21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 11, 2016

Welcome to this third post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Check out my Booking Page.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

The “cultivation of students’ entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities and practical skills” was a priority in China’s 5-Year Plan for 2016-2020. billion in 2016, according to Goldman Sachs. million (A) 2016 Sinovation Ventures EnglishCentral $1.3 million (N/A) 2016 Kirihara Shoten K.K. 380 million tally in 2014.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 29, 2016

The second annual Student Technology Conference, a free one-day online event bringing together students, educators and innovators from around the world, is tomorrow, Saturday, January 30, 2016 from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm US-EST. We invite all to attend! She’ll also highlight summer camps, publications and websites that inspired her.

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ASIDE

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

They once were produced exclusively by high-end design studios, since complex software and marketing professionals were required to create dynamic motion graphics. For our middle schoolers, who are often nervous about recording their own voices, the choice of a “robot” narrator was a blessing in and of itself.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

At about half the price of Mindstorms Kits , you can build and code interactive, motorized robots, models and creations with distance, color and tilt sensor technologies with this new kit. While Ozobot is not new to the “easy programmable robot” scene, this little guy brings new features we hadn’t seen in the Ozobot family.

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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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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Achievement Gap and Personalized Learning: These are two issues that the 2016 Horizon Report identifies as thorny challenges — those that are “complex to define, let alone address.” This environment of stagnation frustrates many teachers and prevents good ideas from spreading. DEVELOPMENTS IN ED TECH.

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Trends Technology Robotics Report 28

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online ACHIEVE3000 & ICIVIC ( www.achieve3000.com The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions. CASIO CLASSPAD.NET ( classpad.net ) Casio’s ClassPad. announced the U.S. K-12 market.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2017

According to the 2016 World Economic Forum (WEF)’s The Future of Jobs report , the “fourth industrial revolution,” described as the confluence of emerging technology breakthroughs (such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, and 3D printing) are utterly transforming everything we experience and understand.

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Edsurge

JULY 4, 2017

Martin Cisneros: It's not necessarily a software, but it's a term of professional development. Mary Jo Madda— @MJMadda —is Manager of Audience Development (previously Senior Editor) at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2017

Skye Morishita working on the robot she programmed at a recent CoderDojo session in Boston. On a recent Saturday, a squad of Lego robots fitted with markers limped, hopped and spun dizzily across the table. The pair launched the first CoderDojo in June 2011, hosted by the National Software Centre in Cork. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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Kathy Schrock

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Come learn more about Discovery Education and from great teachers who will share their info, tips, and resources at the Discovery Education Fall VirtCon 2016, Discovery Education in Action, to be held online on October 22, 2016 from 9 AM – 1 PM ET. Register today ! Here is a short video overview of how Swivl works.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2018

5 Steps to a Successful K–12 STEM Program Design. From inside the K-12 education bubble, it’s easy to believe that STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and STEAM (adding art to the STEM mix) initiatives are a done deal — everyone’s doing them. . There are whole conferences dedicated to STEM.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2018

To get from design to actual product involves using advanced computer software plus a waterjet, a traditional manufacturing machine. As robots take over much of the manual labor in factories, the new jobs being created tend to require computer and engineering skills and advanced training. Nationwide, about 3.5

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

I also knew creating such a space could be pricey, especially when you start talking about robots, advanced software and 3D printers. So with some research and resourcefulness—and generous donations—I launched our makerspace for the 2015-2016 school year. Photoshop - paid software license required. HyperDuino kit ($95).

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

In other STEM news, Pornhub awards a “women in tech” scholarship. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” “Mixing Automation and a Human Touch, New Software Helps Keep Students ‘ On Task ’,” says Edsurge. Because “Pornhub cares.” ” Icon credits: The Noun Project

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Either way, he’s gone too soon; we’ve lost too much , too many in 2016. pic.twitter.com/BBhsgwY2FZ — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) August 1, 2016. Despite all the investment and marketing surrounding CS and STEM education, the results – enrollments and graduation rates – have been mixed at best.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Related, via Salon : “ Silicon Valley ’s $300M donation to STEM educatio n is not what it seems.” on Election Day 2016, closed at post-election high of $17.85 ” The new software is supposed to get students ready for “the Salesforce economy,” whatever the hell that means. 2 Post at Ed.

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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.,

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

” The money owed is by All Children Matter Inc stemming from fines to the Ohio Elections Commission for violating campaign finance law. ” Also via Techcrunch : “ Primo Toys rolls out Cubetto, a wooden robot that teaches kids to code.” million to Ohio.” Via Techcrunch : “ Google launches App Maker.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ For-Profit Companies With the Highest Enrollments at Their Colleges, Fall 2016.” ” Via the Google blog : “ VR Labs open doors of opportunity for STEM students.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The company has raised $182.3

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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 startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017.

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Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Robotics is bringing Betsy DeVos to Detroit for the first time as education secretary.” Department of Education Announces STEM , Computer Science Education Grant Opportunities.” (National) Education Politics. From the department’s press office : “U.S.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Via Rutgers Today : “Is There a STEM Worker Shortage ? ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “This Machine Learning-Powered Software Teaches Kids To Be Better Writers,” Fast Company claims. ” From the Udacity blog : “ Your Exclusive Guide To Pursuing A Robotics Career.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

” The idea that preferred admission equals payment stems from the American ideology that opportunity, especially educational opportunity, is a “fair” form of recompense. ” As venture capitalist Om Malik wrote on the eve of 2016, “ In Silicon Valley Now, It’s Almost Always Winner Takes All.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Testing, Testing… “Most of the questions from New York ’s 2016 state tests are now public,” Chalkbeat reports. pic.twitter.com/hi32s3S9ke — Chris O'Connor (@ChristopOConnor) May 30, 2016. pic.twitter.com/96UQgN50i2 — StartUpGenocider (@lginiger) June 1, 2016.

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