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Top 5 new EdTech tools that you might use in your university

Neo LMS

According to the report, the EdTech industry will reach a global value of $252 billion by 2020. If you are wondering how it works in practice, here’s a good example: Duolingo is a free mobile app that helps students to learn foreign languages. Robot teachers. 5 New EdTech tools to watch. They are patient and unbiased.

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10 Unusual Projects for Hour of Code

Ask a Tech Teacher

In fact, according to Computer Science Education , by 2020 , there will be 1.4 Human robot. Human Robot. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to coding that is also a great way to teach sequencing–a critical skill for coding. For more detail, see Dr. Technicko’s popular How to Train Your Robot.

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10 Unusual Projects for Hour of Code

Ask a Tech Teacher

December 7-12, 2020 Computer Science Education will host the Hour Of Code–a one-hour introduction to coding, programming, and why students should love it. Human robot. Human Robot. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to coding that is also a great way to teach sequencing–a critical skill for coding.

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10 Unusual Projects for Hour of Code

Ask a Tech Teacher

In fact, according to Computer Science Education , by 2020 , there will be 1.4 Human robot. Human Robot. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to coding that is also a great way to teach sequencing–a critical skill for coding. For more detail, see Dr. Technicko’s popular How to Train Your Robot.

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A ‘magic’ school bus brings science class to schools in need

The Hechinger Report

The bus is one of a fleet of six mobile labs that deliver hands-on science lessons to rural and low-income communities. There’s the MXLab , a custom-built advanced mobile lab, also built inside a tractor-trailer, designed for high school students focusing on bioscience and chemistry. Credit: Kathryn Spivey.

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Girl Scouts against the world

The Hechinger Report

MOBILE, Ala. We’re going to finish up our robotics badge by making a toothbrush robot,” she announced to four fellow members of Mobile, Alabama’s Girl Scout Troop 8274 in June. From 2019 to 2020, close to 90,000 girls earned the new Think Like a Programmer, Coding for Good and Cybersecurity badges, Striegel said.

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The Best Engineering Toys For Kids

Fractus Learning

What to Look for in STEM Toys Engineering Toys Compared Best Engineering Kits For Kids Reviewed Building Sets Circuits and Electronic Games Robot Toys. An engineering kit can be a construction set, a video game, a board game, a robot kit with coding ideas, a physics activity, or a science kit. Robot Toys. Adult Supervision.

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