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Digital Equity: It’s More Than Just Student Access

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Living digital equity involves thinking of each child and their individual and communal needs and actively seeking to provide access, resources, opportunity, standards, and support to all children, “especially groups that are and have been historically marginalized.” ChickTech April 2018 Robotics Workshop held by CJ Reynolds, Grades 9–12.

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Your Syllabus to SXSW EDU 2019 (and Where to Find Us!)

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Companies include an AI robot, student incubator and a startup called Pie for Providers. The CEO of nonprofit Chicago Beyond will explore “unconventional ways” in which her group has helped children overcome trauma and build the networks and supports they need. Join us for a slice of the action! Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m. Why Not Both?

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Come for the computers, stay for the books

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based education advocacy group. “It Other paths to tech know-how include a district’s office of information technology and workshops such as those hosted by Future Ready. And it’s not just districts looking to “save” their librarians that are adopting the new model.

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An After-School Education Program Aims to Diversify the Tech Industry

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Some students have started businesses, while others have designed apps or built robots. The first thing visitors see when they enter is a digital display that advertises upcoming Code Next workshops and features the name, photo and biography of a different Code Next student each week.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

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A free resource to parents and teachers, STEM Lab is an online hub that features STEM activities organized by age group for youth ages 4 to 16. launch of Be a Maker, an all-new mobile application that teaches children how to code by allowing them to program their Jibo robot. JIBO BE A MAKER APP ( www.jibo.com ) Jibo, Inc.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. Robotics , with ~ $99 million in funding. Coursera (online education) –- $64 million. Absorb (learning management system) – $59 million. Changingedu (tutoring) – $55 million. Yixue Education (online education) – $41 million. Coding bootcamps , with ~ $107.6

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WHAT’S NEW

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Upon completion of the course, students receive an “Advocacy Plan,” which outlines their strengths and challenges and makes recommendations to consider and is shared with their educators. The Alpha Kit features an introductory STEAM kit; the Team Kit is a STEAM lesson kit for larger student groups; the Classroom Kit covers full classrooms.

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