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28 can’t-miss edtech innovations from ISTE 2017

eSchool News

In all, ISTE 2017 produced 159,000 tweets from people across the U.S. The most popular topics, based on number of sessions, focused on creativity and productivity tools (113), innovative learning environments (108), online tools and resources (82), constructivist learning and the maker movement (77), and programming and robotics (70).

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7 Things to Know About Coding in the Early Childhood Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017. We work with robotics, because robotics are tools that allow them to learn coding and to learn abstract logic and thinking while not sitting in front of a computer screen. So robots have motors, they have sensors, they can move around. Each block represents a command for the robot.

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9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

The CoolCatTeacher

For our beginning of the year passion projects, some students chose to teach others about our robotic filming Swivl tool and app. Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent. Some people might call it a personal interest project.

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4 exciting trends that will define the 2018 education industry

eSchool News

Considering how robots could replace 38 percent of jobs in the U.S. schools will give way to an increased focus on STEM and coding in schools, reinvigorating the “maker movement.” As the maker movement continues to make its way into the mainstream, a growing number of K-12 schools in the U.S.

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‘Learn’-Launching the 2017 Edtech Conversation With Cautious Optimism

Edsurge

Big data, open spaces, employability, utilizing maker movements, balancing innovation and accountability, privacy, collaboration, closing the digital divide, personalized learning, and navigating the hostile political climate were just a few of the concerns the audience members brought up.

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Integrating the Arts into Every Subject

The CoolCatTeacher

Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Anyway, so he was talking about designing these little robots that were about the size of a quarter, and how they were designed. Catherine: And… I’m driving, three months later, hearing that they made robots like this. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Enhanced Transcript.

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?Do or DIY: What We Saw (and Loved) at the 2017 Maker Faire

Edsurge

A GIANT FIGHTING ROBOT SPORTS LEAGUE might sound like a Michael Bay movie, but at Maker Faire, we learned transformers could be tomorrow’s ESPN hit. The team of engineers made a compelling case for their futuristic sport at Maker Faire, where they debuted the 12-ton, 430-horsepower Mk.