The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

They settle in at the computers where Caine teaches coding and software, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, or they head to the back room for the 3-D printer, vinyl cutter and robotics kits. And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons.

Broadband 82

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 82

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. And if you’re still wondering about our robot overlords and where they fit in—well, what do you think the current K-12 boom in coding is for? What will these teens expect of tech based on their current experiences?

Analysis 151

Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 151

MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Instead, each team member spent a few minutes sketching out how one part — a marble run, say, or a Lego Robotics kicking foot — would operate within the machine. They started incubating coding, robotics and other computational project classes in after-school programs and summer clubs. No single child designed a complete machine.

Robotics 28

Robotics Elementary Technology STEM 28

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” “Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people,” Ars Technica reports. monthly subsidies toward cellular phone service or mobile broadband. ” Via The New York Times : “DeVos Abandons Plan to Allow One Company to Service Federal Student Loans.” ” asks Edsurge.

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Now the company is betting big on both,” says Inside Higher Ed. A Stanford student group, Stanford Students Against Addictive Devices , is protesting Apple for its role in “ smartphone addiction.” Edsurge on teachers leaving the classroom to join tech companies. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47