Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

At the Millvale Community Library in Pennsylvania, toddlers and kids gather weekly to work on creative projects. On those days the library morphs into a “makerspace,” overflowing with sewing supplies, circuitry, yarn, and electronics. For several years YOUmedia has operated “learning labs” in libraries across the country.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The post 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. This powerful tool can provide a space for teacher-to-teacher collaboration, professional learning and support, parent communication, and even special projects and enrichment classes for students. Create a Class for Learning Challenges.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 11, 2019

In the fall of 2018, the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network expanded to include the Teen Hangout youth program at the Loveland Public Library in Loveland Colorado. MacArthur Foundation and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Learn more about the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network and how to join the movement at youmedia.org.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

When you meet an android, it’s important to follow etiquette. She’s the namesake of Maria, a destructive robot character from the 1927 silent film “Metropolis.” And when she does, the professor requests that they not ask her the question that springs so easily to people’s minds when they encounter a robot: Will you take over the world?

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 29, 2016

This year, our library is fortunate to have a robotics loan from Birdbrain Technologies. We have 12 Finch robots that we are using throughout the year for coding experiences for our students. Currently, a group of 2nd-5th graders are meeting every Friday for one hour to learn to code these robots and create projects with them.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 9, 2024

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The vision of CODE is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer programming. Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively. NASA Robotic Lesson Plans – Some wonderful lesson ideas that cover all grade levels to engage students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

No matter the technology mix in the classroom, everyone shares the same user experience, with learning focused on the subject matter not the hardware, thus simplifying classroom management for the teacher. the Ergobot to teach both Forces & Motion and Programming & Robotics. a wide variety of sensors and probes. STEM modules.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 28, 2022

I’ve researched and tested a lot of EdTech tools and for me Marty the Robot is an integrated STEM solution that covers all bases. What you might not think is that children, even these days, are pretty traditional in their views of how a robot should look. Robotical’s quick-start guide explains the set-up process in clear, easy steps.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

At Loess Hills Elementary in Iowa, students use robotic toys, digital apps and other tools to learn to code — part of an emphasis on computer science and infusing the curriculum with lessons on coding — that began a few years ago and is now seen as a model for the rest of the state. . Experiment with new tech too.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2017

For our beginning of the year passion projects, some students chose to teach others about our robotic filming Swivl tool and app. Students design and make things to meet a social need or good. Some libraries are putting these in a Learning Commons. (See Some people might call it a personal interest project. Looking good!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Dolan, principal systems scientist at Carnegie Mellon University and a self-driving vehicle researcher in the school’s Robotics Institute , is the value they place on employees with that broad skill set. Linear algebra is at the heart of how the car learns to drive itself,” says Jamthe. But even better, says Dolan: C++.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

” According to the Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR) “We must deeply redesign curriculum to be relevant to the knowledge skills, character qualities, and met-learning students need in their lives.” In other words, they learned and built their own knowledge base. The focus was on learning.

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EdTech4Beginners

JUNE 20, 2018

PBS Learning Media. This is a great resource to explore in the classroom, but you can also suggest it to parents who want to motivate the development of learning habits at home. As a teacher, you have a responsibility to elevate students’ interest for learning. International Children’s Digital Library. Author bio: .

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

It turns out the disc-shaped vacuum cleaner, which uses sensors to autonomously zip around homes is also a great tool to teach students about robotics and empathy. It all started with his students’ obsession with robots. He knew there was a disconnect for his 4-year-old students between what robots do in cartoons and in the real world.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Show Transparency The Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) project encourages professors to help students understand how they learn and pull back the veil on the teaching and learning process The model advocates using a three-part approach to transparency. He invites his students to set appointments using the YouCanBook.me

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Student engagement was the main driver to teaching the learning outcomes, and Heather helped educators do this with technology. Read on to learn how to use technology in the classroom to truly engage students. For example, Heather’s team at Buffalo Trail Public Schools used robotics and coding to teach the learning outcomes.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Bree Roundy, the school’s social-emotional learning paraprofessional and PTA president, quieted the packed room of families eating pizza together with two words at the microphone: “Waterfall, waterfall.” nitially, Malik relied on traditional meetings to get parent feedback. The children responded: “Shhhhh.”. What worked?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Last week, the ODH marked its first decade with cake and presentations at its annual Project Directors’ meeting at the NEH’s headquarters in Washington. John Unsworth , dean of libraries and professor of English at the University of Virginia, who led the panel, put the total in perspective. That sounds like a lot of money.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

When my library is quiet, that’s a red flag,” said Chun. In fact, the busier it is, the better—whether it’s kids experimenting with the Makey Makey circuitry or uploading designs to a 3D printer, or a class learning media literacy or a student seeking advice on a video she’s editing at one of the computer workstations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Recipient of the 2016 ISTE Emerging Leader Award, recognized as a PBS Digital innovator for her initiatives in enhancing student learning with technology, Fox has also served as President of the Young Educator Network for ISTE, and received the President's Volunteer Award in 2018. Can AI Enhance Student Learning? Generative A.I.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 29, 2019

Guardians of History players become Time Travel Agents to explore historical civilizations and learn about the characters and institutions that influenced them. Bond is excited about harnessing the increasing popularity of voice media, like podcasts and audiobooks, to engage audiences in learning through story.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2018

. CHICAGO – Laser cutters, robots, 3D printers: when people talk about educational makerspaces, images of expensive, high-tech gadgetry comes to mind. In Colleen Graves’ library, they make use of a much cheaper resource. They’ll learn about gears, learn about switches, they’ll learn about so much stuff.”.

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Educator Innovator

MAY 15, 2018

The Kansas City Digital Media Lab , part of the YOUmedia Learning Labs network , gives teens space, time, and support to “hang out, mess around, and geek out” (HOMAGO), in a newly remodeled public library branch. The lab also hosts a First Tech Challenge robotics team and the Pharobots.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Teachers can create transformational learning experiences for students by joining 3DBear’s AR Innovator Program. In addition, ABC Mouse has shared releases and updates for ABCmouse Mastering Math, Digital Library Experience, Standards-Aligned Collections, A New Teacher Experience, and the ABCmouse Ambassador Program.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

For instance, Kasey Bell generously shared her own resource-packed presentations on her Shake Up Learning Blog prior to the conference. Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. Soundtrap offers 20 Best of #ISTE19 podcasts.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The annual K12 Horizon Report regularly identifies and profiles six key trends, six significant challenges, and six developments in educational technology likely to impact teaching and learning. But while this year’s K12 report practically screams school libraries to me, it does so rather quietly in PDF. Learners are creators.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Why We Make I recently had the good fortune to meet Dale Dougherty, the founder of Make: magazine , at a local STEAM conference. He cited the collaborative nature of making, the value of creating tangible experiences in learning, and the importance of learning a diversity of skills that encourage innovation.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Why We Make I recently had the good fortune to meet Dale Dougherty, the founder of Make: magazine , at a local STEAM conference. He cited the collaborative nature of making, the value of creating tangible experiences in learning, and the importance of learning a diversity of skills that encourage innovation.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 21, 2017

Main goal of creating an educational makerspace “the Innovation Lounge” has been to support and encourage students with hands-on learning, multi-disciplinary collaboration, design, development, invention and innovation as they meaningfully engage in STEAM activities. Will it encourage independent learning for students?

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EdTechTeam

MAY 10, 2017

It is a space where learners of all ages can learn and play. The playground areas consists of educational technology that is interactive, engaging, and is entirely hands-on learning. The resources that are featured in our EdTech Playgrounds come directly from our classrooms and libraries. What is it?

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Walk into a classroom in any part of the United States, even the world, and you most likely will scratch your head in disbelief asking yourself questions such as: Why do the classrooms look pretty much like the ones in which I, my parents, and my grandparents learned? Why aren’t they using them for learning?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 19th, 2014 Perhaps the greatest joy is learning how to motivate yourself. Floyd Maxwell The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. September 6th + 7th!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update September 17th, 2014 One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 5, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 5th, 2014 One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure. Gardner The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

The post 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. This opens so many doors for teachers, students, and parents to connect, collaborate and learn. Or one for the Robotics Club, National Honor Society, Made with Code, Girls/Boys Scouts, etc. Create a Class for Learning Challenges.

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techlearning

JULY 31, 2018

–Immersive New Content Empowers Educators to Create Dynamic Digital Learning Environments for All Students – Silver Spring, Md. The recently-added content empowers educators to create dynamic digital learning environments that support social studies, life and earth sciences, social and emotional learning, and more.

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