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Best-in-Category Awards for 2016

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Honorable Mention: Doodle –simplify scheduling; syncs with Google Calendar. Winner: Google Keep –essential notetaking tools; part of Google Apps; iOS, web-based; click for review available Jan. Winner: Alice Keeler — so many tips and tricks for Google Apps. Honorable Mention: Google Earth.

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Fall VirtCon 2016 - free online conference from Discovery Education - Oct 22

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Discovery Education is hosting a free, online conference - 2016 Fall VirtCon - on Saturday, Oct 22nd. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Visit this page on October 22nd to watch all sessions. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Heard, Overheard and Announced at ISTE 2016

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THE BIG GUYS: Here’s news from Google, ABCMouse, and Amazon. First up, Google Education announced a new “casting” app for the classroom projector, released the “Expeditions” virtual reality app for all teachers and students, and added a new quizzing feature in Google Forms. Full EdSurge coverage on Google here.)

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As Tech Companies Hire More Liberal Arts Majors, More Students Are Choosing STEM Degrees

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At the same time, more STEM employers are hiring workers with humanities backgrounds, according to a new report by researchers at Strada Education Network and Emsi, a labor market analytics firm. According to the paper’s researchers, the number of workers in STEM fields with a liberal arts background is simultaneously increasing. “We

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Northrop Grumman Foundation’s Fab School Labs Contest is officially open for submissions! Win a dream STEM Lab.

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The contest is designed to drive student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – otherwise known as STEM - by giving public middle schools the opportunity to create the STEM lab of their dreams, made possible by a grant of up to $100,000 for each.

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In Washington’s Most Diverse District, STEM Opportunities Provide New Paths to Success

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Current statistics show that scholars of color and females are underrepresented in STEM fields across the country, and so FWPS is actively taking steps to provide STEM and STEAM (STEM with an emphasis on the arts) opportunities for each scholar from kindergarten through high school graduation. Career pathways.

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Halloween Wars: An Interdisciplinary Lesson with a STEM, STEAM, Maker Education Focus

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For Halloween 2016, I did a version of Halloween Wars (a Food Network show) with my two classes of gifted elementary learners. To introduce and reinforce ideas, concepts, and skills associated with maker education, STEM, and STEM. Background Information. Principles that drive my instructional approach. 21st Century Skills).

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