EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

In the tournament, middle school teams compete in 14 events, including Lego robotics, video production and the 3D Derby, where participants use a 3D printer to design and produce cars, and then race them. Start small with a robotics competition or a club,” he says. Fresno Seeks to Make Coding Inclusive.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Jeremy Rinkel on episode 568 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Jeremy Rinkel has added technical writing to his traditional English Literature course. Dive deeper into what he’s doing and learn how to apply it to your classroom.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Then, they can develop their interest in taking other STEM courses as they continue in middle school and high school. I got to teach a brand new course in our district last school year. I got to teach a brand new course in our district last school year. We were piloting and exploring a STEM course for sixth grade students.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

New Hardware Belkin Education debuted two versions of its Chrome OS keyboard, which connects to an individual Chromebook tablet via a secure wired connection. UBTECH Robotics introduces a new robotics kit and curriculum, UKIT, and Yanshee, a robot with an AI interface with a programmable Raspberry Pi.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 28, 2021

Danhoff describes how a preschool teacher integrates coding and algorithms using Bee-Bots programmable robots to teach math and basic reading skills to three- and four-year-olds. Splats are built to be stomped on and are iPad and Chromebook compatible. Join the Community. Think whack-a-mole, relay races, and red light green light!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

Today, the Connecticut Computer Science Dashboard states 92 percent of Connecticut students have access to computer science courses or curricular learning opportunities and 88 percent of Connecticut districts are offering some form of computer science course. The advanced course, however, is organized like a real-world game studio.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

Today, the Connecticut Computer Science Dashboard states 92 percent of Connecticut students have access to computer science courses or curricular learning opportunities and 88 percent of Connecticut districts are offering some form of computer science course. The advanced course, however, is organized like a real-world game studio.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

I, of course, start off again by modeling — what does a SketchNote — or what could a SketchNote — look like? 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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Cycles of Learning

JULY 30, 2017

Keeping this in mind, I have been on a journey over the past two weeks to try and leverage the Arduino Leonardo as a MakeyMakey to create a much better flow in my high school robotics class between programming with the Arduino UNO, and transitioning into using the MakeyMakey as a remote control device.

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Adam Welcome

JUNE 3, 2017

We can't keep the Chromebooks on your desk during the day, they need to stay in the locker when they're not being used. Of course you can code the Sphero during math time, it's a great way to learn angles. I love that idea, moving all of your desks outside for the day and having a robot challenge with your class sounds amazing!

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2018

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. No courses. We’ve got you covered.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2020

Harrington said students get creative, designing relay races, dance games, whack-a-mole, race-in-place, and obstacle courses. My Robotics Friend is a programming tool that invites learners to design algorithms to show a peer (a “robot”) how to stack cups in different patterns.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

When it comes to devices, many kids today have access to iPads or Chromebooks. That’s certainly very valuable, but predictions that massive open online courses and open courseware would open the ability for do-it-yourself education or create a lot of entirely online schools never really materialized.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2017

The Dash and Dot robot wonder pack from Wonder Workshop Stay tuned at the end of the show for how to enter. No, of course not. So often what happens with teachers is Chromebooks will arrive in our schools and arrive in our classrooms and we will stop and we will ask ourselves, okay, what am I going to do with Chromebooks today?

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Adam Welcome

APRIL 7, 2016

Besides having Chromebooks, tablets and other mobile devices, we have a TON of other tools to engage our students in ways that we didn’t just a couple of years ago. What the classroom can look like is constantly changing of course, but with devices it’s really changed what’s possible for kids and their interaction/engagement.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

From Spiderman and R2-D2 Sphero robots to adult coloring books to those dream items like drones! Bit Starter Pack, the Smart Robot Toy. Samsung Chromebook Pro. Wonder Workshop Dash Robot. The Google Trainer VIP Course is OPEN! Hundred have joined the course this year! Kindle Paperwhite E-reader. Are you in?

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 9, 2019

Of course, we’ll also dig into technology! 17:42] – We hear about some opportunities that Camden has had to create things using a Chromebook. [19:39] Enrollment for Kasey’s three Google Certification courses opens on May 21st for a limited time! The courses are: The Google Certified Educator Level 1 Academy.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 11, 2015

Sphero Challenges that were provided to me by other teachers who had their students use their coding skills to make Sphero the robot to do the hokey pokey as well as navigate an obstacle course. The Edison School district is in the midst of a digital conversation, and they are going 1:1 with Chromebooks in grades 3-8.

