techlearning

OCTOBER 24, 2018

(Waltham, MA) October 24, 2018 — Dr. Marina Bers has been named the new department chair of the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University. She describes how coding is seen as a “new language,” and how it can be presented in a playful context, merging STEM/STEAM and coding with social-emotional learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

He is currently the chief product officer of Renaissance Learning, which acquired myON in 2018. Many students have tablets connected to services that provide a huge selection of reading materials with cloud software to guide them to titles targeted to interests and skill levels. Stay tuned for other reflections in the coming weeks.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

I am taking dates for 2018 with 2017 just about full… Mike Gorman ( [link] / ). Digital Tools Beyond the Device – It must be remembered that the digital world goes beyond just the digital device whether it be a computer or tablet. Its also not to early to begin thinking of 2018! electronic wonders. Have a great week!

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. Schools can join until September 2018. The 1216BKBT Bluetooth Jackbox provides a cost-efficient way to stream audio from a smartphone, tablet or other Bluetooth-enabled device to six separate headphones. The program includes in-classroom professional development sessions.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2019

I stood facing the drone, about to face-off with a little robot. He held in his hand a tablet and I watched as it recorded my brainwaves. As I repeated “up, up, up” in my mind, I watched the tablet map my thoughts, converting my brainwaves into an algorithm. My mind-control-drone-moving experience was nothing like this.

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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. By 2019, Verizon expects to have 150 schools participating in the Verizon Innovative Learning program , the company’s initiative to improve STEM education, according to a recent announcement. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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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. Name: Maze-O STEM Starter Kit—The Mighty Maze Maker.

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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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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. In October 2018, 40.7 Reported percentages for quarters in 2018 appear to be similar. What will these teens expect of tech based on their current experiences? million more students left to connect. million students.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

TryEngineering Together partners with corporations to match company employee volunteers with students in grades 3-5, particularly those in economically disadvantaged communities, in 1:1 “eMentoring” relationships to create safe, powerful STEM learning experiences. v6.3), at the annual Bett Show in London.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

So here’s an early contender for “Worst Education ‘Take’ of 2018’” by Gary Wolfram in Education Week : “ Make Public Education a Market Economy – Not a Socialist One.” ” Also via Techcrunch : “ Facebook brings Messenger Kids to Fire tablets.” Private city.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything. The district has already spent more than $3 million since 2011 on tablets, laptops, software programs, fiber optic wiring, and engineers to oversee all the instructional technology. But computers are expensive. It’s perhaps not surprising.

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

” “ Torn Apart / Separados ” – “A rapidly deployed critical data & visualization intervention in the USA’s 2018 ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ for asylum seekers at the US Ports of Entry and the humanitarian crisis that has followed.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

” Also via WaPo : “Here are K–12 education programs Trump wants to eliminate in 2018 budget.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via The Verge : “Elon Musk-backed OpenAI is teaching robots how to learn just like humans do.” The company makes wooden blocks that interact with a tablet.

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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. In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

It’s 2018, and folks are still so desperate to make VR a thing. Via Techcrunch : “ Pearson is adding LittleBits kits to its STEM curriculum.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Elsevier on “The Augmented Researcher: What Does 2018 Hold for AI in Publishing ?” ” Please stop.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

“ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. (National) Education Politics.

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