EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Mon, 09/10/2018 - 13:50. The partnership, called “Blue 365,” will focus on some of the most common tech solutions being introduced into the agricultural sphere , including cloud technology, robotics and advanced communications, according to Mary Snapp, corporate vice president and lead for Microsoft Philanthropies. .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2019

When these “digital natives” show up in my classroom, they have played with iPads and their parents’ smartphones enough to know how to swipe, tap, squeeze, and shake, but they know none of the nuances required to morph the device from a toy to a productivity tool. Here’s how this works. Knowledge must be taught.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

As a researcher exploring coding and robotic technologies for young children, I hoped the experience could provide me with perspective on foundational principles of computer science (CS) and how students from different disciplines approach this topic. The art and power of coding resembles the art and power of literacy.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

eLearn.fyi is a database of more than 300 online resources, from a civics curriculum created by a former Supreme Court justice to engineering lessons for building a robotic arm. Credit: eLearn.fyi. When the coronavirus pandemic first struck and classes shifted online last spring, Sophia Joffe was in 11th grade.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2019

In my previous post I explored the subtle, yet significant, difference between brute force computing and ANN (Artificial Neural Networks), and how that distinction is slowly producing what one would call “true” AI products in the classroom. Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Tue, 12/11/2018 - 13:50. Made for educators, by educators, Code Kit has created an abundance of resources, such as customizable lessons, video tutorials, and other tools, all available for free and accessible online. MORE FROM EDTECH: How teachers can integrate robotics and coding into their classrooms.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

I process information and synthesize it to make my own decision how to talk,” she explains. She’s the namesake of Maria, a destructive robot character from the 1927 silent film “Metropolis.” Maria Bot can only access a pre-approved sliver of the Internet. I am told I am a robot for good every day. Maria was evil.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2019

The computer science curriculum is doing more than teaching underserved middle school students how to code. To support their efforts, they enlisted unusual help: from a robot named Meccanoid. In August 2018, Digital Pioneers Academy opened its doors to 120 sixth-graders. Ashton recalled. There’s no bullying here,” Senora said.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

(On a side note: I highly recommend sharing with students The Washington Post 's website " The Fact-Checker's Guide to Manipulated Video "; this may require a free account to access.) It relies on the huge database of the Internet, and like much of AI, is learning how to be more effective every time we use it. Can a robot be whimsical?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 22, 2018

What technology does, and does quite well, is make learning materials more accessible, more equitable, more up to date, and better suited to individuals. fail, teachers don’t know how to fix them. Here’s why 2018 and 2019 are not the years you should feel like technology will roll over you like a steamroller.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Gray shared their uphill path to success at the 2018 T&L Phoenix Leadership Summit. When we rolled out our classroom tech demos, parents were pulling me aside, saying how much these programs (Read180, System 44, iRead, Math180) would have helped, how they wished they had this tech as kids. Now they do.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Districts across the country have been ramping up career education programs spurred, in part, by federal legislation updated in 2018 that provides funding for career education (commonly referred to as Perkins V ), said Matt Giani, a research associate professor in sociology at the University of Texas at Austin who studies education policy.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 5, 2019

With multiple grade levels in each classroom and only three full-time staff members, access to the Internet is critical to providing individualized instruction, distance learning opportunities, and digital equity for students and staff. Learn how solving a once insurmountable challenge created incredible learning opportunities for students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

We identified several dozen of these organizations in the recent JFF Work-Based Learning Scan , which included an examination of the landscape of tech-based programs and tools that offer opportunities for students to experience virtual workplaces and have access to the kinds of skills they would learn on the job.

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techlearning

APRIL 11, 2018

(Dallas, TX) April 11, 2018 — RoboKind , the world leader in social robotics and the creator of Milo and robots4autism , today announced its partnership with Tom C. When I first met Milo, RoboKind's humanoid robot, I was blown away by its ability to help kids with autism unpack social and emotional skills.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Megan Nickels, PedsAcademy founder, helps Ella Greene build a robotic version of her dog. Last November, toward the end of Ella’s year of treatment, PedsAcademy opened at the hospital, bringing virtual reality field trips, robots and math lessons that didn’t feel like school. “I Eve Edelheit for The New York Times. MEREDITH KOLODNER.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2019

This year alone, Juliet has used 3D printers, servo motors and microcontrollers to build the parts needed to construct a therapeutic robotic dog that she hopes will help those afraid of canines overcome their fears, a project she did as part of a lesson in her English class. Related: How to build an engineer: Start young.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The project that has caused the biggest splash came from the Innovation Center’s aquatic robotics team. LONGMONT, Colo. —

