3D Modelling With Tinkercad

This course is an introduction to using the free online software – Tinkercad – for designing 3D models in the primary classroom. We’ll get hands-on with the software to start designing and building our own 3D models and consider the principles needed for children to design models which could be printed using a 3D printer if you wished. Tinkercad is the software recommended in the NCCE Teach Computing Y6 unit ‘3D Modelling’.

Attendees can join on laptops, iPad or Chromebooks, but may prefer to use a laptop or Chromebook with a trackpad or (preferably) a mouse if they have that option. If accessing Tinkercad on an iPad, a Bluetooth mouse would be useful, such as this one from Amazon.

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Craig Thompson

I’ve worked in education for around 25 years, including 15 years as a primary teacher / deputy head and several years as a local authority advisor in Cambridgeshire, leading on the effective use of technology, the primary Computing Curriculum and Online Safety.

As an independent Education Technology Specialist, I now work with schools and trusts nationally - supporting school leaders and teachers with making effective use of technology to enhance teaching and learning, including with 1:1 deployments I continue to work in partnership with Cambridgeshire's Education Safeguarding Team on Online Safety, and Cambridge University's Faculty of Education - supporting PGCE trainees. I'm accredited as an Apple Professional Learning Specialist, Google Certified Educator (Level 2), Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer, and Showbie Certified Educator.

I'm passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people, and the vital role technology plays in ensuring everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential.