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The Education of an Android Teacher

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When you meet an android, it’s important to follow etiquette. I'm the world's first android teaching assistant. She’s the namesake of Maria, a destructive robot character from the 1927 silent film “Metropolis.” This makes it difficult to discern whether the android is a sci-fi character come to life or mere parlor trick.

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What Exactly Is Needed To Get Your Classroom Coding?

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Subscribe via RSS Subscribe on Android Follow @TeacherCast. While teaching K-12th grade technology at the International Academy of Flint, Todd also led education policy initiatives, coached multiple robotics teams, and organized STEM camps. Listen in a New Window. SoundCloud. Leave a Review. Leave a VoiceMail. Need a Presenter?

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Friday - Final Day of the Learning 2.0 Conference with Sugata Mitra, Audrey Watters, Angela Maiers, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, and More!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Conference. Audrey Watters denounces robot learning. And we''ll have our now-traditional conference closing celebration, where virtual treats are shared, and we learn from you what your big take-ways have been and what we should plan for next time. This is it! The fifth and final day of our virtual (and free) Learning 2.0

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Live Broadcasts from ISTE 2016

Learning in Hand

The International Society for Technology in Education's annual conference is June 26-27, 2016. It's the biggest education technology conference in the world, and this year it's in Denver, Colorado. Like in 2015, I'm traveling to the ISTE conference and taking my iRig Microphone HD to broadcast live on Periscope.

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Future technologies now

Learning with 'e's

The latest virtual reality headsets were enjoyed by many who were fascinated by how low cost headsets, combined with iPhones or Android phones could create such rich and immersive experiences. Google Cardboard was on show, but so were other alternatives.

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Saturday is the Online Global Student Conference - "STEM + Entrepreneurship" (plus we make our call for volunteers!)

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This Saturday, March 4th (Sunday, March 5th, in parts of the world) is the 2017 STEM + Entrepreneurship Conference , this year's annual student-organized global conference, being held online and featuring student presenters and a student keynote speaker (with a couple of adult keynote speakers who shepherd youth projects thrown in for good measure)!

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This Tech Tool Can Save Teachers 10 Minutes Per Class

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Laurence’s College in Brisbane had just 50 minutes to write up a formative assessment on the representation of robots and artificial intelligence in the movies. Because Vivi works with any device or platform, Gunn’s students are free to use their Apple laptops, Chrome tablets or Android smartphones.

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