[aisle] Using Cricut in a School

[Jessica Parker]

There are lots of free files and designs on blogs and other places aside
from the subscription. You can upload any SVG file you have. I am in a high
school and just purchased the Maker this year. I have a few students who
have been making things for me who have them at home as well. They just use
the app on their phone so they don't need the software on a computer. I
think my budget will allow for some supplies to be provided but if they
want something special they will need to provide it on their own.
Jessica Parker
Library Media Specialist
Kaneland High School
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On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 2:09 PM Mrs. Hamernick via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> For me, using the Cricut with students has been a technology disaster,
> dealing with DO tech restrictions constantly.  Mind you they worked VERY
> hard with me to make it work, but it's just too hard in my district.
> Here's my thoughts:
> We couldn't put the software on the students personal devices, so we used
> 5 generic student iPads that we had the software on for the students to
> use.  The problem that I occured often was that Cricut updates all the
> time.  So in order to update these iPads, I had to have DO do it
> personally, since it wasn't in our general school system of where we can
> update apps. Then we also struggled, b/c only 5 kids could design at a
> time, but that's all the resources we could allocate for the machine.
>
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 1:45 PM Lura O'Phelan via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone!
>>
>> We are considering purchasing several Cricut Maker machines for the staff
>> at our primary elementary school to use for student projects and for
>> classrooms (bulletin boards, wall decorations, etc). I have a few
>> logistical questions that I'm hoping one or more of you can answer, if you
>> have done the same at your school:
>>
>> 1. Will these machines hold up with heavy use?
>> 2. How does your district deal with the pricey subscription and multiple
>> users? It seems like there are limited resources in the free version.
>> 3. How do you handle materials? Do you have certain materials available
>> at no cost to the users? Do users "contribute"?
>>
>> I've been borrowing a Maker and trying it out in my library, and I love
>> it! I just need to see if there's a way to make this work with multiple
>> users. I'd love to get rid of our old die cuts!!
>>
>> Any suggestions or info is appreciated!
>>
>> Thank you!
>> --
>> *Mrs. Lura O'Phelan - ophelanl at skokie69.net <ophelanl at skokie69.net>*
>> *Madison Librarian*
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> --
> Sincerely,
> Amy Hamernick
> Media Specialist
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> Century Jr. High
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