Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

December 3-9, 2018, Computer Science Education will host the Hour Of Code–a one-hour introduction to coding, programming, and why students should love it. Here are ten unusual projects (each, about one hour in length) you can use in your classroom to participate in this wildly popular event: Alt Codes. Human robot. Human Robot.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

December 3-9, 2018, Computer Science Education will host the Hour Of Code–a one-hour introduction to coding, programming, and why students should love it. Here are ten unusual projects (each, about one hour in length) you can use in your classroom to participate in this wildly popular event: Alt Codes. Human robot. Human Robot.

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techlearning

AUGUST 28, 2018

(Waltham, MA) August 28, 2018 – KinderLab Robotics today expanded its KIBO™ curriculum suite by introducing KIBO Activity Center Guidebook : Activities and Setup Recommendations for a KIBO Activity Center. This KIBO Activity Center Guidebook helps teachers create a robotics center.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2019

Coding and robotics (check out our ISTE 2019 robotics round-up), social and emotional learning, and building employability skills were at the top of the many trends and focus areas highlighted during the conference. Related content: More than 40 new things we saw at ISTE 2018.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

In 2018, the Alabama State Department of Education announced that it would be creating digital literacy standards with the goal of every student learning computer science. link] #edtechchat #satchat #aledchat #fetc #iste18 — fp (@missfplunkett) January 27, 2018. To date, close to 3,000 educators have taken the survey. Thank you all!

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TeacherCast

JULY 29, 2018

How to work around the challenges that teachers face in the classroom. Limitless Libraries Grant. What is ahead for Microsoft Education in 2018-2019. After moving to Denmark, Tricia had an opportunity to develop engaging classroom experiences for teachers and students around the world at LEGO Education. Flipgrid Fever.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

She’s the namesake of Maria, a destructive robot character from the 1927 silent film “Metropolis.” And when she does, the professor requests that they not ask her the question that springs so easily to people’s minds when they encounter a robot: Will you take over the world? I am told I am a robot for good every day.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

For the fifth year, Tech & Learning presents its awards program that honors great products at ISTE 2018. For the fifth year, Tech & Learning presents its awards program that honors great products at ISTE 2018. Please join us in congratulating the following winners.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

When we have testing in our Library, I put all our Makerspace stuff on an AV cart and roll it into our server room. But what if we spend thousands of dollars on 3D printers, robotics, and other ephemera and it just ends up collecting dust? We’ve created cardboard arcades, robots, buildings, etc." -- Read the article for more!

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Furthermore, we aim to hit upon research-backed and evidence-based solutions to the most intractable problems that students and educators face in the tech-infused classrooms of today.and tomorrow. At Fusion 2018 , we’ll be examining personalized learning for the whole learner through three distinct lenses: Vision. Implementation.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

John Unsworth , dean of libraries and professor of English at the University of Virginia, who led the panel, put the total in perspective. The Global Medieval Sourcebook at Stanford University is bringing an expansive, OER mentality to the medieval canon, making reliable texts available for classroom use.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The program includes in-classroom professional development sessions. The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. Schools can join until September 2018. Furthermore, ABCMouse will be offered at no cost to teachers for use in their classrooms, allowing them to take full advantage of many of these offerings.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

Three years ago I shared with you what I was buying to boost our Makerspace area using four empty Library study carrels that no longer held desktop Macs. Our MHMS Makerspace How it works: Kids can come in before school, during lunch, or when they've finished their work to explore, craft, and create in the Library Media Center.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

enhancing every-day learning experiences–media-rich annotations of historic places, libraries (shelves, books?), Enjoy the experience – look, listen, explore – and never worry that you’ll miss anything.” ( AASL Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2018). Human Anatomy Atlas 2018. The New York Times: VR.

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techlearning

JUNE 19, 2018

(Minneapolis, MN) June 19, 2018 — Capstone’s K–2 online resource PebbleGo today announced its release of expanded Spanish materials. The professional voiceover models correct pronunciation and fluency with no robotic text-to-speech, which helps learners develop necessary speaking skills in their second language.

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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.” Andrea Zafirakou has won the 2018 Global Teacher Prize.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Shawn Caine, who teaches technology at Panguitch High School in Garfield County, Utah, lets students who don’t have adequate home internet service get online in her classroom before and after school. Finally, in May 2018, the FCC suggested lifting the whitespace licensing moratorium, among several proposals to change EBS.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 26, 2017

I was recently inspired by Laura Sackton’s Book Riot post: 50 DIY Reading Challenges to Make 2018 the Best Year of Your Reading Life , as well as Emma Nichols’ collection of 2018 Bookish Resolutions , Both are chock full of clever ways to rid anyone of a reading rut. International Children’s Digital Library.