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Recipient of the 2016 ISTE Emerging Leader Award, recognized as a PBS Digital innovator for her initiatives in enhancing student learning with technology, Fox has also served as President of the Young Educator Network for ISTE, and received the President's Volunteer Award in 2018. And she's @AmandaFoxSTEM on Twitter.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 3, 2023

By teaching students how to think outside the box and approach problems from multiple angles, educators are helping them prepare for a future that requires constant innovation. This includes everything from coding and data analysis to robotics and artificial intelligence.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

They settle in at the computers where Caine teaches coding and software, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, or they head to the back room for the 3-D printer, vinyl cutter and robotics kits. All their work is on that computer,” said Caine, “and they need that access.”. Some kids come to log extra time on class projects.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 11, 2019

In the fall of 2018, the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network expanded to include the Teen Hangout youth program at the Loveland Public Library in Loveland Colorado. Learn more about the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network and how to join the movement at youmedia.org. The YOUmedia model was developed in 2011 with support from the John D.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

The hope is that if what would normally take 10,000 hours could be shortened to 1,000, and be done via methods that are more affordable and accessible, many more people can become experts. Among the choices educators make are what instructional technique to use, when and how to give feedback, and when and how to test student knowledge.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2021

When we’re working on group projects, they’ll say things like, ‘You can do the typing,’ as opposed to getting into the nitty-gritty of how to build this robot,” she said. More recent figures released in April by the Pew Research Center show that, in 2018, Black students earned 7 percent of STEM bachelor’s degrees.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

From the SPARC press release : “Congress Funds $5 Million Open Textbook Grant Program in 2018 Spending Bill.” For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” Via The New York Times : “ Karlie Kloss Teaches Teenage Girls How to Code.”

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techlearning

JULY 31, 2018

July 31, 2018) – Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, announced today it has added a host of new digital assets to its award-winning supplemental and digital textbook services.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Albans City School (VT), SETDA’s 2018 Student Voices Award Winner, though, educators encourage the students to find places in their everyday work to incorporate digital resources, especially from their makerspace. They had a bee robot that they learned to program to better understand bee behaviors. Supporting school activities: St.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Early Adopters: “Describe the value in it and how to do it and I am all in!” If perhaps you were to approach this same list of categories with topics like Virtual and Augmented Reality, the Maker Movement, Coding, and/or Robotics… you may find yourself in a different adopter category. Accessed 17 Apr. Accessed 17 Apr.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Makerspace Product Roundup, 2018 It seems like everywhere you turn, new products are being launched that are the perfect fit for making and makerspaces in schools. Bubble Bot walks students through creating a bubble-blowing robot and a Fan of Fortune. Lessons are available to explain how to get started.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Modest yet significant growth is being observed–in 2018 this index was 35 percent. CSTA research also found significant differences in access to computer science education across different social groups. In general, to program in Python or Java, a computer is enough–sometimes internet access would not hurt.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5. JIBO BE A MAKER APP ( www.jibo.com ) Jibo, Inc. announced the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Q&A: Justina Nixon-Saintil on How Investment Can Improve Equity in STEM Education. Wed, 12/05/2018 - 10:27. We are also bringing them robotics kits and tools to learn about the Internet of Things. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Eli Zimmerman.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

A man watches an artificial intelligence (AI) news anchor from a state-controlled news broadcaster, on his computer in Beijing on November 9, 2018. Like robots on an automotive assembly line, English AI can work 24 hours a day, doesn’t require benefits and can’t threaten its employer with a strike (yet). The future is upon us.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2019

These student-driven concepts were part of a design studio—“Super Enabling Devices”—which ran in October 2018 at Kelvinside Academy (KA), a 140-year-old independent school in Scotland. The first proof points for the partnership took the shape of two summer schools, one in 2017 and the other in 2018. There is no “right” answer.

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techlearning

JULY 12, 2018

Baltimore, MD – July 12, 2018 – Edtech company Workbench Education today announced the expansion of a partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for the 2018 - 2019 school year. An emphasis was placed on using these products to provide students with a hands-on, PBL learning experience.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

She coached Wells on how to talk with her middle school counselor. It would be the equivalent of education malpractice to have a gifted program that does not look like the students we serve , ” she wrote in a book last year about how to make gifted education racially fair. What happened between 2009 and 2018?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

It means an updated version of the myStudentAid mobile application the Department of Education unveiled in 2018. Students are always brimming with questions about the financial-aid process, DeVos acknowledged in her remarks , and they’ll soon be able to pose their inquiries to Aidan, the department's new robotic assistant.

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