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Robot Teachers vs Human Teachers:

Ask a Tech Teacher

Simona Johnes, editor-in-chief of Science and Literacy , an educational blog for teachers and parents, did some research into a topic that is of growing concern to my fellow teachers: Robots in the classrom. Here’s an interesting article comparing the pros and cons of robots vs. humans: . 5 pros of a robot teacher.

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How robots and our school’s buddy program bring computer science to life

eSchool News

Coding and robots are both natural tools for encouraging collaboration in the classroom. From Reading to Robotics Recently, our PreK through Grade 12 independent school has been working to include more computer science opportunities across all grade levels. Because we have 10 robots, the classes had to take turns.

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10 Unusual Hour of Code Projects

Ask a Tech Teacher

December 5th, 2022, 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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Lip Syncing Characters Using micro:bits and Hummingbirds

User Generated Education

Here is her video overview of her processes: and here are some examples of what my students did over the school year and what Cecilia’s kids did this summer: Sound on First projects from my Lip-Syncing Summer Camp class. I was excited to find Cecilia Hillway ‘s (she’s so very talented!)

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Can AI Aid the Early Education Workforce?

Edsurge

Since ChatGPT was released in November 2022 and exploded into public discourse, the emergence of generative AI tools has been met with both excitement and concern, across virtually every industry, ideology and age group. It is not about putting a robot in front of your child and losing control over everything.

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Here Are The Most Popular Christmas Toys By State In 2022

Fractus Learning

While not quite the breakout holiday toy in 2022 as it was in 2021, our readers still love the huggable line of plush toys known as Squishmallows. Lego kits have moved up to the fourth spot on our list of the most popular Christmas gifts for 2022. Top 5 Ice Skate Indulging States. Microscopes. Top 5 Marvelous Microscope States.

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Analysis: Is Higher Ed Ready for the Tech Expectations of the Teens of 2022?

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Messy, motivated, tech-drenched 15 year-olds, the high school sophomores of today who will be entering college or the workforce in 2022, a mere three years from now. Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. Yes, teens.

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