Matt Nupen

Category: Ideas

  • Distributed 3D Printing for Schools

    3D printing as a means to rapidly improve education has long been an interest of mine. Most of the focus of 3D printing in education has been on STEM and students doing the making. I believe a major opportunity and means of showcasing the value to students is for schools and teachers to adopt the…

  • Meaningful STEM

    Meaningful STEM

    Presentation I gave at the NSTA STEM symposium in 2016 Goals: Make a Difference Be Empowered Find You Passion Spend 5 months learning engineering or have a life changing experience? How I pitched the assistive technology engineering class to my students October 27, 2016, 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM Minneapolis Convention Center, 203 A/B Introduction…

  • 3D For Special Needs Company

    V1 Special Education is an underserved market that has the potential of being transformed by 3D printing.  The design process of turning an idea into 3D printable object is the biggest barrier for teachers.  My solution is a website that helps special education staff and students turn their ideas into 3D printed learning aids and…

  • Wall LED Strip

    Consumer product that makes it easy to add LED strip lighting to their wall in a variety of designs and styles laser cut or 3D printed brackets that lock in a water proof RGB LED strip with a friction clip on the top.  The brackets stick to the wall with removable 3D adhesive strips.  There…

  • Google LMS

    A few months before Google Classroom was announced, three teachers I worked with and myself brainstormed this idea for a Google LMS. It was one of three ideas we were going to pitch at the 2014 TC SWEDU. I ultimately pitched my Question Site idea which took first place and became InsertLearning What we would…

  • Fairy Crown Idea

    a tiara with LEDs and transmitter that communicates with “fairies” in the trees.  The fairies are RGB leds with a wireless transmitter that communicates with the tiara and other fairies.   Could use RF transmitters or BLE4.  BLE would allow parents to activate the fairires via their smartphone. The fairies would light up when the tiara…

  • Hackable Electronics Kit

    An Arduino electronics kits that are as educational as they are good looking and has a life after it’s been built.  They can also be easily hacked into something bigger.     Existing electronics kits are educational but ugly, or look good and don’t teach you anything.  My kits have laser cut enclosures that look great and…

  • Teacher Maker Marketplace

    Teacher Maker Marketplace

    History: This is when I was really getting into digital fabrication and exploring how it can make learning more hands-on and accessible. The idea was to connect educators with ideas with skilled designers to create learning aids that can be manufactured locally with digital fabrication tools. The designs would be open-source and the finished product…

  • Modular IOT Catpost

    A customizable internet of things cat post that says what your cat is doing and lets you interact with while away.  Mix and match attachments that sense or react to the cat.  Program the cat post through a website with simple drag and drop tools.  Have the post tweet about how long the cat naps…

  • Grill Cutting Board

    A cutting board with measuring tools and useful info I always forget. Some food science graphics to make it look extra cool. Description: etched grill information for common foods circles for size of burger patties ruler (inches and cm) across bottom and one side with right angle heat transfer scientific diagram rule of thumb for…