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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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Distance Learning Short List: Best Free Resources by Grade and Subject

Graphite Blog

We’ve heard from educators how overwhelming it can be to wade through the dozens of emails and articles with hundreds of “great apps for distance learning” from people and companies that possibly have their interests -- and not yours -- in mind. Platforms: iOS, Android, Chrome. Tami's Tower. Picture Dots.

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4 ways to support the growing role robotics will have in society

eSchool News

This represents a huge opportunity for education technology companies. The skills children learn through robotics could certainly lead to career opportunities later, but that’s not the only reason to embrace the ABCs of androids. Grow with students. What if a robot (or set of robots) could advance as a student does?

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imagiLabs brings coding to teenage girls’ phones with imagiCharm wearable accessory

eSchool News

based upon the Python code written by the user into the imagiLabs iOS or Android apps, which connect to the device via Bluetooth. It was the first Swedish company to be accepted into Apple’s Entrepreneur Camp (spring 2019 cohort), and was also selected for Google for Startups (Female Founders Fall 2019 cohort). About Dora Palfi.

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

techlearning

Because the program allows users to code specifically for a social robot, it forces them to engage simultaneously in both critical and creative thinking in a completely novel way, while helping support and grow their interest in STEM.

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Try SplashLearn for Summer Learning and Fall Success

The CoolCatTeacher

The advantages of this approach include: SplashLearn is multi-platform and works on iOS, Android, and Desktop and also allows students to swap between platforms while tracking performance. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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PASCO Motion Sensor–A Must for Science Classes

Ask a Tech Teacher

Data collection and analysis are cornerstones for many STEM and STEAM programs but they’re not just about math. Their products are wireless, Bluetooth- and/or USB-connectable, and their SPARKvue software runs on Mac and Windows platforms, Chromebooks, iPads, iPhones, and Android. STEM modules. bridge building kits.

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