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Adam Welcome

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Of course I'm use to it, but it's a bigger problem than what's really on the surface. Yes - I really love enhancing the curriculum in classes with laptops, tablets, coding and robots. It happened again. Yes - I'm a Director of Innovation and Technology. Spoiler alert - it's not just me.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2017

A must listen for people using Chromebooks or Google Classroom. To celebrate the end of the first season of the Ten-minute Teacher podcast on June 16 th , we’re running a giveaway – the Dash and Dot Robot Wonder Pack from Wonder Workshop. I’m just joking; of course, you wouldn’t be damaging kids by trying something out.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

I never imagined that the final course on learning space design would launch my students and I into the most exciting and rewarding project based learning experience of my career. While some studied robotics and social media, others dived into different learning disabilities and schools around the world.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

To believe that would require, of course, that we overlook the role that the major technology platforms – Google, Facebook, and Amazon – play in education. Of course, for this to apply to Pearson, it would have to turn out high quality content. Education’s Proto-Platforms. Big Tech’s Bets.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2016

I want to give my students the freedom to explore on their own,” she said – except of course, when she wants their undivided attention. Launched in 2013, Classkick’s app lets teachers with iPads or Chromebooks create lessons for any subject. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Good teachers, of course, have always personalized lessons based on their students’ needs. The school used the money for a bulk order of Google Chromebooks, allowing every classroom to have a laptop for each student. Related: Laptops, Chromebooks or tablets? “You can’t ask the computer questions. DeVonté Trask, 11.

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techlearning

AUGUST 22, 2018

Wonder Workshop, creators of Dash & Dot robots used in over 20,000 elementary schools worldwide, has released a new applied robotics curriculum to help students discover their own pathways of STEM learning. The applied robotics curriculum for Cue robots offers three separate units: Creative Writing, Game Design and Innovation.

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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. A year later, in their second grade, Google launched the first Chromebooks. Being connected, as is required to get iPads and Chromebooks up and running, is assumed. Source: Futuresource Consulting 1. And determined.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

EDGENUITY WORLD LANGUAGE LIVE LESSONS ( www.edgenuity.com ) Edgenuity is implementing live lessons for its virtual World Language courses. The subscription plans include courses in Game Design, YouTube Creation, and music production. The subscription plans include courses in Game Design, YouTube Creation, and music production.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Bubble Bot walks students through creating a bubble-blowing robot and a Fan of Fortune. Compatibility: The pieces are perfectly sized for small vehicles, robots, figurines, or balls to navigate the maze. Compatibility: Windows, Mac, and Chromebooks. Compatibility: Windows 7/8/10, Chromebook, and Mac OS compatible.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

But just as owning a bicycle does not imbue a child with the ability to ride a bike, using a Chromebook to complete assignments will not by itself improve a child’s learning outcomes. Kolb, who co-teaches the course with two University of Michigan colleagues, emphasized that the course is not “sit and get.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BLACKBOARD AND READSPEAKER ( www.blackboard.com ) & ( www.readspeaker.com ) Blackboard and ReadSpeaker are furthering their partnership to help instructors worldwide improve course content accessibility. The course takes students up to four hours and can be completed over several weeks.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CDI COMPUTER DEALERS CHROMEBOOK TRADE-IN PROGRAM ( cdicomputers.com ) CDI Computer Dealers has launched a Chromebook Trade-In Program that provides a hassle-free, environmentally-friendly way for schools to dispose of their aging Chromebooks and obtain a free two-year premium extended warranty on the new ones purchased from CDI.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Each course is aligned to core competencies outlined by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of their own personal development. This collaboration will deliver cutting-edge printing solutions for G Suite and Chromebook users.

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ProfHacker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

I especially love the DIY Girls Creative Electronics Kit ($50), aimed at age 6 and up, which contains three electronic projects–creating a paper circuit to light up your creation like a holiday card; creating and personalizing your own robot, including a motor and battery to make it dance; and making a tutu that lights up electronically.

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Learning in Hand

OCTOBER 5, 2014

On a Chromebook, tap the mousepad with two fingers. On Windows, Mac, and Chromebook, it’s easy to unzip the file and turn it into a folder. I’d love for you to like Learning in Hand on Facebook , and follow me on Twitter And, of course, I highly recommend that head on over to my website, learninginhand.com.

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 4, 2015

Laptops keep mutating into new forms, extra-light, Chromebook, tablet hybrid, and so on. Not to mention robots, which we can’t carry, but are portable on their own terms. And, of course, the Apple Watch frenzy is ramping up. Plus there’s the ecosystem of tiny necessary digital tools, from thumb drive to SD cards.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Green Bay recently invested in 20,000 Chromebooks to move the district to a 1:1 student-to-device ratio to advance students’ productivity and learning in classrooms. JAR Systems has chosen to nominate Green Bay Area Public Schools for the K-12 Hero Awards due to its unrivaled commitment to student success.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Teachers project lesson plans onto interactive screens, and little hands reach for black Chromebook laptops, which are stacked like cafeteria trays in a large box called a Chromecart. The ratio of children to Chromebooks, in grades three through five, is one to one. Yet, inside Isaac Paine, tech abounds.

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