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Robotics and Computer Science for Elementary Level Learners

User Generated Education

I absolutely love all of the new robotics toys that have been coming out for elementary age learners. One of my gifted girls noted, “Where do all of these robots come from?” ” I usually use them for an hour per week with my two groups of gifted learners. My robotics-type devices include: Sphero.

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Roybi Raises $4.2 Million Seed Round to Produce Educational Robots

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The two-legged, pill-shaped robot—upper half green, lower half white and small enough to stand on one’s palm—starts its lesson with a greeting. Designed for children ages 3 to 7, the robot, Roybi, aims to teach kids at home a range of early-childhood developmental skills. Roybi the robot. Hello my friend. The black cat meows.

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Top Blog Posts of January 2016

The CoolCatTeacher

January 2016 was an epic month here with a reach of over 200,000 views between this blog, my blogspot blog, and vickidavis.me. What an epic group of teachers. — MAD-learn (@MADLearn) February 1, 2016. Top Blog Posts of January 2016. Top Tips for Teaching with Robots (using Sphero!).

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Best-in-Category Awards for 2016

Ask a Tech Teacher

Winner: C-STEM — tools to learn math through robotics ( see my review ). Honorable Mention: Bloomboard –peer group PD ( see my review ). Honorable Mention: Zap Zap Math — math app with games and drills ( see my review ). Professional Development. Winner: Snap!

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Cat Ears and Robot Friends: What Japan’s Educational Future Could Include

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The 2016 academic year in Japan saw more than 320,000 such cases—more than any year on record for the country, according to The Japan Times. Robots don’t generally elicit warm, friendly emotions. And Ory Lab’s robots are operated by a human—not pre-programmed commands.

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Science Interactive Group Acquires Another Company to Grow Its Lab Education Kits

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At least, that’s the idea for Tim Loomer, CEO of science education holding company Science Interactive Group. Science education technology is a growing field, with recent advancements in robotic technology at medical schools and technology used to scale nursing education, she says. The Englewood, Colo.-based

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Creative Coding and Robots in the Classroom

edWeb.net

Teachers do not need computer science degrees to engage, enhance and extend student coding experiences due to the abundance of easily accessible creative coding and robotics programs. Dash and Dot are programmable robots that target students in grades K-8 with progression apps that are customizable for optimal learning in the classroom.