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Sony, Edmodo, partner on math challenge

eSchool News

Sony’s Global Math Challenge will expand to more than 190 countries. Sony Global Education, Inc. a global education network, to enhance math literacy among students in primary and secondary schools across the world. After this, Sony Global Education will hold competitions twice a year, in the Spring and Fall.

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Top K–12 Tech Tools for Teaching STEM

EdTech Magazine

Makerspaces have also become a way to create easily accessible STEM learning opportunities. . Despite these differing approaches, education technology has been an essential tool to aid K–12 teachers in reaching their goals in STEM education. . Robotics kits: Products like the Sony KOOV and HamiltonBuhl’s HB Invent!

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Can Virtual Reality Improve Education?

EdTech4Beginners

In recent years, many schools have entertained the theory that VR improves education. If virtual reality is reliable enough to train our armed forces, is there any reason not to implement the same technique at educational institutions across the world? Advancements in VR Technology. Advancements in VR Technology.

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The Wild and Amazing World of Augmented Reality

Ask a Tech Teacher

As an affordable boost to educational engagement, AR in theory takes students into Harry Potter’s world where school hallways are lined with interactive paintings. While VR is a wonderful education tool in its own right, there are important distinctions between the two. AR is the next great disruptive force in education.

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KidZania: Hands-On Kid Sized Cities Coming To America

EdNews Daily

promising to bring unique educational experiences to American children. Capitalizing on the global trend of educational entertainment, KidZania will open in regional shopping centers owned and operated by GGP Inc. The world’s fastest growing experiential learning center for children is coming to the U.S.,

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Tech Apprenticeships Shift the Costs of Higher Ed From Students to Employers

Edsurge

For decades, companies have offered more or less the same deal to Americans in search of office jobs: You pay for your own higher education and skills training, and then we’ll consider employing you. Members include Walmart, Sony and T-Mobile. they have mostly been reserved for the skilled trades.

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IPEVO VZ-R HDMI/USB Dual Mode 8MP Document Camera

Kathy Schrock

IPEVO offers two free software programs to support this: Visualizer and Visualizer LTSE (accessibility software to use with the document camera). Many educators are submitting their uses of the IPEVO document cameras and sharing them with the rest of us. When in USB mode, the IPEVO VZ-R HDMI/USB also activates a built in microphone!

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