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Maine Announces Learning Technology Framework

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The true value of laptops and tablets in schools is not learning to use the technology, but rather using the technology to learn. The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI ) have been in place since 2002 and has certainly helped close the Digital Access Divide in Maine.

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50 Ways to Teach Using Music in Your Classroom

Waterford

Read on to learn more about the emotional and academic benefits of musical education. How Music Affects Brain Development and Social-Emotional Learning. Use the New York Philharmonic KidZone to play musical games and learn a little about orchestras. Learning music history can be fun with Classics for Kids as a guide.

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Don’t Rely on Cute Apps and Games to Teach Coding. Turn to Your Students Instead.

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After all, shouldn’t learning be fun? Unfortunately, dragging and dropping is not coding, and don’t even think about taking on robotics until you’ve learned to code. This, I learned the hard way. In 2002, I founded a summer coding camp, SummerTech, located on the campus of Purchase College, SUNY. Don’t use tablets.

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Acer Announces Alliance With Wonder Workshop

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The bundles pair Wonder Workshop’s Cue, Dash and Dot robots with Acer Chromebooks, Chrome tablets, Window notebook PCs and Android tablets. The new STEAM bundles are being shown in Acer (2002) and Wonder Workshop’s (5418) booths this week at ISTE 2018 in Chicago at McCormick Place West Building. Prices start at $895.

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How to Set Healthy Screen Time Habits: A Guide for Parents

Waterford

Through computers, smartphones, and tablets, we have a wealth of information at our fingertips that can be both entertaining and intellectually stimulating. While older generations needed to learn how to use digital media, our children face a different task: managing and using screen time in healthy ways. Lawson Foundation.

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5 Augmented and Virtual Reality Creation Tools for Students

Shake Up Learning

The post 5 Augmented and Virtual Reality Creation Tools for Students appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Would that have helped you to develop a true feel for what you were learning? Now imagine your students creating a virtual world for others to experience in order to make their learning visible? CoSpaces and Merge Cube.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. Tablet computers didn’t take off until a decade later.

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