article thumbnail

12 Tools to explore during Computer Science Week

Neo LMS

CoderZ is a cloud-based option where students can code 3D robots. Some of the courses available are broken into age groups and include options such as CoderZ Adventure for ages 6 through 10, Robotics 101 which is a self-paced program for students ages 11 through 14, and Python gym for students ages 15 and older.

Tools 540
article thumbnail

Apps That Teach! (And Might Be Fun Too.)

The Web20Classroom

Evernote, Twitter, Wunderlist to name a few. Angry Birds: ( iOS , Android ) Yep. Plants vs. Zombies ( iOS , Android ) Another fun and addictive game, Plants vs. Zombies is great for the science classroom, mainly looking at adaptations and evolutionary concepts. Plague Inc ( iOS ) Epidemic ( Android ) Wanna destroy humankind?

Android 266
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

Drones Take Flight as Latest K–12 Learning Tool

EdTech Magazine

It regularly participates in several different competitions, including ones for robotics and solar cars. He created DroneBlocks, a drag-and-drop block programming app that’s available for free for both iOS and Android devices. . “We This is not the first challenge that Flores has presented his competitive engineering team.

Tools 376
article thumbnail

Get coding in your classroom! Enter the Challenge.

EdTechTeam

Android App Inventor With a computer and an Android device, you can learn to be an app developer and make truly functional apps. Robotics with MINDSTORMS Admit it: you want to build a robot army. forward 10, right 90, forward 10, right 90 forward 10, right 90, forward 10. You just coded a square. Here's one example.

article thumbnail

The 2018 EdSurde Annual Special: Surgecoin, EduWands and Other News Not Fit for Print

Edsurge

Below are the finest collection of stories you’ll never see on any other day, and which have been brewing in our heads over the course of 2018 in between too many cups of coffee, indecipherable email pitches, 1:1 meetings, product sprints and the occasional but unavoidable sparring on Twitter. Next up: the EduWand.

Chegg 66
article thumbnail

Gaming's Not Just for Kids: What Educators Need to Know About Esports

Edsurge

Esports could be just as much a valuable gateway into technology related jobs as teaching programming, robotics, graphic design and web design. Hearthstone is available for PC as well as iOS and Android. They must fine-tune their strategy and teamwork through expert coaching and stay sharp both mentally and physically.

Education 160
article thumbnail

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

Adam Welcome

Robots are cool. What better way to take coding to the next level than to code a robot to drive or roll or to program a drone to fly? Watching students draw a track then reason logically through the steps as they write the code to get their robot to drive on it it is one of the coolest things we have seen! Drones are awesome.