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Supporting Local: What the BOBI Act Means to Ontario School Districts

As an Ontario-based business, it’s critically important to InkSmith that when our Customers choose local, it doesn’t mean choosing to compromise. Our mission is to ensure that choosing local means choosing high-quality, innovative, and easy-to-use tools designed with real classrooms in mind, while also strengthening local communities and economies.

Using Your 3D Printer After a Break

Between the holiday break, March break, and just general breaks between projects, we know that many teachers and schools may have not used their 3D printers recently. Your 3D printer is perfectly fine to sit unused for a while,...

How to Prepare Your 3D Printer for a Holiday Break

The InkSmith Team is excited for the holiday break, and we know teachers and educators are too! There’s a lot to do to prepare your classroom for time away, including making sure your students take home everything they need, but...

Our Favourite 3D Printing Tweets

Over the years, we've gotten some amazing mentions on Twitter about 3D printing in the classroom. Here are some of our all-time favourites: Students @BayridgePS_LDSB designed and 3D printed a device or structure that will help humans live in mars....

Webinar: Purpose-Driven Coding with the UN SDGs & the Climate Action Kit

The InkSmith team invites you to join us for an interactive webinar to explore how you can empower purpose-driven coding in your classroom with the UN SDGs and the Climate Action Kit! When: Tuesday, November 23rd @ 7PM EST Where:...

Bluevale C.I. Builds Electric Vehicles with 3D Printed Parts and Wins Waterloo EV Challenge

A group of students from local Bluevale Collegiate Secondary school used a number of 3D printed parts to build their Electric Vehicle for the University of Waterloo's EV Competition.

10 Ways Teachers are using 3D Printing in the Classroom

With a little imagination, the possibilities for 3D printing in the classroom are endless. Here are 10 creative ways real educators in Canada are using 3D printing in the classroom.

3D Printing is More Than a Tool, It's an Opportunity

For one student in a York Region school, 3D printing allowed him to design and prototype a simple accessory, the implications of which go far beyond its physical application.

InkSmith Releases 'Launchpad' 3D Slicing Software

The InkSmith team is excited to introduce the Launchpad Slicing software, available free with all InkSmith 3D printers.

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