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FETC 2020: STEM, safety, and students

eSchool News

Student engagement and empowerment were evident at FETC 2020 in Miami, FL. FETC 2020 offered sessions and workshops, interactive spaces, an extensive expo hall, and purposefully-chosen dynamic, energizing, and inspiring keynote presentations. STEM and STEAM.

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CoderZ Encouraging Title I Schools to Sign-up Students for the Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge

eSchool News

The Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge has passed the halfway mark, but it’s not too late for teachers and students to sign up. Students can sign up for the challenge to learn the basics of computer science at any time until the end of the current school year. Yaarit Levy, VP Business Development at CoderZ.

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How one educator made computer science a “must” during COVID

eSchool News

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were, beginning in March 2020 and up until today, and never before has their resilience been more apparent. He understands how to introduce tools that make the subject feel relevant and approachable for both students and teachers, who often have never coded before themselves.

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

eSchool News

The ELMO Board allows educators to capture ideas and enable student engagement while sharing digital resources. ELMO’s document cameras offer various ways to help students visualize objects and see in detail. ELMO demonstrated the ELMO Ecosystem of Classroom Solutions. Renaissance displayed its literacy solutions.

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

The Hechinger Report

The program is run by Learning Undefeated , a nonprofit organization that brings immersive STEM experiences and resources to students to encourage student interest in STEM careers. Learning Undefeated offers four different kinds of STEM labs. Then there’s the explorer lab bus, which Spivey’s students experienced.

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Making Sense of the Metaverse in Education

EdTechTeacher

Neon, the world’s first “Artificial Human,” was introduced by Samsung-funded Star Labs in 2020. For example, AV1 is a distance-learning robot in the UK that allows children suffering from long-term illness to attend school. kids between 9 and 12 years old were playing Roblox in 2020.

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Maximizing COVID Relief Funding and Its Effectiveness

edWeb.net

Alex Leis, CEO of Boxlight-EOS, and Hannah Olson, Product Manager of STEM Solutions at Boxlight and Co-Founder of MyStemKits. Integrated training for teachers and ongoing tech support are also important aspects of a STEM purchase that will result in effective long-term teaching and learning. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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