The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

Next week, my tenth graders will have to invent a new way to access the Internet. But what I haven’t seen is kids Googling anything to help them with this project. Her talent won her an internship with a company in Atlanta (she telecommuted as a sophomore and junior in high school.) We’ve been doing this project eight years now.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

ClassVR, the company’s solution, is a full turnkey VR and AR offering for classrooms, teachers, and education. Teachers can access the front office, enable daily communications campus-wide, or initiative an emergency alert from the touch of a button.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

The robots are coming, and some of them are charming. That was my reaction on a recent visit to Singularity University, when I met two robots named Pris and Pepper. To date, 75 percent of the global population has access to a mobile phone. At times, she would even blink with a tinge of pink in her eyes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

My students take “virtual field trips” on the inexpensive Google Cardboard headsets. In the movie, moviegoers often see the world through “the terminator” robot’s vision. As this robot looks at the world, text appears to show him targets, where to go, and other information. You’re immersed.

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TeacherCast

JULY 14, 2015

I was instantly charmed by Dash and Dot, the cute blue robots from Wonderworkshop. I was lucky June came along with them because after saying hello the robot just glanced around awkwardly. Check out this great conversation and share your Ideas about what you could do with robots in your classroom. About WonderWorkshop.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 21, 2019

Professional athletes and actors make big money, and those professions seem a lot more accessible to many young people than say, a computer analyst or someone working in the space industry. Amazon’s Prime Air and Google Wing Aviation will soon be as common as Uber or Lyft. Robots aren’t limited to industrial applications.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2019

Coding and robotics (check out our ISTE 2019 robotics round-up), social and emotional learning, and building employability skills were at the top of the many trends and focus areas highlighted during the conference. The company also released updates to commenting, analytics, badging and credentialing.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. Distance reduction allow companies to compete worldwide. All of this creates an industry ripe for further disruption on a global scale.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

In popular culture, artificial intelligence is used to describe anything from product recommendations to self-driving cars and futuristic robotic overlords. Lessons will include how to select AI projects, as well as how to work with and manage AI teams within companies. He left the company in 2014.)

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2018

LittleBits unique coding software is based on Google ’s Blockly, which makes programming more intuitive. Made for educators, by educators, Code Kit has created an abundance of resources, such as customizable lessons, video tutorials, and other tools, all available for free and accessible online.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Consider the following developments in artificial intelligence: In 2016, the Associated Press began outsourcing its minor-league baseball dispatches to a company called Automated Insights. A quick Google search resulted in no immediate hits of others writing such an essay. Can a robot be whimsical? But I was wrong.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 22, 2014

This message is then delivered by a polite robotic voice basically telling me that I can sleep in if I wish or spend the day slaving over my snow shovel. We now live in the " Information Age " where access is 24/7. Talk about convenience. People routinely consume information on a variety of devices in an array of places.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2017

FWPS continues to expand STEM/STEAM pathways by integrating computer science curriculum through Hour of Code and Sphero robots. In the spring of 2017, FWPS brought STEM experiences and local companies directly to scholars at the first annual STEM Exploration Night. STEM Exploration Night.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

It's not as powerful or robust as Midjourney or DALL·E , but it's accessible to students. But I think expect that as a teacher, if all you're asking students to do is work that an AI robot can do. So Google Bard , which is like kind of the their version of ChatGPT is going to come naturally with citation.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 29, 2022

Many of his friends took the same shortcut to good jobs at companies including Sony and Lockheed Martin. The skills academy at which Seck teaches is run by Synchrony, a national financial services company headquartered in Stamford. They also practice skills in the hot fields of 3D printing and robotics. “We

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techlearning

MAY 7, 2018

With that, I think it's worth taking a look at where each of the three big companies stands in regards to Ed. The online portal might work, but it is going to have to be a simple as Google Drive with an easy tie to email for it to work. The pain points are just too high for that.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

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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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2019

Has anyone else noticed that some of the new schools being built, including much-celebrated “schools of tomorrow” resemble Google headquarters, as well as each other? An “Age of Access” (1954-1983) when priorities switched to opening up schools to historically excluded groups, notably African Americans and women.

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My Paperless Classroom

AUGUST 15, 2014

If you have not yet heard of Robot Turtles, it is a board game built around the fundamentals of computer programming by Dan Shapiro, formerly of Google and Microsoft, launched on Kickstarter last year. The response was amazing enough to convince the company Think Fun to help Dan deliver the game to a wider audience.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Just beneath the surface, however, Burlington has become home over the last few years to an invisible economy of people who work remotely for the world’s biggest technology businesses, including Apple, Google, Twitter and IBM, hundreds and even thousands of miles from these companies’ chic and sprawling headquarters. And they let me.”

