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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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Since 1990, jobs in science, technology, engineering and math have grown by 79 percent , and are expected to grow an additional 13 percent by 2027 , according to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey. . Coding skills are in high demand and will soon become a necessary skill for nearly all industries.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Perhaps the Silicon Valley tech billionaire should learn how to build one himself—and sign up for a class from Udacity. Students who complete this introductory course will be eligible to enroll in the more advanced Self-Driving Car or Robotics nanodegree programs. The flying car offering, well, hasn’t quite taken off yet. Sorry, Peter.)

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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

APRIL 1, 2018

Below are the finest collection of stories you’ll never see on any other day, and which have been brewing in our heads over the course of 2018 in between too many cups of coffee, indecipherable email pitches, 1:1 meetings, product sprints and the occasional but unavoidable sparring on Twitter. We’ve got you covered. Next up: the EduWand.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Tue, 12/11/2018 - 13:50. First, the student is shown a photograph of how each module should be connected. LittleBits unique coding software is based on Google ’s Blockly, which makes programming more intuitive. MORE FROM EDTECH: How teachers can integrate robotics and coding into their classrooms.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

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. A quick Google search resulted in no immediate hits of others writing such an essay. Can a robot be whimsical? For the entire text of this example lesson plan, click here to view as a Google Doc.).

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

In 2018 we witnessed a clash of titans as government and tech companies collided on privacy issues around collecting, culling and using personal data. From GDPR to Facebook scandals, many tech CEOs were defending big data, its use, and how they’re safeguarding the public. Public concern will lead to AI regulations.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 22, 2018

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. Usually, that buzzword rhymes with robotics, coding, programming, 3D printing, Maker Spaces, AI or AR or VR. I can’t do [insert current popular buzzword].

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Date: March 13, 2018. Leah, today, we’re going to talk about how to use technology to make science more exciting and more effective. It might be typing up your notes in a Google Doc. Now, do you use robots? What about robotics? In my class, we use the Sphero robot quite a bit. So that’s my Go To robot.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 14, 2023

A quick Google search will reveal many other warnings and predictions he has made about AI. If you Google the “dark side of GPT,” this should make you pause before using this in the classroom. Although this quote mentions Microsoft, the same would apply to Google applications and many others. More on that below.)

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Gray shared their uphill path to success at the 2018 T&L Phoenix Leadership Summit. KOOV is an educational robotics and coding kit for ages eight and up, made up of blocks, sensors, actuators, and a companion app. Google Classroom —Digital learning management system using Google apps ? TECH USED ?

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 2, 2019

One of Jasmine’s coolest projects is her robotic water cycle lesson, which involves all kinds of skills from her students. We also talk about Jasmine’s new classroom toy, a 3D printer and how she can design meaningful learning experiences for her students using this device. figure out how to improve various other lessons too.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Date: January 23, 2018. We put a platform out there for you to get some ideas of how to make Virtual Valentines with your students. So even if you’re not very comfortable with holding a live conference call via Skype or Google Hangouts, the cool thing about Flipgrid is that you can record video messages with your kids.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

Then they are told: Build a robot that draws. In addition to creating digital work—be it a Google doc, a slide show or scanned physical work—and figuring out ways to organize and contextualize it, kids learn how to document their process. Kolos’s Go-To Digital Learning Resources. Dr. Nettrice Gaskins' blog.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

I chose what to work on and how to create it. Fast forward to 2018. Collaborating on Google Docs, they came up with a handful of gaming- and hobby-related topics, such as how to create video games with Bloxels, Scratch and Code.org. They decided as a group to collaborate on a shared Google Slide presentation.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 30, 2018

Designed to help students dig deeper into the book, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. This Hyperdoc novel study was designed to accompany the reading of the book The Wild Robot by Peter Brown during the Global Read Aloud (GRA). The creators used Google Slides to create and organize the Hyperdoc activities. Lesson Summary.

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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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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

But what if we spend thousands of dollars on 3D printers, robotics, and other ephemera and it just ends up collecting dust? Ask your kids what they want and brainstorm how to bring it to the school! We’ve created cardboard arcades, robots, buildings, etc." -- Read the article for more! A Makerspace is what you make of it!

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2018

They now seek our feedback before the formal release of the full searchable collection sometime in Fall 2018. A high school librarian collaborating with a local music mentorship program to teach youth in special education classes how to code music with assistive technology.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 17, 2019

I’m a human, not a robot, after all. Here’s how I developed that style. And in the moments when you find yourself being cold, angry, impatient, or aggravated, you’ll know how to self-correct and get back on track. Subscribe to the podcast in Google Play. But my default demeanor was that of a warm demander. McKeown, K.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 18, 2017

If the question is Google-able then it probably is not deep inquiry. Now, using advanced Google skills to find answers that create more questions fits the bill for rigorous standards. Educators are so often told to practice this methodology, but are seldom told how to do it. DQ/IQ: Can we program a robot to ….?

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MindShift

MAY 28, 2018

On what we can learn from robots that are built to “play” It turns out that a very good way of getting a machine to learn is to give it an early period where it can just play. On how Silicon Valley gets it. Copyright 2018 NPR. What they did, rationally, was squeak the squeaker — what the adult had demonstrated.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2018

Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2018. So, first of all, Britt, how would you explain, in simple terms, what happened on Facebook and why so many people are wanting to #deletefacebook? We’ve got to do a better job as educators understanding our own privacy by helping our students understand how to set up THEIR privacy. P is for Privacy.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

makerspace #LEGOS About time @amazon A post shared by @GwynethJones (@thedaringlibrarian) on Aug 24, 2018 at 4:53am PDT If I could only buy one thing for a Makerspace, it would be LEGOS! One of my AWESOME former 8th graders, Lillian, started a Makey-Makey Made Simple-Simple Crowdsourced Google Doc Tutorial. Legos rule! And they did!

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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.” Via The New York Times : “ Karlie Kloss Teaches Teenage Girls How to Code.” Andrea Zafirakou has won the 2018 Global Teacher Prize. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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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. Challenge inspirations. family members or teachers.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation , organizer of the world’s largest robotics competition and leader in STEM education, is doing a careful examination of gender diversity. Fortunately, we’ve found that participation in robotics competitions can boost confidence.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

But first, he’ll have to figure out how the model will work at home—and how to pay for it. Being in school is not the real world,” says Lavendel, who has worked with PilotCity since 2018. The red stairway leading to Gate 510, which houses this year’s PilotCity summer fellows. Eden High School in Hayward, Calif.,

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

A former “design ethicist” at Google, he tells NPR’s Steve Inskeep that he saw the tech industry turning toward something “less and less about actually trying to benefit people and more and more about how do we keep people hooked. Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit [link].

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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. The application is free to download from the App Store or Google Play.

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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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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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techlearning

AUGUST 9, 2018

Seeing that the world and education has changed (especially in the areas of technology, privacy, etc), I thought it might be a good time to rewrite the post before the start of the 2018 school year. 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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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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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

EDTHENA ( www.edthena.com ) Edthena has developed a one-click video recording and uploading solution for Google Chrome. The new version will launch in February, 2018, and features a number of enhancements and additional functionality. This release will also now include support for Google Drive.

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