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6 Super Science Edtech Ideas: Using Technology to Level Up Science Classrooms

The CoolCatTeacher

Leah LaCrosse on episode 272 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Leah LaCrosse shares six edtech ideas science teachers can start using today to improve learning and excite students about science. 6 Super Science Edtech Ideas. Now, do you use robots?

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Futurizing the Stacks: How Makerspaces Can Modernize College Libraries

Edsurge

The answer, in part, lies in the so-called maker movement, a trend studded by hobbyists, inventors, students and even entrepreneurs who creates products or gadgets for educational or industrial purposes. In a report that analyzed the state of the maker movement in 40 U.S. Look off-campus for recommendations.

Libraries 152
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7 Things to Know About Coding in the Early Childhood Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Marina Umaschi Bers on episode 202 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We work with robotics, because robotics are tools that allow them to learn coding and to learn abstract logic and thinking while not sitting in front of a computer screen.

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Educator as Lead Learner: Learning LittleBits

User Generated Education

As a avid user of Twitter, I have a column for tweets hashtagged as #makered. I think that being a ceramics potter and teaching EdTech has made me a better problem solver. The maker movement is driven by the DIY movement, creating and recreating new “things.” Why I Became Interested. Iterations.

Education 120
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#FETC 2015 Recap

The Electric Educator

FETC is one of the largest EdTech conferences in the country with over 10,000 attendees from around the world. The maker movement is growing I can''t tell you how many sessions there were on 3D Printing, makerspaces, tinkering, hacking, etc. Swivl is a rotating "robot" that follows you while capturing video and audio.

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What is STEM?

My Paperless Classroom

One of my favorite things about teaching robotics is that you get to teach problem solving and logic along the way. a teacher trying to stay connected with the rest of the world You can also check out #STEMCHAT a great community of STEM teachers on twitter. pedagogy'

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Virtual Valentines: The Global Valentine Project Sharing Love and Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

Micah Brown on episode 237 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Twitter is just as easy as posting a picture of your students’ Valentine. He’s the robot there. Twitter: @mbrownedtech. We still want to feel your global Virtual Valentine love.

Learning 179