The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2018

Other students in their engineering class were constructing a robot for the Dell-sponsored Silicon Valley Tech Challenge and designing a “tiny house” to shelter a homeless person. For example, the Silicon Valley Education Foundation’s summer program, Elevate Math, is raising algebra readiness, a critical first step on the STEM success track.

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Robotics STEM Company Software 88

eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2016

Teaching students how to code software is one of the most valuable skills you can give them, and will virtually guarantee them employment once they’re in the workforce. Many schools are offering coding courses over the summer.

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Gamification Robotics Software Course 74

The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

But what if we spend thousands of dollars on 3D printers, robotics, and other ephemera and it just ends up collecting dust? Cardboard Tube STEM Activities and more! This is a Mommy blog that has lots of great STEM ideas! We’ve created cardboard arcades, robots, buildings, etc." -- Read the article for more! Cheers dears!

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Maker Movement Robotics Libraries STEM 74

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 21st, 2014 In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Stories Conversations Updates GlobalEdCon 2014 - Call for Proposals Open Until November 1st. More information at [link].

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2017

In 2014, Google’s tech workforce was made up of only 17 percent women, two percent Latino/Hispanics, and one percent African-Americans. Even among African-Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans who have STEM degrees, only 30 percent have STEM-related careers. and 2 times more likely to attend school with a robotics club.

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Industry STEM Software Course 60

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

380 million tally in 2014. million (Seed) 2014 WI Harper Group GotIt! $9 million (A) 2014 SoftBank Ventures Korea, KTB Ventures Listenwise $600K (Seed) 2016 EduLab Minerva Project $70 million (B). 2014 TAL Education, Yongjin Group, ZhenFund One Month $1.9 billion in 2016, according to Goldman Sachs. edtech startups.

EdTech 86

EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 86

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. billion by 2025.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

.” Note the significant difference in language in this headline from The Verge , for example – “ Harvard’s Root robot teaches kids how to code ” – and the way in which Seymour would describe the LOGO Turtle – that students would using programming to teach the robot.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

No software needed! You an start with just one Sphero Mini : The App-Controlled Robot Ball Photo by: Jenny of The Brick Castle "Little robot. Sphero Mini fits a huge experience into a tiny robot the size of a ping pong ball. Sure, you can can add lots more to a Robotics area in a Makerspace. Legos rule!

Gamification 63

Gamification Robotics Libraries Guidelines 63

Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

She and her husband also donated $200,000 to AFC’s charitable arm in 2014 and 2015 through the Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation. ” Edsurge interviews Stanford’s Candace Thille on “Why ‘Black Box’ Software Isn’t Ready to Teach College.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Edmodo Education Knewton Pearson 45

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. Kaplan is closing Dev Bootcamp , a coding bootcamp it acquired in 2014. for Robotics Contest.” Edsurge profiles “ personalized learning ” software used in a virtual school that has some 450 incarcerated students. and from Hacker News.

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” From the Department of Education press release : “Secretary DeVos Accepts President Trump’s Q2 Salary as a Donation for STEM-Focused Camp.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” $100,000.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next is a free after-school program designed to make tech more accessible to students of color, many of whom lack opportunities to explore STEM fields in middle and high school. Some students have started businesses, while others have designed apps or built robots. And that in turn affects people’s career choices.

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Industry STEM Education Survey 113

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

She uses a software program popular among architects and designers. The students learn how to use industry-approved software programs and are often granted paid internships at local design firms and research labs, and Greeley’s planning and development departments. They also take field trips to area manufacturing firms. Greeley, Colo.,

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40