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How to use Sphero the Robot in STEM and Beyond – From Courtney Pepe

EdTechTeacher

Sphero emphasizes the power of play in education and has a variety of lessons that are aligned to the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards on their website. Sphero is a robotic ball that can pair with an iPad, tablet, iPhone, or smartphone through Bluetooth, and getting started is relatively easy.

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Design Thinking + STEM = Student Engagement!

Graphite Blog

By capitalizing on the excitement students had for this toy, and by using design thinking, my students learned traditional math concepts and STEM skills. To start, I asked students to pull out their Kendama (an unheard of event in the classroom) and immediately there was excitement in the air.

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Game Education: It’s in Their DNA – Guest Post from Courtney Pepe

EdTechTeacher

empathy and role-play) bring authentic meaning to past events.”. The iPad displays a picture of a word, and students play a guessing game, Wheel of Fortune Style, where they place Scrabble tiles that can be read in front of the iPad. The Delaware Hour from Matthew Farber on Vimeo. Game #2 – Osmo Tangible Play Words.

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Learning Revolution - Week's Free Events - May Is Ed Tech Month - Geo-Educators - Natural Math - Oxygen Masks and You

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own virtual and physical events and those of our more than 200 partners. Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Submit a Video or Quote Final Notes Updates Learning Revolution Big Events Updates.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Angela Maiers Tonight - LOTS of 2014 Global Education Conference Updates - Proposal Deadline, Keynotes, and Volunteering

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Mahatma Gandhi The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions. The great majority of these events are free to attend. Thank you, in advance, for your contribution to this great event!

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The Social Learning Summit Is Tomorrow - