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7 Shifts to Closing the Digital Divide

EdTechTeam

How can we close this digital divide? According to the US Department of Education , there are seven ways to help close the digital divide. Our fifth grade used the Wonder Workshop robots for a variety of lessons across the curriculum. One fun challenge for students was using measurement with the Sphero robots.

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Smarter Classrooms for Today and Tomorrow

eSchool News

By providing students with access to cutting-edge tools and resources, such as 3D printers, robotics kits, coding platforms, and maker spaces, educators can unleash their students’ potential and creativity to nurture the next generation of innovators, problem-solvers, and entrepreneurs.

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How Much Screen Time Is Too Much for Kids?

Edsurge

The digital divide between rich and poor students isn’t what it used to be. That was the focus of a recent New York Times article, which noted that even as America’s public schools promote the use of devices, others are banning screens from class. The New York Times article cherry-picked examples of Waldorf schools.

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What Could Web3 Mean for Education?

Edsurge

If I took a class on robotics, I could put the actual robot [coursework] on the chain, not the grade. One big hurdle to realizing that possibility, though—and to inviting educators from around the world to gather in a virtual teachers lounge—is the digital divide, which exists both within the U.S. and between the U.S.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 & 29 Editions)

Doug Levin

Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. " Tagged on: July 18, 2017 Let Robots Teach American Schoolkids | Bloomberg → This is not a work of satire. Tagged on: July 18, 2017 Schools’ information up for sale on darknet? wi.us, among other sources."

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AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide

The CoolCatTeacher

But I think expect that as a teacher, if all you're asking students to do is work that an AI robot can do. Sometimes You Will Get False Citations So Always Check Them 00;15;35;03 – 00;15;49;23 Dan Fitzpatrick The first thing it gives you is the finished article.

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Deep learning

Learning with 'e's

She showed several images of recent movies such as Ellysium, I, Robot and Avatar to emphasise her point. This week I read an article that documented the recent partnership between futurist Ray Kurzweil and Google''s Larry Page. Technology of the future is already here - we just haven''t seen it released on the general public yet.