techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Sean Wybrant, Digital Media Studies Teacher, in his classroom with students at William J. The digital divide will not be bridged simply by coding but “by young leaders who have been educated to transform their reality” says Amouzou. ChickTech April 2018 Robotics Workshop held by CJ Reynolds, Grades 9–12.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Not yet | Twin Cities → Five years after Twin Cities schools began transforming classrooms by putting computers in the hands of students, there is little hard evidence the shift has improved academic achievement. " Tagged on: July 18, 2017 Let Robots Teach American Schoolkids | Bloomberg → This is not a work of satire.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

You an start with just one Sphero Mini : The App-Controlled Robot Ball Photo by: Jenny of The Brick Castle "Little robot. Sphero Mini fits a huge experience into a tiny robot the size of a ping pong ball. Sure, you can can add lots more to a Robotics area in a Makerspace. And they did! Yes, please! Got Charge?

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eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

Successful classroom technology should challenge and support every type of learner without widening the digital divide that’s often found in low-income and rural districts. Classroom devices can streamline differentiation for students, even if a school or district has limited resources to spend on edtech.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Shawn Caine, who teaches technology at Panguitch High School in Garfield County, Utah, lets students who don’t have adequate home internet service get online in her classroom before and after school. Back at Panguitch High School, a junior named Hagen Miller sat in the cluttered back annex of Shawn Caine’s classroom.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Diversity stands for acknowledging that there is a range of differences in the classroom. We started looking more closely at how our students were using tech in the classroom. And this creates a digital divide between those who can afford it and those who cannot. And I don’t think we’re there yet.

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Chromebook Robotics Elementary Training 126

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Do you co-learn with a classroom across the globe? Building Circuits in the Classroom. Joel Garcia shares his experience using Arduino micro controller boards and Sketch coding to build circuits in his classroom. What other tools are you using for programming lessons in your classrooms? More information at [link].

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Because moving around has been shown to bring many benefits to students, she often designs activities that take her kids outside the classroom, ingeniously folding in the features of her edtech resources. Joey empowers students and teachers to achieve great success in the classroom and in the future.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

From gamification to digital citizenship to PD for teachers to classroom robots and everything in between, the 102 posts that have been published on the NEO Blog in the last 12 months covered oh so many subjects related to education technology and e-learning for educational institutions. It was a long year, this year.

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LMS E-rate Digital Divide Blended Learning 279

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge. Tagged on: March 16, 2017 Shenzhen Capital Co-leads $29M Round In Chinese Robotics Firm Makeblock | China Money Network → "Recently, we are focusing on educational technology industry.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. Students now have access to a wealth of information at their fingertips, allowing for self-directed exploration and reinforcing classroom concepts.

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Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 115

User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

At a time when many people are asking how we can get more students interested in STEM fields, we are hearing from teachers who have found making to be a great way to get students excited and engaged in their classrooms. Engaging Students in the STEM Classroom Through “Making” ). Information Access and Abundance. Dr. David A.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

At a time when many people are asking how we can get more students interested in STEM fields, we are hearing from teachers who have found making to be a great way to get students excited and engaged in their classrooms. Engaging Students in the STEM Classroom Through “Making” ). Information Access and Abundance. Dr. David A.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2021

REDONDO BEACH, CA – December 8, 2021 – Ozobot, global leader of programmable robotics and STEAM-based learning solutions for K-12 education that empower the next generation of creators, today unveiled its newest innovation – MetaBot – the first free augmented reality (AR) robot for education. About Ozobot.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Kids from black and Latino communities — who are often already on the wrong side of the digital divide — will face greater inequalities if we go too far toward digitizing education without considering how to check the inherent biases of the (mostly white) developers who create AI systems. Yet AI could provide real benefits.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Greeley offers a lens into how wide the digital divide in the US has become, how much it is contributing to a two-tiered society, and, perhaps most important, whether it can be bridged – something that will be crucial to keeping the country competitive in the global economy of tomorrow. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

” Via Chalkbeat : “New early learning initiative brings Sesame Street lessons into Memphis classrooms.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Via The New York Times : “ Digital Divide Is Wider Than We Think, Study Says.” This study says fix unstable housing, not schools.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, The Flipped Classroom". Um, they do.) WTF is Unizin ?! Collared Dove.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “Influential conservative group: Trump, DeVos should dismantle Education Department and bring God into classrooms.” Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Indeed, the World Bank issued a report in January arguing that digital technologies – not just robots in factories – stand to widen inequalities as well, “and even hasten the hollowing out of middle-class employment.” ” and “are you white?

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