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Dremel names Idea Builder Ambassadors, connects educators with 3D Printing

eSchool News

Ten Dremel Idea Builder Ambassadors selected to document and share classroom 3D printing experiences during the 2016-17 school year. To recognize educators pioneering the maker movement in STEM education, Dremel , manufacturer of tools for life and learning, announces 10 Dremel Idea Builder Ambassadors for the 2016-17 school year.

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What’s Hot in 2nd-Grade with #2ndchat moderator Carol McLaughlin

The CoolCatTeacher

He is an expert in STEAM and STEM and science. Carol was a PBS 2016 Digital Innovator and also serves as the moderator for #2ndchat. What I love about Twitter and other things from #2ndChat is that we get to share ideas and talk among ourselves about ideas we have, but we can also contact people.

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Merge Cube Mania in Middle School

The CoolCatTeacher

Karen: About a month ago, I started seeing stuff on social media. In 2016, she was selected to be a Dremel 3D Printing Ideabuilder Ambassador. Now, we had never heard of Merge Cube, and now all of a sudden, everybody started talking about Merge Cube. So how did this Merge Cube mania start? What happened?

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What a Makerspace Can Mean for the Writing Classroom—Takeaways from NWP Annual Meeting

Educator Innovator

Librarian and maker Colleen Graves recaps a lively and learner-driven session on makerspaces and embracing making as teachers of writing at the 2016 NWP Annual Meeting. They discussed “student generated content that educators could share with stakeholders via social media and online platforms.” Maker Faire.

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The Classroom or Library as a Maker Space

User Generated Education

Makerspaces, Maker Education, STEM, and STEAM are gaining lots of traction in Kindergarten though college level education. Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

Hack Education

Stories From Previous Years: Here are some of the stories that got us to where we are today: The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2016. Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. The Maker Movement. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown. Social Learning, Social Networks. Wishful Thinking.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

Hack Education

This year feels different too than the previous years in which I’ve written these reviews because education technology – as an industry – sort of floundered in 2016, as I think my series will show. Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. The Maker Movement. Standardized Testing.

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