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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. 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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12 Tools to explore during Computer Science Week

Neo LMS

It has been reported that there will be 3.5 CoderZ is a cloud-based option where students can code 3D robots. Grasshopper is free on Android and iOS and is also available through the Web. They have featured coding products and additional resources such as online coding training for Scratch, robotics programming, and Python.

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The Robots Have Arrived on Campus. They Come Bearing Food.

Edsurge

Robots are taking over college campuses. Not as android professors or virtual students, but as automated food delivery devices. The University of California at Berkeley and University of California, Los Angeles were two of the earliest colleges to welcome the food delivery robots, called the KiwiBot. It took a little while.

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20 Best Learning Apps for Kids

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Compatibility: Android/ iOS (iPhone, iPad); Price: Free 2. Using this app, kids can explore outer space, meet some dinosaurs, build a robot, become a superhero, and more – all in one whimsical world full of Sago Mini friends. Compatibility: Android/ iOS (iPhone, iPad); Price: Free, offers in-app purchases 3. BrainPOP Jr.

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Zapzapmath adds multiplayer option and more to their popular app

Ask a Tech Teacher

Playing against another human (not robots) inspires students to try harder to prove they know their stuff. Improved web dashboard: Teachers (and parents) can now get detailed math skills reports on player progress by the day and week. Download Zapzapmath for Android devices: [link]. Click to view slideshow.

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Drones Take Flight as Latest K–12 Learning Tool

EdTech Magazine

The New Media Consortium , which publishes its annual “Horizon Report for K-12” previewing the technologies likely to impact education in the coming five years, forecast back in 2015 that by 2019, we would see drones playing a role in education. . Drones Take Flight as Latest K–12 Learning Tool. eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 11/30/2018 - 11:24.

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What’s New ~ August 2021

myViewBoard

Recently we’ve been working on some updates coming toward the end of the year, therefore not a lot of major items to report this month – so if you decide to skip reading this one, we won’t get too upset about it…but you will miss out on some cool tips and tricks. Whiteboard for Windows and Whiteboard for Android.