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2018

The launch marked the latest effort by the 5-year-old charter school, to expose students to the skills they’ll need to access high-tech jobs. Other students in their engineering class were constructing a robot for the Dell-sponsored Silicon Valley Tech Challenge and designing a “tiny house” to shelter a homeless person.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

DECEMBER 12, 2018

For older students, I suggest Coding with Chrome by Google. According to the developers of this app “Coding with Chrome is a Google project to provide an easy-to-use coding/programming environment (IDE) within the Chrome browser that even works offline. Using Scratch Jr. Scratch Jr. Chrome App Coding Environment. Dr. Shannon H.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. To adapt, many companies are investing domestically, particularly in China, where edtech companies raised more than $1.2 Edtech Companies With Asia-Based Investors. Based Company. Authess $2.2

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 14, 2024

Building the highly successful TechConnect program, Dr. McNeil has established partnerships with Apple, Spotify, Google, and Microsoft to name a few. Through her inspirational leadership, she has made it her mission to help underserved communities to ensure equitable access to technology, knowledge, and opportunity.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

SXSW EDU Launch Competition Judge Tony will try his best Judy Judy impersonation, as he joins Bridge Burns (University Innovation Alliance), Vince Chan (Creta Ventures) and Jonathan Rochelle (Google) to dispense advice and feedback for eight companies pitching their wares. Join us for a slice of the action! Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 31, 2023

Starting Point – What are AI and ChatGPT, and how is it different from Google? I was thinking of how I would answer this question and went into ChatGPT and asked, “What is the difference between ChatGPT and Google?” ” So maybe, this wasn’t the best question to ask. That is a good thing.

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Fractus Learning

AUGUST 25, 2016

Arduino, and specifically, Arduino UNO are an excellent tool to teach and apply basic electronics and robotics skills. Programmers build robots, remote controlled vehicles, household automation devices, and even make music. You can use Arduino for lots of fun projects, from building robots and remote controlled vehicles.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. has joined the ENA family of companies. The Marketplace also includes free curriculum content from its partners, including Google Classroom, Newsela, and more.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

Though their talents, projects and backgrounds span wide, we’ve grouped them into several buckets to help you get to know the 2017 cohort: The Nonprofits Nonprofits again made up a hefty portion of the highlighted work being done to make education more accessible to all students. Shanyn Ronis (29), founder of Education Global Access Program.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Education’s Proto-Platforms.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2018

Benjamin Pring, co-founder of the Center for the Future of Work at technology company Cognizant. But because nursing demands interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, it can’t easily be done by robots, say futurists, medical professionals and technology experts. Is empathy robot-proof?

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Adam Welcome

JUNE 13, 2016

Most of the kids at my school won’t be programmers or work for a tech company.” Code has been in our lives for years, and thankfully has now been mainstreamed so everyone can have access and learn. Go to “file” and make a copy to save it to your Google drive to remix or assign as is to your students. Robots are cool.

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Adam Welcome

MAY 15, 2016

Most of the kids at my school won’t be programmers or work for a tech company.” Code has been in our lives for years, and thankfully has now been mainstreamed so everyone can have access and learn. Go to “file” and make a copy to save it to your Google drive to remix or assign as is to your students. Robots are cool.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 4, 2018

There has been some criticism leveraged against out-of-the-box maker education kits, programmable robots, and step-by-step maker activities. textbook or testing company). I used Google Slides so all reflections are aggregated in one location for access by all participants to later review and examine them:

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

This group is gonna change the info access/experience for kids! Among the MANY items in my own digital tote is Denise Henry-Orndorff’s Periodic Table of Google Extensions. The thing I love most about the Playground is the ability to access information in an informal way that lends itself to a more personalized experience.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Meanwhile this year, immigrant, refugee children at the United States border were separated from their parents and kept in cages , deprived of legal counsel , deprived of access to education , deprived in some cases of water. Robots won’t replace you , the press repeatedly said. Don’t worry, teachers.

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eSchool News

APRIL 27, 2016

CUE , a nonprofit professional development organization for education technology, chose Touchjet , the first company to create a touch projector with a standalone Android operating system and a recent finalist of the 2016 Edison Awards for innovation, to help bring interactive technology to classrooms around the U.S.

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