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10 Unusual Hour of Code Projects

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Human robot. Human Robot. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to coding that is also a great way to teach sequencing–a critical skill for coding. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’. Coding with pixel art. Human algorithm. Wolfram Alpha widgets.

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5 Practical applications of IoT in the classroom

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Standalone VR headsets don’t require additional mobile devices and offer a fully immersive VR experience. LocoRobo helps students learn about robotics and coding and design Python, Java, JS, or C apps faster. Read more: How teachers can use smart boards in the classroom. VR headsets.

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Top 5 new EdTech tools that you might use in your university

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If you are wondering how it works in practice, here’s a good example: Duolingo is a free mobile app that helps students to learn foreign languages. The same gamification principle counts for many other subjects and the corresponding mobile apps, making this learning strategy universal. Robot teachers. Digital libraries.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Kids Should Learn Python

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Good Documentation, Community Support and a Big Network of Python Libraries : There is no dearth of guides and video tutorials for those working with Python. Plus, Python has several libraries that help minimise one’s time and effort during development. This has definitely added to its appeal making more kids want to learn Python.

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15 Unusual Projects for Hour of Code

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Human robot. Users create a recipe by choosing a trigger channel from IFTTT’s library, then a trigger, and finally an action channel. This is so simple, you’re going to love it: Open the QR Code reader on your phone or mobile device. Here are some of my favorite unplugged activities: Human Robot.

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Wonder Workshop’s Amazing Dash

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Education has many disruptors–3D Printing, AR and VR, 1:1 technology, STEM, and STEAM–but a recent and wildly popular one is robotics. One I discovered this summer is Wonder Workshop’s collection of three robots — Cue, Dash, and Dot. That, by the way, is one of my favorite parts of this fun little robot.

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TEACHER VOICE: Children displaced by Hurricane Harvey get a warm welcome from teachers, students — and a couple of robots in this Texas school library

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In the library, we’re ready to let them talk about what has happened. This is not your grandmother’s library. It isn’t only books that greet our students here, but also two friendly, coding-proficient robots named Dot and Dash. As conversation starters, we have a number of books that help inform children about the crisis.