{"id":807,"date":"2011-04-15T22:51:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T22:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/807-re-think-education-with-shapeways-hackthink.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:09:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:09:29","slug":"re-think-education-with-shapeways-hackthink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/re-think-education-with-shapeways-hackthink","title":{"rendered":"Re-Think Education with Shapeways &#038; HackThink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#000000\" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/p>\n<div><font face=\"arial, sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; \" class=\"im\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hackthink.eventbrite.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/hackthink_logo2.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; \" class=\"im\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\">\n<div class=\"im\"><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><font><font><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><font><font>&nbsp;<\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\">Imagine if your 5th grade classroom had a 3D printer in it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\">If modeling in 3D was something you learned in school, what would you make? Bridges? Models of human hearts? A replica of the pyramids? What if how well you designed an object in 3D was something you were graded on, because it helped show how well you understood how stuff worked? What about your hobbies? Maybe you&#8217;d print your own toy cars. Maybe you&#8217;d even get good enough to sell them to the other kids&#8230; Or their parents!<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><font><font><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\">&nbsp;<span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><font><font><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\">It&#8217;s because of the amazing potential custom production has to impact learning that Shapeways is sponsoring <a href=\"http:\/\/hackthink.eventbrite.com\/\">HackThink<\/a>. HackThink is a 3 day education hacking competition being held at <a href=\"http:\/\/pivotallabs.com\/\">Pivotal Labs<\/a> in NYC. The organizers are big fans of Shapeways and 3d printing, and we&#8217;re really excited at the opportunity to meet, talk, and make something with inspired folks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><font><font><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\">&nbsp;<span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><font><font><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"im\"><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\">If you&#8217;re a Shapie in or near NYC who wants to help inspire the next generation of makers join us for a&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; \" class=\"Apple-style-span\">challenging, rewarding weekend. 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