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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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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Not yet | Twin Cities → Five years after Twin Cities schools began transforming classrooms by putting computers in the hands of students, there is little hard evidence the shift has improved academic achievement. " Tagged on: July 18, 2017 Let Robots Teach American Schoolkids | Bloomberg → This is not a work of satire.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Our tour guide, sophomore Caroline Egler, pointed out classrooms that supposedly housed physics or humanities or biology, but most students weren’t in those rooms. High Tech High School doesn’t have a football team, a library or textbooks, all pricey areas where the school saves some money. pic.twitter.com/WmnPaE5eg7.

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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. CIRCUITRY Name: Circuit Scribe Maker Classroom Kit Made by: Electroninks Writeables, Inc. Website: circuitscribe.com/ Cost: Classroom bundle of 10 Maker Kits for $899.99

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 7, 2018

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. For Middle School, they are designed for the grading period time frame typical of those grade levels, with topics like programming, robotics, and community service with tech.

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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.

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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. The Workbench mission is to make teaching with projects easy and scalable in schools, districts, and libraries across the globe.

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techlearning

AUGUST 9, 2018

For the most part, people tended to look at the infographic and pass judgement on whether or not these were things that teachers “should” do in the classroom without reading the blog at all. Ok, now that that’s out of the way, let’s move on to my 2018 version of “21 Things That Every Educator Should Try in the 21st Century”.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

EDMODO AND CLEVER ( www.edmodo.com/integrations ) & ( www.clever.com ) Edmodo announced a new partnership with Clever to give teachers, students and parents immediate access to fully rostered digital classrooms. who are interested in establishing a makerspace in their libraries.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

DISCOVERY EDUCATION STEM CONNECT ( discoveryeducation.com ) Discovery Education debuted STEM Connect, a cutting-edge, web-based, interdisciplinary K-8 supplemental resource that empowers educators to bring STEM to life in their classrooms. classrooms with a range of education packages available online. KANO EDUCATION PACKAGES ( kano.me/educators/packages

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

It also means fewer language programs, robotics labs and other enrichment opportunities that parents increasingly perceive as necessary. She moved to the Bay Area in 2018 to work for a different charter network, and that’s when she met the handsome, “uncommonly honest” school counselor. But change is coming.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Software & Online CAPSTONE PEBBLEGO SPANISH DATABASE FOR K-12 STUDENTS ( www.capstonepub.com/library/digital/whats-new/ ) Capstone is pleased to announce its most popular PebbleGo databases are now available in Spanish. Entrants may participate once a day for their school from now through December 13, 2018. edtech market.

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techlearning

MAY 1, 2018

Baltimore, MD – May 1, 2018 – Edtech company Workbench Education today announced the launch of a multi-device application programming hub , which will enable students and teachers to code multiple Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) products within a single browser-based Blockly canvas. Compatibility with Chromebook and Mac devices.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. We’re doing everything we can,” says Mr. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” Via Chalkbeat : “Can in-house child care keep young teachers in the classroom? ” Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook launches a digital literacy library aimed at educators.” ” “ Campuswire launches to redesign classroom communications,” writes Techcrunch. K–12 Curriculum.”

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Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

hey siri show me a vision of hell made especially for me pic.twitter.com/wbs9E7BuKf — Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) July 19, 2018. Swedish student single-handedly prevents deportation of Afghan asylum seeker by refusing to sit down on flight pic.twitter.com/5YdS7EBF9X — The Independent (@Independent) July 25, 2018.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Classrooms.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Geek Dad : “Little Robot Friends Teach Kids to Code With Empathy.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A New Home for AI : The Library.” million in seed funding from the Omidyar Network for an “on-demand library of parenting tips.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

.” Via Education Week : “A bill shielding what is now Ohio ’s largest online school and its sponsor from the negative consequences of accepting thousands of former Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow students is headed to Gov. Via Education Week : “ ISTE 2018 Kicks Off in Chicago For Educators and Ed-Tech Vendors.”

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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. The Flipped Classroom". He didn’t invent the idea of video-taping instruction to watch at home and doing “homework” in the classroom instead; but history don’t matter in Silicon Valley.

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