I am excited to announce that Wired Educator has published its first book, 3DU: A Guide to 3D Printing in Every Classroom, written by Keven Rinaman.
If your school has a 3D Printer, it needs this book. Keven provides simple and affordable ways to start 3D printing in ANY classroom, no matter what grade or content area. Yes, EVERY educator can use 3D printing to engage students and help them create. As the host of The Wired Educator Podcast it has always been my primary mission to celebrate and promote the voices of outstanding educators. I am proud to celebrate the outstanding work of Keven Rinaman and share his voice and message with the world.
The Wired Educator Motto is, “To Level Up and Make a Difference in the Lives of Students”. Keven’s book does that and more. Keven’s book emphasizes that students should be using devices to create MORE than they consume. I love the possibilities and direction Keven offers teachers to bring 3D printing to every grade and every content area.It gives me great pride to help a fellow educator publish a physical book that another educator can hold in their hands, apply in their classroom, add to and pass along to others. This is the first book published by Wired Educator. I can feel the impact this book will have in students’ lives, I can picture the amazing creations students will design and produce, I can hear the laughs of failed prints, and the cheers of success as students and teachers collaborate together to create an environment of learning where experimentation, reflection on failure, and the tenacity to try again until they succeed is the norm.
Congratulations Keven on an amazing book and making a global impact on education. Well done.
~Kelly Croy
Keven Rinaman is an educator and author.
He has taught history, math, and technology at middle and high school grades, and has served as the technology director and Dean of Students for his district. Keven has coached numerous sports including: wrestling, golf, baseball and esports. He is a graduate of Heidelberg University and Western Governors University, earning both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Tiffin University.
Keven is the author of 3DU: A Guide to 3D Printing in Every Classroom, the host of an educational podcast titled, Magic Potion EDU, and blogs at TeachersTechToolbox.com. Keven has spoken at numerous national and regional conferences including FETC and OETC.
Keven lives with his wife Katie, and son, Cooper in Tiffin, Ohio. Contact Keven at kevenrinaman@gmail.com
Book description: Did your school purchase a 3D printer for teachers to use? Did someone donate one to your classroom and you are not sure how you will use it with your students? Check out 3DU: A Guide to 3D Printing in Every Classroom. This book is full of project ideas and lessons that will help any teacher, in any grade level, and in any content area, learn how they can use this technology with their students.
Starting with the basics of vocabulary and how the printer functions, readers will then embark on a journey that features projects and lessons that dive deeper with their students and make a cultural shift from consumption to creation. This book will give students the opportunity to get hands-on with their learning and make objects that demonstrate their understanding of classroom content through creative means.
3DU is for you if…
- You are a teacher eager to engage students with your content.
- You want students to design, create, and find solutions.
- You are an administrator leading instructional change toward a 21st-century learning environment.
You want to create opportunities of hope, fun, and fulfillment for students. - Wired Educator Consulting, Inc. will be publishing the voices of more educators over the next year. Stay tuned.
Kelly Croy is the host of The Wired Educator Podcast and founder of Wired Educator Consulting, Inc.