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KinderLab Robotics Donates Robot Kits to Connect Schools in Pennsylvania and Guatemala

eSchool News

Waltham, MA — KinderLab Robotics today announced that it has donated four KIBO robot kits to La Puerta Abierta , a school in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala. Because Guatemala has sporadic wireless access, Sewickley Academy chose the screen-free KIBO as the hands-on coding robot to share with La Puerta Abierta’s young students.

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Looking for a Class Robot? Try Robo Wunderkind

Ask a Tech Teacher

There are a lot of options if you want to bring programmable robots to your classroom. It is a build-a-robot kit designed to introduce children ages six and up to coding and robotics as well as the fun of problem-solving and creative thinking. If I were to rate myself with robotics, I might be closer to a 5 than a 10.

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World’s Largest Robotics Competition Returns: Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation to Host Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championship

eSchool News

The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation , a 501c3 nonprofit and VEX Robotics , is back to showcase the incredible talent and skill of a range of student competitors by hosting the first-ever Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championship May 17-29, 2021.

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5 Practical applications of IoT in the classroom

Neo LMS

Most interactive whiteboards offer multimedia display solutions with integrated features, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, an intuitive user interface, and connection possibilities with applications from Google Play Store. LocoRobo helps students learn about robotics and coding and design Python, Java, JS, or C apps faster. Wrapping up.

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A Very Useful Guide to Virtual Classroom Collaboration

The CoolCatTeacher

As a current STEM teacher in North New Jersey and a Google Certified Trainer, Billy focuses on implementing cutting-edge instructional design and is co-author of “connecting Your Students with the Virtual World.” Google Certified Trainer, ISTE Certified Educator, and 2014 ASCD Emerging Leader. How do we foster it?

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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. . Teq offers courses on 3D printing, Arduinos robotics and more, and tells you what you should consider before bringing this technology into the classroom. Robotics kits: Products like the Sony KOOV and HamiltonBuhl’s HB Invent!

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K–12 Educators Embrace Ingenuity and Adaptation to Prepare Students for the Future

EdTech Magazine

The extent of change that we’ll see from robotics, artificial intelligence and the like is both incredible and unsettling. Some deliver hands-on experience in areas such as robotics and coding. Others deploy monitoring tools to give students access to the latest digital resources, while also keeping them safe. by Ryan Petersen.

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