall A, as well as support for the YouthQuest Foundation in booth 1136 in the Engineering Pavilion, Hall A. Amanda Boxtel, who was paralyzed from a skiing accident and is now standing tall with the help of a 3D printed hybrid Exoskeleton robotic suit, will deliver a keynote on April 27, 2014, and discuss ways to enhance mobility with Bionic Exoskeleton Technology. Recently 3DS collaborated with Amanda to design and 3D print parts of her robotics suit to mimic her natural anatomy and reflect her personal style for increased physical and emotional comfort and function. See Amanda walk here. 3DS education-centric installation in booth 1039 in the Engineering Pavilion, Hall A will showcase its select education and youth partner offerings as well as advanced manufacturing, design and consumer 3D printers, 3D scanners, 3D modeling software and 3D printed products: City X Project prospective educators can explore the City X Project s newly released curriculum and toolkit that gets kids designing and 3D printing meaningful projects within a three-day workshop. The City X Project was globally tested in a yearlong pilot program in locations including California, Hungary, Lebanon and Singapore, and is Common Core-guided. The free toolkit is available at cityxproject.com/toolkit. Blokify kids, teachers and parents alike can quickly design castles, ships, rockets and original creations from this easy mobile app that uses blocks to make 3D design accessible to everyone. Blokify is fully gamified and all creations are 3D printable for home printers and cloud printing at Cubify.com. (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company |