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The Education of an Android Teacher

Edsurge

When you meet an android, it’s important to follow etiquette. I'm the world's first android teaching assistant. This makes it difficult to discern whether the android is a sci-fi character come to life or mere parlor trick. Educating an android happens one conversation at a time. Are you having a good day?”

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Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security

EdTech Magazine

Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security. Last month, RealNetworks , the streaming media company that garnered attention in the ‘90s and early 2000s for developing the first audio streaming solution , announced it would offer its facial recognition software, SAFR , for free to over 100,000 school districts.

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Companies Partner to Launch “Be a Maker”Programming Companion App

techlearning

Be a Maker was developed in partnership with everis, an NTT DATA company, and is a part of the organization’s CLOQQ initiative. Be a Maker is currently available for free download in the Apple App Store for iOS devices, and will be available for Android devices later in 2018. To learn more about Jibo, visit www.jibo.com.

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New Sora Showcase Turns Any Touchscreen Display into Kiosk for Student Discovery of Digital Books

eSchool News

Students can browse their school’s collection of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines, enjoy samples of titles, and generate QR codes to easily borrow titles in the Sora app. Compatible hardware includes any touchscreen device or monitor (iPad mini-sized tablet or larger) running Windows 10, Android or iOS.

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Product Review: DJI Phantom 4 Pro+ Enables to Unique Film Production for Students

EdTech Magazine

inch Android tablet affixed to the remote controller. . blogs and produces videos for EdTech magazine. Among the most popular of the DJI drones, the Phantom 4 Pro+ is a state-of-the-art consumer-grade quadcopter featuring a rigid design and an iconic white and gray color scheme. The unit, which weighs about 3.1 by Buzz Garwood.

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Acer Unveils Ultrafast Convertible Chromebook

EdTech Magazine

Both the Spin 15 and Chromebook Spin have HD audio and come with the Google Play Store, which means they can run Android apps. Donovan said Acer is Microsoft’s most “innovative and aggressive” partner, and the company is seeing substantial growth in education. The superlight notebook — just 4.63

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Code With Kids and See What Happens - written with Karly Moura!

Adam Welcome

Most of the kids at my school won’t be programmers or work for a tech company.” Dash from Wonder Workshop is an adorable little robot that can be programmed using 5 different apps available on IOS and Android! The New Yorker magazine even had an article last week about Sphero’s, check it out here! Dash starts at $149.99