Our 3D printer station for CoderDojo in January involved turning 2D art into 3D art, and then using printed 3D artwork and cardboard to create sculptures. Original lesson plan from MakerBot Learning available here. Printable Templates for cardboard and 2D drawings. Students first use a black Sharpie marker and paper templates to create circular-based artwork. I […]
ITS acquires 360ComNet
Infrastructure Technology Solutions (ITS) is pleased to announce the acquisition of 360 ComNet of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 360 ComNet provides IT services and support for small and medium-sized businesses in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor, and has over 30 years experience in the IT industry. 360 ComNet is owned by Joe Luse. ITS has worked […]
Online Shopping Safety
The online shopping season is here! If your employee machines have an internet connection, chances are good that there is some online shopping/browsing running on your network. Have you taken steps to keep your network safe and running efficiently? Read on for our best-practice recommendations: Bandwidth: If your firewalls and/or access points have traffic shaping […]
Winter Weather Checklist
A frosty and foggy morning is a perfect reminder to check your winter preparedness plan for power/internet outages, stranded employees and holiday shopping! Data Access: Can your employees access company data securely if they are snowed-in or traveling? Review offsite data access procedures for staff. Are they using a VPN or Remote Desktop? Check: data/connection […]
National STEM/STEAM Day
November 8 marks National STEM/STEAM Day in the United States; the “holiday” was originally created by MGA entertainment in correlation with their Netflix series and home STEM kits. STEM originally focused on offering coursework and programming in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, areas in which the US Department of Labor and US Department of Education […]