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Should Robots Replace Teachers?

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Last week brought one of those surprising new gadget announcements from a tech giant, with Amazon unveiling a home robot it calls Astro, a rolling contraption about the size of a small dog with a screen for a head and a cup holder so it can bring its owner a drink. He’s the author of the book, “Should Robots Replace Teachers?”

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How to Help Students Land the STEM Jobs of the Future

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For nearly 30 years, the global non-profit FIRST has been getting kids hooked on science and technology through hands-on robotics competitions featuring come-from-behind victories and breathless spectators clamoring for TV coverage. I remember a few years back, they had robots throw a frisbee much more accurately than I ever could.

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Epson Receives Two Gold Recognitions in the 13th Annual 2018 IT World Awards

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About Epson Network Products Guide Winners: BrightLink 710Ui Interactive Laser Display: As the world’s first 3LCD ultra short-throw interactive laser display, the BrightLink 710Ui converges technology, teachers, students, and their ideas into one seamless digital experience, resulting in a truly collaborative learning environment.

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Three Epson Customers Featured in the 2017 NewBay AV/IT College Standings Program

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About Epson Education Products Designed with educator input, Epson’s advanced interactive display and projector technologies make bright, collaborative learning environments a reality. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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CUE and Touchjet partner for STEAMpunk Mobile Labs

eSchool News

CUE , a nonprofit professional development organization for education technology, chose Touchjet , the first company to create a touch projector with a standalone Android operating system and a recent finalist of the 2016 Edison Awards for innovation, to help bring interactive technology to classrooms around the U.S.

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This Tech Tool Can Save Teachers 10 Minutes Per Class

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Laurence’s College in Brisbane had just 50 minutes to write up a formative assessment on the representation of robots and artificial intelligence in the movies. Last month, the school used the system to broadcast a reading in honor of Australia’s Remembrance Day, followed by a moment of silence. I really needed a quick process.”

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Critical Thinking in Academia and Calling a Spade a Spade

RafranzDavis.com

This was a perfect start for me as a graduate from a program that empowered us to be creators of experiences instead of taking on the robotic like lens that many first year teachers were forced to do. We love our controlled systems a little too much and love to cry foul when there is pushback. It doesn’t.