STEM Educators Love WorkBench for the Classroom.
Advantages for Remote Learning
Ease-of-use, portability, integrated storage, and robust protection make it a natural.
- Set up projects before distributing to students.
- Include small parts and tools in the integrated storage.
- Protect and transport projects safely.
- Establish a consistent project layout; the Matrix makes it simple.
- Easier remote troubleshooting
- Introducing new concepts
Protect and Transport Projects Safely.
Aids to Organization
In the classroom or at the kitchen table, WorkBench helps maintain the workspace.
Students can find the parts they need–on their own.
- Corral small components and tools with integrated storage.
- Stack projects easily. Store projects neatly.
- Hang projects from wall hooks without risking the project.
Stack Project Easily. Store Projects Neatly.
Time-saving Features
Get up to 35% more productive teaching time.
Introduce more material. Tackle more ambitious projects.
- Minimizes hassle of distributing and collecting projects.
- Spares students the “shoebox or plywood” methods of storage and transport.
- Reduces time spent on troubleshooting, as compared with a flimsy platform.
- Accelerates the building of projects.
“I look at this in terms of hours and minutes. [With Phase Dock], I felt like I had more teaching time in 60 minute classes than I did in 90 minutes without it.”
William “Billy” Ayotte, Director of Innovation and Design, Kimball Union Academy
Contributes to Student Success
What gives a student more confidence than success?
- Robust projects are more likely to work the first time and every time.
- Frustration is minimized when there is less troubleshooting.
- Student projects look clean and professional.
WorkBench Launches Projects Quickly
Showcase Your STEM Program
Give parents and administrators confidence that students are excelling at life skills.
- Large-scale, showcase-quality demonstration projects are easier to make and feature.
- Student projects have a “first impression” advantage when compared to cardboard and hot glue.
Refresh Your Curriculum
Don’t let kits restrict your plans.
WorkBench supports the widest variety of electronics, microcontrollers and nano-computer hardware.
- Update or change out electronics any time you need to.
- Transition curriculum between coding, electronics, mechatronics, and robotics.
- PCBs evolve rapidly; WorkBench support new hardware you want to introduce.
- The WorkBench ecosystem of adapters is growing steadily.
- Hack the WorkBench; students can design and 3D-print one-of-a-kind adapters.
Invest for the Long Term
WorkBench protects electronics and gives you more future flexibility.
- Helps prevent loss or damage to electronics.
- Keeps its good looks for many semesters—unlike cardboard platforms.
- Adapts to new hardware as your curriculum evolves.
