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K-12 Google Chromebooks Get a Facelift With Styluses, Cameras and Android Apps

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Around that same time, the Google Education team announced that Android apps would eventually be coming to Chromebooks for Education. Representatives reported that the release would happen “sometime in the 2016-2017 school year.” But that’s not all. The Acer Chromebook Spin 11 with stylus.

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Wow Them with the Solar Eclipse on Aug. 21st!

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Learners can join the Solar Eclipse 2017 Life Responds citizen science project and record eclipse-related animal behavior with the iNaturalist iOS/Android app. Take the free Coursera online course about the 2017 Solar Eclipse. A Resource Guide to Exploring Eclipses in General and the August 21, 2017 Total Eclipse of the Sun.

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The Ultimate Teacher Gift Guide 2017

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The post The Ultimate Teacher Gift Guide 2017 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. The 2017 Ultimate Teacher Gift Guide has a little something for every educator on your list, and this list includes practical and affordable options as well as more expensive dream items. The Ultimate Teacher Gift Guide 2017! Osmo Coding Game.

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Companies Partner to Launch “Be a Maker”Programming Companion App

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Because the program allows users to code specifically for a social robot, it forces them to engage simultaneously in both critical and creative thinking in a completely novel way, while helping support and grow their interest in STEM. Jibo was named one the “Best Inventions of 2017” by TIME Magazine.

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Working and Living on Mars: Students Win National Generation Beyond Competition to Design Orbiting Science Lab, Living Space for Astronauts on Mars Mission

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The contest ran from August – December 2017 and students could enter as individuals or as a team. The goal of Generation Beyond is to spark student interest in STEM, and this contest is one of many ways we’re using exciting topics, like space travel, to engage students in learning.”

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Gaming's Not Just for Kids: What Educators Need to Know About Esports

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Twenty-seven million people watched the League of Legends Championship in 2017—more than Game 7 of the World Series and the final game of the NBA Finals Gaming by the Numbers Let’s start with the numbers, which are huge. Hearthstone is available for PC as well as iOS and Android.

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Saturday is the Online Global Student Conference - "STEM + Entrepreneurship" (plus we make our call for volunteers!)

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Assisting teachers and administrators in understanding how STEM and entrepreneurship impact learning both in and out of the classroom. Strengthening the relationship between students, teachers, and administrators about STEM + entrepreneurship in the curriculum. He has made it to imgur’s front page more than once.