Social discussion of CS in K-12

["Muskin, Joseph" <jmuskin AT illinois.edu>]

Random question:
The owner of this company below is sending me a kit to make a 3D printer 
based on an article I published a few years ago in Journal of Chem Education 
(attached). I have absolutely no connection with the company except for him 
contacting me a couple times with questions that resulted in him making the 
kit. I have no financial ties at all. I think he is sending it as a thank-you 
for the help with his questions.

The idea would be for a local school to make the kit and get to keep it. I 
can supply them with the chemical, I use it when I do outreach activities 
based on the 3D printing with local schools.

There is a teacher at Mahomet who would be willing to do this with his some 
of his Junior High students, but I'm wondering if anyone else has any 
suggestions before I contact the Mahomet teacher.


Description of kit:
http://sedgwick3d.com/

Instructions to assemble kit, (somewhat complex):
http://sedgwick3d.com/V2/



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 On Behalf Of Bievenue, Lisa Anne
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 12:41 PM
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 Gant, Jon Patrick; Ginger, Jeffrey A; Garnett, Guy E; Litchfield, J Bruce; 
Werpetinski, Valeri A
Subject: [csPiggers] Nearly final "fab lab" proposal

Jon Gant has agreed to be PI.

Jon has made some great additions/revisions to the text, which required me to 
do some major editing.  Conceptually similar to last draft but better, and 
wording wise significantly different.  No track changes b/c it got too messy. 

This morning I sent this to Bob Smith and Alvarez Dixon of Extension to ask 
for the feedback.  Bob said he would take a look later.  So that may entail a 
bitter more editing.

JON, please add a mini-blurb about yourself in the budget justification.

Lisa

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