eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

The “maker movement” can play an important role in getting kids interested in innovation and design, and littleBits —which makes easy-to-use electronic building blocks—is finding itself at the center of this movement. I studied engineering, and almost on a weekly basis I wanted to quit,” she said. “We

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Who are the people spearheading maker education? These are just a few of the questions behind a new study (PDF) from SRI International on the. Maker Education Initiative. Researchers also asked respondents to share how many students in their maker clubs or classes hail from underrepresented groups in STEM fields.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

It comes with a free app that students can access. They could access it on a their phones. So let’s say we’re studying Andrew Jackson, just to throw an example out there. Tom’s education experience includes Special Education, Social Studies, and educational technology coaching in New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

We''ve set up a new student entrepreneurship portal at StudentEnrepreneurship.com that provides quick access to the free HPLIFE interactive classes for students to learn business skills, and gives you a chance to sign up for information about the free online conference on student entrepreneurship we plan to hold in 2015. Learn more here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Participatory, hyperlinked library services; DIY and maker movements; emerging technology in academic and research libraries; Google Glass—our Library 2.014 conference covered a broad range of topics and these were among the most notable. Samantha Adams Becker taught the first online course ever to take place in Facebook.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Fourth-graders studying westward expansion built their own version of the Transcontinental Railroad, including engineering a way to get their trains over the mountains. He’s disappointed that the maker movement isn’t more diverse, but says when he takes his mostly African-American and Latino kids to Maker Faire each year, they hardly notice.

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

Makerspaces, Maker Education, STEM, and STEAM are gaining lots of traction in Kindergarten though college level education. Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education. Materials Openly and Easily Available.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2017

So Haynor went looking for a way to create a fun, stylish, and inexpensive tool that might give every student access to the strobe effect. He studied educational psychology (and played Ultimate Frisbee) at Dartmouth and international education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Sam Haynor.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Iris Lapinski - CEO, CDI Apps for Good - "Apps for Good - Growing a new generation of problem solvers and makers" Dale Dougherty - Founder, President, and CEO, Maker Media, Inc.; Lori Trent, STEM Coordinator - Innovator of Inspiration and Magic RADIO SOLIDARIA AMIGA, ONLINE, UNA HERRAMIENTA INNOVADORA - Mª Magdalena Galiana Lloret.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2017

He was going back into the classrooms during his study hall, during his lunch, constantly trying to improve that prototype. I think the course has to be tailored to your school’s needs and to what your school has access to as far as technology goes. It keeps refillable wipes that already have the Expo solution in them. Vicki: Wow.

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EdTechnocation.com

MAY 29, 2015

The survey, " Parent's Attitudes Towards Educational Technology " was conducted by Lieberman Research Worldwide on behalf of MarketPlace, which has been studying the impact of technology in education for the past year. 80% of parents feel that tech that allows them to access more information about their child helps them feel more in control.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2017

This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. The Kids Discover online platform lets students enter discovery mode. Stephen’s 30-second Pep Talk for Every Teacher.

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User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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