article thumbnail

STUDENT VOICES: We need more women in STEM fields, and we have ideas for making that happen

The Hechinger Report

As high school students, we were born at the same time as the iPhone and after the launch of social media and YouTube. So many of us find our spark in STEM during programs that happen outside of school, whether it’s an after-school robotics program or a summer course with Girls Who Code. They found them every step of the way.

STEM 98
article thumbnail

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

Edsurge

From facial-recognition cameras to web and social media filtering software, surveillance technologies are finding their foothold in schools across America. Companies include an AI robot, student incubator and a startup called Pie for Providers. Ostensibly these tools are for the greater good—keeping kids safe. Why Not Both?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

?Forbes “30 Under 30” Education Leaders to Learn From in 2017

Edsurge

Leandra Tejedor (25), cofounder of Vidcode , made the list for providing a coding curriculum that reaches students through social media videos (and has even partnered with Snapchat to teach users how to code their own filters).

Education 128
article thumbnail

Taking Over Georgia Department of Education Instagram: A Lesson in Trust

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

Here a student shows off his robot that he built and programmed for the technology fair. gadoeteachertakeover #librariesofinstagram #makered #makerspace #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #robot #robotics #stem #steam #technology #coding #hourofcode #tlchat #proudtobeccsd. Social media accounts have a lot of power.

article thumbnail

The 2015 Global Education Conference Starts Today - All Online - Full Session Listing - Join Us!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our social media page is HERE with links to Facebook , Google+ , Twitter , and more. Email steve@hargadon.com. Help Promote the Conference: We can still use your help to share the conference with your colleagues, associates, friends, family (!), and the world. Publicity resources, along with images you can use, are HERE.

article thumbnail

The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. Robotics , with ~ $99 million in funding. Absorb (learning management system) – $59 million. Changingedu (tutoring) – $55 million. Yixue Education (online education) – $41 million. AltSchool (private school; learning management system) – $40 million. million this year).

Trends 56
article thumbnail

Education Technology and the New Behaviorism

Hack Education

It’s a reaction, I’d say, to the current obsession with artificial intelligence and a response to all the stories we were told this year about robots on the cusp of replacing, out-“thinking,” and out-working us. “Is Spending Time on Social Media Bad for Us?”