Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

She’s the namesake of Maria, a destructive robot character from the 1927 silent film “Metropolis.” And when she does, the professor requests that they not ask her the question that springs so easily to people’s minds when they encounter a robot: Will you take over the world? I am told I am a robot for good every day.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Our third Library 2.019 mini-conference, "Emerging Technology," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 30th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to register now to participate in this event.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Our third Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Emerging Technology," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 30th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to participate in this event.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

It turns out the disc-shaped vacuum cleaner, which uses sensors to autonomously zip around homes is also a great tool to teach students about robotics and empathy. It all started with his students’ obsession with robots. He knew there was a disconnect for his 4-year-old students between what robots do in cartoons and in the real world.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But, there is NOT just one right way to do library. But should a formal makerspace need to be a part of every school library? . At conferences, librarians share with me that their administrators insist they devote significant library real estate to 3D printing and a variety of other maker equipment.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

Remember, robots are [just] adding machines. Beyond publishing the research typical of a physicst, Dr. Kaku is also the author of several books on how technology will affect the world that we live in. Kaku, talking wallpaper, data-reading toilets and other technologies that seem like miracles today are a mere fifty years away.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

Today’s giveaway contest is Sylvia’s book Invent to Learn. Hummingbird Robotics Kit. Thanks Sylvia for donating one of your books to a lucky listener! Invent to Learn Book Giveaway Contest. Stream by clicking here. Download this episode to listen offline by right-clicking here and choosing “Save As.”

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The annual K12 Horizon Report regularly identifies and profiles six key trends, six significant challenges, and six developments in educational technology likely to impact teaching and learning. But while this year’s K12 report practically screams school libraries to me, it does so rather quietly in PDF. Learners are creators.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Library 2.014 - October 8th + 9th. We are gearing up for another amazing year of the Library 2.014 Conference.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

Three years ago I shared with you what I was buying to boost our Makerspace area using four empty Library study carrels that no longer held desktop Macs. Our MHMS Makerspace How it works: Kids can come in before school, during lunch, or when they've finished their work to explore, craft, and create in the Library Media Center.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. And there was Google Tools You Aren’t Using, But Should be in Your Library with librarian friends James Allen, Sherry Gick, Nancy Jo Lambert, Nikki Robertson, and Tiffany Whitehead.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” ” “ No, YouTube is not a library – and why it matters” by Sarah T. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” “ Robot abuse ”?!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. How does your library manage digital collections? How does your library manage digital collections?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 13, 2015

NMC Summer Conference presenters are thought leaders within the education industry at colleges and universities, schools, museums, libraries, organizations, and companies. We will also discuss favorite online resources, books, and activities for learning, with a focus on materials that empower learners to work things out on their own.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 13, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. How does your library manage digital collections? How does your library manage digital collections? Tune in here.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Increasing students’ access to technology tools in the classroom is key to reversing these trends. That’s especially critical for rural and remote schools, or those serving kids living in poverty, who are more likely to attend schools with fewer and lower quality books and curriculum materials. Education requires innovation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

One more stat — which may explain the whole social-media-as-news-trend — and then I’ll connect these dots: 60% of people don’t trust traditional news sources. So when it comes to research, are you still directing kids toward your grandmother’s resources — encyclopedias, reference books, and museums?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Zaretta Hammond’s book, Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain , is recommended. I think there is a big trend right now in education to make lessons as creative and fun as possible in order to increase engagement. She wrote a book called Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2016

In 2014, I wrote about strategies for edtech success in the new school year , and in 2015, I wrote about edtech teaching trends for the new school year. If you’re looking to bring these experiences to your students, there are infographics , articles , and books loaded with ideas and tutorials. It is good!

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Builder Bowls – Builder Bowls revolve around a wide range of immersive technologies, including Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), simulations, video games, caves and domes, 3D printing and robotics. Funbrain Reading Games – This website has online books but also just about every grammar game you can imagine.

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techlearning

AUGUST 9, 2018

Many of the updates come from trends I’ve seen not only in education but also in the workplace like these Top 10 Skills Needed for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (from the World Economic Forum). It can be something as simple as understanding the angle of a post based on its title to identifying real people versus robots on twitter.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

Have you struggled to find books that aren’t too babyish for below-grade-level readers? Or, have you been worried about recommending books with overly mature content to young readers who need more challenging texts? Most books are written in such a way that they are geared towards the typical aged reader for that level.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. If you''re interested in volunteering, please join the Volunteer Group and follow the instructions there for booking your times.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” The winners of this year’s Pulitzer Prizes include Harvard University’s Matthew Desmond for his book Evicted and the Salt Lake Tribune’s staff for its reporting on sexual assault at BYU. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Sandy Shugart, President of Valencia College; and Chris Anderson, TED “curator.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

YouTube gets little credit for this clean-up in my book, however, as it took journalists to uncover and talk about the problem. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The company, which makes educational and entertainment robots, has raised $520 million total. ” “Personalization.” HopSkipDrive has raised $7.4

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Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

Via Edsurge : “As LinkedIn ’s Video Library Grows, Company Says It Has No Plans to Compete With Colleges.” ” Oculus Rift boasts that it’s opening an education pilot program in 90 California libraries. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Southeastern Bible College will close its doors. .”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Meanwhile on Campus… Via the Dallas News : “Self-published ‘ Pepe the Frog ’ kids’ book is conservative but not alt-right, Denton ISD admin says.” Jen Howard on “What Happened to Google’s Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books ?” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Via Nature : “One of the world’s largest science publishers, Elsevier , won a default legal judgement on 21 June against websites that provide illicit access to tens of millions of research papers and books. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” More via The Chronicle of Higher Education. Where’s the outrage?”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Or just have them read a book. ” Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook launches a digital literacy library aimed at educators.” ” Oooh, I am sensing a trend here. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Via The Atlantic : “What Rereading Childhood Books Teaches Adults About Themselves.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Edsurge writes about e-scooters , one of the “hot new trends” out of Silicon Valley, and how these companies are defying the rules of college campuses in order to build up a new customer base there. “ Is NYTimes Correct That College Students Don’t Read Books? Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That). Siegler: “ The End of the Library.” That’s gonna be a “no” for me, dawg. They haven’t.).

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

” Wired on the project : “‘ ICE Is Everywhere’: Using Library Science to Map the Separation Crisis.” ” Via The New York Times : “ Robots or Job Training : Manufacturers Grapple With How to Improve Their Economic Fortunes.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” The Whiteboard Advisors’ latest “Education Insider” report ( PDF ) is on assessment trends, higher education, and the presidential campaigns. The ALA has released library privacy guidelines for students in K–12 schools. ” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Tressie McMillan Cottom ’s new book, Lower Ed , is now out, and you should buy it and read it. Here’s a trend to watch in 2017 : companies and organizations who “help” schools buy ed-tech : The Hechinger Report looks at a couple of these , LEAP Innovations and LearnLaunch. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.” ” Via Infodocket : “ University of Delaware Library Joins Open Textbook Network.” Robots and Other (Ed-Tech) Science Fiction. App.net is shutting down.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via Bklyner.com : “ Brooklyn Public Library and Bard College to Offer Free College Degree Programs in 2018.” ” “In my book, there’s no reason why children in elementary schools can’t be launching their own businesses,” [says founder] Rebekah Neumann. ” The Business of Student Loans.

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