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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Studica News – Software Releases, Bundles & Contests
To keep you up to speed, here is some key info we wanted to make you aware of. ZBrush 4R2 Released. This new version boasts new features like LightCap, HDRI Rendering, DynaMesh, Insert Brushes, Curve Mode and many more. This new release once again takes digital sculpting to new levels. Continue reading
Posted in Adobe, Brands, Competitions, New Releases
Tagged a streamlined new project creation wizard, academic discounts, Adobe, Animation, contest, Curve Mode, digital sculpting, DynaMesh, FXhome, HD movies, HDRI Rendering, horizontal window docking, Insert Brushes, LightCap, Microsoft Window 7 certified, orton effect, photo, photoshop, photoshop elements, pixologic, Premiere Elements, reallusion, sony creative software, stereoscopic 3D editing, vegas, video, Zbrush, ZBrush 4R2
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Interesting STEM News from K12Lab for Education
A high school robotics class teamed up with a regional health care clinic and together they’ve created a Knee Brace Simulator. Utilizing LabVIEW for Education and the NI myDAQ. They developed a solution for keeping weight off the knee during recovery. Here’s a video with Evan Reyier, Rita Collier and Dr. Larry Kravitz explaining how it was done.
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Posted in Brands, Educational Resources, Music Technology, National Instruments
Tagged compound interest, dr. Larry Kravitz, engineering, finance, harmonics, high school robotics, interest, knee brace simulator, LabVIEW, lesson plan, mathematics, music, myDAQ, National Instruments, physics, regional health care, Reyier, Rita Collier, science, simple interest, sound, technology
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Exploring the Fourier NovaScope
Fourier Education has produced a wide range of Data Logging tools, Sensors, and Experiments that test, drive, and influence the learning of our students in many positive ways. With the wide range of use of the Fourier Data Loggers, it is not surprising that Fourier would be able to produce a tool as useful and as easy to use as the Fourier NovaScope. Continue reading
Posted in Brands
Tagged 21st century, adaptation, Canada, crystal, data logging, Education, experiment, fourier, nova5000, novascope, nucleus, observe, organisms, ruler tool, science learning, sensors, soil, Studica.com
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Wacom’s New Bamboo Line Up to Capture Your Imagination
The new Wacom Bamboo line-up is based on you. The company has tried to focus the products on what the user is looking to do with them. You may be looking to edit photos, communicate visually with diagrams or sketches or maybe you want to be artistic, to paint, animate or draw. Wacom has designed the new Bamboo tablets with your specific interests in mind. Continue reading
Posted in Brands, New Releases
Tagged Adobe, Autodesk, bamboo, bamboo capture, bamboo connect, bamboo create, capture, connect, corel, create, digital art, digital canvas, illustrate, paint, painter, pen tablet, photo edit, photoshop elements, sketch, sketchbook express, tablet, wacom, wireless
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Animation Contest from Reallusion
The task is to animate everyday objects using CrazyTalk. Learn more and get started! This contest ends on October 31st. Prizes include the Sony 220GB HD Camcorder with Projector, iPad2, XBox 360, Wacom tablets and many more. Continue reading
Posted in Brands, Competitions
Tagged Animation, contest, crazytalk, iPad2, olive, prizes, pumpkin, reallusion, Sony 220GB HD Camcorder with Projector, Wacom tablets, XBox 360
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The Future of STEM
STEM is one of the fastest-growing job markets in the United States. Not only is it a huge job market, but it’s a cutting edge industry. STEM helps push scientific innovation, technological progress, medical advancements, and new inventions. Continue reading
Posted in 3DS Max, Autodesk, Brands, Educational Resources, Inventor, Revit
Tagged Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Revit, college, economic growth, Education, engineering, federal survey, high school, innovation, jobs, math, Milwaukee, minority, science, STEM, teachers, United States
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Make Your Own Air Guitar with LabVIEW, myDAQ and $25
The folks at National Instruments never cease to amaze me with all the fun, interesting projects that they come up with using LabVIEW and the myDAQ. Check out this project playing the National Anthem on air guitar. For more fun ideas from NI, click here. Continue reading
Learning About Game Development and 3D Animation Training
How to Get a Design3 Membership Free
For a limited time, Studica.com is offering a special promotion that can get you 2 months of membership to Design3.com for free. Continue reading
Using fischertechnik in Your Classroom—Part 2:
While the above example relates to an engineering classroom, a similar challenge could be posed to students using any of the other fischertechnik sets. Students working with, for example, the da Vinci Machines set might be asked how an improvement could be made to his original design of the file cutting machine which might improve the safety of use, or students using the Oeco Tech and Hydro Cell kits Continue reading
Posted in Educational Resources, fischertechnik
Tagged best marble sorter in america, classroom, contest, Da Vinci, fischertechnik, fischertechnik design and engineering challenge, gear, Hydro Cell, lesson plans, marble sorter, mechanic, Oeco tech, planetary gear, PLTW, Profi, Project Lead the Way, robotics, science, static, technology
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Meet the NEW LabVIEW for Education
LabVIEW has a full range of data collection and control devices for science and engineering applications. With the hands-on training of the myDAQ hardware incorporated with LabVIEW, the engineering experience for the student will be the same as a professional where they will use the same tools and work flow. Continue reading
