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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom. It starts with a game of Robot Turtles, a board game by Thinkfun that’s being used at Hubbard Woods School in Winnetka, Ill., Within HWS and District 36’s other four schools, this is the first step of a journey that will touch on coding and robotics at each grade level.

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Should Robots Replace Teachers?

Edsurge

Last week brought one of those surprising new gadget announcements from a tech giant, with Amazon unveiling a home robot it calls Astro, a rolling contraption about the size of a small dog with a screen for a head and a cup holder so it can bring its owner a drink. He’s the author of the book, “Should Robots Replace Teachers?”

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KinderLab Robotics Debuts AI Curriculum for Young Learners

eSchool News

Waltham, MA – KinderLab Robotics , a leader in educational STEAM robotics for grades pre-K–5, has launched Thinking with KIBO: Introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Early Grades , a free curriculum designed to help students understand how AI tools work and think critically about how these tools can improve lives in their communities.

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Ozobot Announces New Robot Recycle and Replace Program 

eSchool News

NEWPORT BEACH, CA, USA – Ozobot , a global leader in programmable robotics and STEAM-based learning solutions that empower the next generation of creators from K-12 to higher education and beyond, today announced the upcoming launch of its Bit Robot Recycle & Replace Program, in celebration of Earth Day. customers only.

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PROOF POINTS: Teens are looking to AI for information and answers, two surveys show

The Hechinger Report

There are some inconsistencies and many unanswered questions, but what stands out is how much teens are turning to AI for information and to ask questions, not just to do their homework for them. More than half of the early adopters said they had used AI for getting information and for brainstorming, the first and second most popular uses.

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KinderLab Robotics Donates Robot Kits to Connect Schools in Pennsylvania and Guatemala

eSchool News

Waltham, MA — KinderLab Robotics today announced that it has donated four KIBO robot kits to La Puerta Abierta , a school in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala. Because Guatemala has sporadic wireless access, Sewickley Academy chose the screen-free KIBO as the hands-on coding robot to share with La Puerta Abierta’s young students.

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RobotLAB Inks Landmark Robotics Partnership with American Samoa Department of Education

eSchool News

DALLAS, TX – RobotLAB , an award-winning robotics integrator that delivers impactful technological innovations and solutions for educators and business owners across the globe, has inked a momentous partnership with the American Samoa Department of Education.