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Edmonton Women in Tech Day Returns For 2nd Year With A Focus On Climate Action
The first-ever Edmonton Catholic Schools (ECSD) Women in Tech Day (WIT) was hosted on March 13, 2019, in Edmonton, Alberta. The event, which was the brainchild of ECSD EmTech Consultant, Trish Roffey, saw over 150 female students and teachers from 30 different schools gather...
Coding for Climate Action with Kids Code Jeunesse
InkSmith and Kids Code Jeunesse Partner to Integrate Global Goals and Coding into Canadian Classrooms InkSmith and Kids Code Jeunesse are joining forces to combine coding and climate change in education. The goal of this partnership is to make coding...
3D Printed Christmas Gifts Pokémon Chess Set
Richard Wright-Gedcke is a Business Development Representative with InkSmith. This holiday season, Richard decided to undertake the task of creating an incredibly unique Christmas gift, a 3D printed Pokémon Chess Set. This being his first solo 3D printing project, Richard documented...
What Hour Of Code Is and Why You Should Participate
Hour Of Code is a worldwide movement with the goal of introducing students to their first coding experience. The annual event takes place every December. The week-long event aims to celebrate Computer Science while also demonstrating that learning to code isn't scary!
InkSmith Adds MERGE to Virtual Reality Product Offerings
With virtual reality becoming increasingly popular and accessible over the past years, many different solutions have made their way to the market. Few, however, have made as big of an impact in classrooms as MERGE. Functioning like a three dimensional...
Laser Cutters in the Classroom
Laser cutters may seem like a complicated new technology involving CO2 gas and laser beams, but they’re actually an amazing tool for prototyping and design in education. Just like 3D printers have been growing in popularity and accessibility in recent years, laser cutters are making their way into the tech classroom.
4000 Trees Planted from Climate Action Kit Pre-Sales
Last month InkSmith launched the Climate Action Kit, a micro:bit Inventor's kit for empowering students to tackle climate change issues while learning about the UN Sustainable Development Goals. As part of the Climate Action Kit pre-sale, InkSmith pledged to donate...
Join InkSmith at Bring IT Together 2019
The InkSmith team is excited to once again be attending the Bring IT Together Conference this year! The event will see Information Technology Leaders from all over Ontario gather for this premier conference. The conference, which is held from November 6-8, will...
InkSmith Heads to ATLE Convergence Conference in Red Deer, Alberta
The InkSmith team will head west next week to Red Deer, Alberta for the Convergence Conference hosted by ATLE - Alberta Technology Leaders in Education. The Convergence Conference will see K-12 Education Technology Leaders from all over western Canada come together...