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Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life

Edsurge

Today, the robotic toymaker is following through by adding a big building block to its educational offerings. We are both pursuing the same goal,” says Sphero CEO Paul Berberian, which he describes as providing students with playful tools that nurture creativity as they learn to use and build with technology.

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What an Admissions Fight at America’s ‘Best’ High School Says About Educational Equity

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Every year, around the country, high school students get their hands dirty with science projects—chemistry labs, robotics, that model of a volcano. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, was the first where students designed a satellite that was actually launched into space.

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FETC Future of Educational Technology… Orlando Florida… Please Join Me!

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Information Technology. Discover ways to establish not just a space but a culture connecting authentic learning and standards to making. W121 | Beyond PBL, STEM, and STEAM … Dewey Meets Technology and Standards. W158 | Harnessing Technology to Support Standards and Provide Authentic Learning. Administrator.

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What Do Today’s Kids Need for Tomorrow’s World? More Than Tech and Academics

Edsurge

The competencies tackled in “Making It” are a little different than you might see in the competencies that we come up with when we’re thinking about curriculum, because they’re not tied to predetermined academic standards. Technology was not designed to support [kids’] growth and development. So he doesn’t have the visual of it.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

The Hechinger Report

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The project that has caused the biggest splash came from the Innovation Center’s aquatic robotics team. LONGMONT, Colo. —

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How to Teach the Human Body and 16 Sites to Help

Ask a Tech Teacher

use an avatar that has basically human parts (like a robot). Besides learning about their bodies, this integrates technology transparently into student learning, as a process rather than a product — as a tool used to complete their project. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. BrainPOP Jr.

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In Successful Edtech, Pedagogy Comes First—Devices Second

Digital Promise

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software. So, what can be done? So how do you choose?

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