EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. They work on any project they want, such as robotics. For its part, St.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Traci Chun, a teacher-librarian at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington, and junior Ulises Santillano Tlaseca troubleshoot a 3D printing job in the library’s maker space. When my library is quiet, that’s a red flag,” said Chun. based education advocacy group. “It Photo: Kelsey Aske. And if it bombs, it’s not on you.”.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 23, 2016

My name is Andy Plemmons, school library media specialist at David C Barrow Elementary in Athens GA @barrowmediacenter I will take over the DOE account this week. Here a student shows off his robot that he built and programmed for the technology fair. gadoeteachertakeover #librariesofinstagram #tlchat #edchat #ccsdath.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES AQUIRES MOTION MATH ( www.curriculumassociates.com ) & ( motionmathgames.com ) Curriculum Associates has acquired Motion Math to further help elementary students improve their math fluency and number sense in key conceptual areas. who are interested in establishing a makerspace in their libraries.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Gary Bass Meaningful STEM-Based Learning in a University/Elementary School Partnership - Maria D. Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education) Using Scratch and Picoboards to teach "x", Maths and Science - Martin Levins, Director IT What''s The Connection? Cantwell, Instructional Services Librarian (Asst.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. We’re doing everything we can,” says Mr. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

But I wanted to consider too why the stories we repeatedly tell about education and education technology were so fanciful – stories about impending disruptions and revolutions and robot teachers and brain zappers and so on. Facebook said it would work with the ed-tech advocacy group Digital Promise to teach digital skills.

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