Working through the Process

Our committee is now working on a deadline to figure out what to buy for our Maker Space.  In the middle of testing we were told we had one week to submit our order!  So our group met on Tuesday May 26th to try and narrow down out first list of items to purchase

Mike Renne:  2nd list:

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TFka2_pr8q8RIsdggDyClOxaklSMYmFOF7QLr6DnLNE/edit?usp=sharing

• East Forsyth High School Order List 

• SEMS Ipad order

Answers to Questions:

• Question about amounts to purchase
• You actually have $12,500 to spend on the devices and accessories.  [And, another $6000 to spend in the MakerSpace.]
  
  
  So, if you choose the Ipad mini’s (approximately $300 each), you would have money to purchase the 32 you want ($9600) with enough left over for either a cart or protective cases for the Ipads. 
  
  
  As an example, East Forsyth is purchasing 30 Ipad mini’s with Otterbox for the 30, and one cart for $14,000.  The school is paying for the amount over the $12,500. 
   
• Allow Approximately 5%.  for shipping
• The district requires that you purchase Applecare and Otterboxes with any iPad order.  Apple Care is good for two years and Apple will replace the device if it stops functioning (won’t charge, touchscreen unresponsive, etc), and it covers one screen replacement.  There is no deductible. 
  
  
  Are you purchasing through Apple Education?  If you purchase through a reseller rather than Apple Education, we will not be able to offer the same management features or support to your i-Pads, because they will not be part of our Apple deployment services program. 
  
  
  Jennifer Ellington
  Systems Administration

• Just make a list of the items you want with vendor name and item number, cost, etc. We will actually do the ordering and po from our office.   Kim Marion
• Question about software for 3-d printer:
• For complete beginners, I like www.tinkercad.com.  It is web-based and free.  All students need to is to create a free account.
  
  
  Once they learn some basics, I like to move to 123dapp.com.  This is a website that has several pieces of software students can use to make/create 3D models for 3D printing.  I believe they are all free (or a basic version is), but they will have to download the software to a computer.  There is at least one app for iPad on that site, too

I-pad Order

Other resources:

Maker Space Site at East Forsyth HS: http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/97034


Frauenhoffer Links:

I’ve looked up some resources that at some point we might want to share with the staff and I thought I’d share them with you first and you can let me know what you think:

http://www.edutopia.org/topic/maker-education <--- great conglomerate of blogs about MakerSpaces and Maker Education

http://makezine.com/ <--- The magazine that Lisa wants to get, shows some GREAT project ideas!

http://spaces.makerspace.com/ <--- Gives some GREAT books and a downloadable PDF with LOTS of great information… I already requested my copy, it’s 84 pages but filled with GREAT information for us NEWBIES! J

 




Other items to consider purchasing:


Mats  http://www.homedepot.com/p/Groovy-Mats-Black-24-in-x-24-in-Comfortable-Mat-100-sq-ft-Case-GYCMBK/204714324