User Generated Education

MAY 20, 2015

The maker movement and maker education, in my perspective, are such great initiatives – really in line with what student-centric education should be in this era of formal and informal learning. The two I discuss in this post are: Maker movement initiatives are often driven by more affluent white males.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2017

This final video in the series features students at English High School in Boston, Massachusetts, the oldest public school in the country, as they collaborate to learn new skills in design, robotics, and media production to both compete in and tell the story of their entry into the FIRST Robotics competition.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Catherine Davis-Hayes on episode 153 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Catherine: I have a blog on WordPress. Anyway, so he was talking about designing these little robots that were about the size of a quarter, and how they were designed. Vicki: Wow.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

You can take baby steps into the Maker Movement. I've been saying that for 7 years or so.long before I blogged about it, I tried it out. I'm not 100% sold, even after 7 years of talking about the Maker Movement, that it's something that's here to stay and not just a fad. Now.having said that.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah LaCrosse on episode 272 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Now, do you use robots? What about robotics? In my class, we use the Sphero robot quite a bit. See Top Tips for Teaching with Robots Using Sphero. So that’s my Go To robot.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

As career opportunities in traditional professions and large public and private organizations, decline — think automation, AI and robots — young people need to assimilate skills that enable them to make the most of the opportunities and challenges in their own economic environments. Microlearning. Privacy and safety.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The maker movement — think of it as “smart DIY,” a high- and low-tech approach to tinkering that turns users into inventors — is spurring excitement about the power of ingenuity in fields as disparate as robotics and design and agriculture. Even the White House has hosted a Maker Faire.) Stay Tuned.

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User Generated Education

JULY 8, 2017

This summer I am offering: Cardboard Creations , Circuit Crafts, Toy Making and Hacking, and Robotics and Coding. These technologies are seductive especially seeing all the press they get on social media, blogs, and Kickstarter. Each camp lasts a week. Click to view slideshow. Gami-Bots. This was developed by Howtoons.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Steve Floyd on episode 249 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Calculating those X and Y coordinates — which really kids of most ages can do — and then realizing that they can make the physical robot go here or there based upon their program.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

NASA Robotic Lesson Plans – Some wonderful lesson ideas that cover all grade levels to engage students. Sphero – Not only is this robotic ball a lot of fun, be sure to check out the included SPK Lab. The SPRK Lightning Lab app is your student’s hub to create, contribute and learn with Sphero Robots.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 20, 2017

Through training and outreach, maker programs aim for greater diversity among future innovators. The maker movement is everywhere it seems. Kids tinkering with sewing machines or laser cutters, designing their own cookie cutters to “print” in a 3D-printer at libraries, museums, maker camps, or classrooms across the country.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

5 Ways to Teach Students to Think From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This blog post is my answer. Others built robots or drove my Dash Wonderbot. Next week, my tenth graders will have to invent a new way to access the Internet. We’ve been doing this project eight years now.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 17, 2017

He has spent the last two months interviewing experts throughout the maker movement with the goal of creating a self-paced course for anyone who wants to design a makerspace. She read blog posts about how to create more suspense in a plot and how to use action rather than description to develop characters.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 25, 2019

The makers movement across education has made a significant impact, allowing students to do and create. Explore ways to bring design, computational thinking, coding, robotics, electronics, engineering, and other elements of making into the regular classroom day in support of academic standards across the school in every subject.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 26, 2015

The maker movement is growing I can''t tell you how many sessions there were on 3D Printing, makerspaces, tinkering, hacking, etc. The vendor hall was filled with products and companies supporting and connected with the maker movement. Swivl is a rotating "robot" that follows you while capturing video and audio.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 6, 2015

This past year has helped to give our maker movement stronger momentum with the addition of school sponsored clubs (multi-grade makers club and Lego Robotics). These clubs have introduced more students to the space, and encouraged cross grade/school collaborations to incorporate making into the curriculum.

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My Paperless Classroom

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

One of my favorite things about teaching robotics is that you get to teach problem solving and logic along the way. If you read a survey of blogs about STEM education you will read about everything from boat design to making ice cream. As the tech teacher I view the interest in STEM is an invitation into science and math class.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Sponsored by Samsung Solve for Tomorrow From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This blog post is sponsored by Samsung Solve for Tomorrow. Designed and built a robotic car seat to alert adults when children are left in hot cars. Solve problems and win. All opinions are my own. Beebe, Ark.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 1, 2015

Whether your students are interested in foreign language, robotics, parkour, or something you’ve never even heard of, facilitating Genius Hour is a highly rewarding experience that is sure to stoke your students’ passion for learning. Join the maker movement. from the pieces.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Micah Brown on episode 237 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. He’s the robot there. Virtual Valentines are an incredible global project in February. Vicki, are you familiar with BrainPop? Vicki: Well, yes, but go ahead and share. The “Mobi” Effect.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 29, 2015

My own interest in the Maker Movement offered the perfect inspiration, and so with financial help from both our PTA and DonorsChoose , as well as some creative dumpster-diving, the Maker Lab was born. While a second Lego Club did occur to me, I wanted to expand the learning -- for both the students and myself.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 27, 2014

In Pittsburgh, kids might join the growing Maker Movement or pick up some engineering skills while making robots. Join kids and adults in Mozilla’s Maker Party (July 15th to September 15th). At Maker Parties, people learn, make things, and have lots of fun. Connecting all these activities are digital badges.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

If you are reading this blog post it is likely that you are the champion, my friend, and that you will keep on fighting until the end, since there’s no time for losers, cause you are the champion of the world…. The Maker Movement’s Innovator may also be the Robotic’s Laggard, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

You've no doubt read countless blogs and articles about the incredible impact makerspaces can have in schools. But after being a maker-librarian for nearly two years, I can assure you that you should really stop thinking about starting a makerspace. I assumed they'd be thrilled about a $200 Dash and Dot robot set.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

You've no doubt read countless blogs and articles about the incredible impact makerspaces can have in schools. But after being a maker-librarian for nearly two years, I can assure you that you should really stop thinking about starting a makerspace. I assumed they'd be thrilled about a $200 Dash and Dot robot set.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

Maker Movement. blogs, social media, podcasting) to promote conversation and thinking around what’s possible in education. Robotics in the classroom. Change in cultural perception of identity–gender, technology, science, faith, sexuality, etc. Change in credibility of a high school diploma or college degree.

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Educator Innovator

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

This taps into the maker movement in a deep way,” Cole explained. Artist K-Fai Steele , a Maker Jawn artist-mentor at the Free Library of Philadelphia, another member of the YouMedia Network, sees notebook hacking as a democratizing activity centered on student creativity and collaboration.

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