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Sphero Announces Acquisition of LittleBits to Expand K–12 Robotics Tools

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Sphero Announces Acquisition of LittleBits to Expand K–12 Robotics Tools. Fri, 08/23/2019 - 12:51. Sphero , one of the leading companies in K–12 classroom robotics, announced its acquisition of littleBits , inventor of the electronic building blocks for science, technology, engineering, art and math learning, on Friday, Aug.

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Yaskawa America, Inc., Motoman Robotics Division Sponsors 2018-2019 Cyber Robotics Coding Competitions

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Motoman Robotics Division (Yaskawa Motoman), has committed to being a major sponsor of the 2018-2019 Cyber Robotics Coding Competition (CRCC), happening in 14 states across the United States. The need for skilled labor in coding, robotics and automation is on the rise - and is not being fulfilled. Derry, NH – Oct.

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How Project-Based Learning Is Helping Students Build 21st Century Skills

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Tue, 11/05/2019 - 10:51. Organizations face a growing skills gap — as noted by the World Economic Forum , more than half of employees will require “significant reskilling” in the next three years to meet 21st century expectations. . How Project-Based Learning Is Helping Students Build 21st Century Skills. marquita.brown_tC0Z.

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The 2019 EdSurde Annual Special: Edtech April Fool’s News That Should Stay Fake

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Congratulations for making it through the first quarter of 2019! But some administrators say the tool feels impersonal and, well, robotic. Meet Brat Bot, a sassy campus chatbot that isn’t afraid to chastise students for obvious questions. We’re not the only ones getting in on the fun. Where’s the dining hall?

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Q&A: Adam Welcome on How K–12 Educators Can Integrate Technology for Engagement

EdTech Magazine

Wed, 01/16/2019 - 13:21. Schools should be meeting kids where they are, and then try to understand how can to integrate some curriculum around those interests. Now, let’s say, for one class, maybe they build a map of the Silk Road instead , and they get a Sphero robot and they code the Silk Road with that robot over a two-week period.

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Drones Take Flight as Latest K–12 Learning Tool

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The New Media Consortium , which publishes its annual “Horizon Report for K-12” previewing the technologies likely to impact education in the coming five years, forecast back in 2015 that by 2019, we would see drones playing a role in education. . We have embedded job training such as lunch and learns or on-site team meetings,” says Shadel.

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CoderZ Announces CoderZ League World Champions

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CoderZ today announced the winners of the all-new CoderZ League: the Virtual Cyber Robotics Competition (formerly the Cyber Robotics Coding Competition or CRCC). Students in grades four through 12 throughout the United States and the world joined in the cloud-based robotics tournament. We are so immensely proud of them all.”.