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Friday 5: K-12 computer science trends

eSchool News

Computer science practices offer simple opportunities to differentiate instruction–edtech can make these concepts even more accessible to students. Here are some of those topics and the edtech tools I use to make these concepts even more accessible to students. What are computer science practices?

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Mesa Public Schools and S.A.V.E. Consortium Name CoderZ as Approved Vendor

eSchool News

The suite includes scaffolded and leveled, standards-aligned curriculum designed to support STEM, computer science, coding, robotics, and SEL in engaging ways, and to embrace all learners from any and every background. The courses and curriculum engage students in solving gamified challenges by coding a virtual robot. DERRY, N.H. –

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Toy Theatre Offers Tons of Educational Games

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

That’s gold for differentiating instruction, especially if you’re dealing with a mixed-ability classroom. Some examples of featured Art games include: Spiral, Mirror, Twirl, Robot, Sticker, Pixel Art, Polygon, Doodle Handwriting, Doodle Pad, Ancient Greece, Doodle Zoo Alphabet, Doodle Halloween, Doodle Cat, and many more.

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169 Tech Tip #127: 12 Tips on Hard-to-teach Classes

Ask a Tech Teacher

Category: Differentiation. Here are twelve ideas: Teach programming with Scratch, Alice, robotics, and Minecraft. In fact, any chance you have, differentiate instruction. Today’s tip: #127–12 Tips on Hard-to-teach Classes. Sub-category: Teaching, Classroom management, Pedagogy. Flip the classroom.

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30+ new tools and services we saw at ISTE 2019

eSchool News

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. It will allow users to keep content after losing access to a school-based Google account.

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15 strategies on how to use technology in the classroom

Hapara

For example, Heather’s team at Buffalo Trail Public Schools used robotics and coding to teach the learning outcomes. Therefore, the goal was not just to build a robot or code an activity. They were excited to learn new concepts using robotics and coding as the conduits. They could also get feedback from peers and their teacher.

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TEACHER VOICE: How students in one Massachusetts town learned to love coding

The Hechinger Report

Related: COLUMN: Kids teaching robots: Is this the future of education? We are now building on this enthusiasm by investing in programs and partnerships that capitalize on students’ varied interests, including popular robots like Bee Bots and Robot Mouse. The hands-on experience authentically engages every single student.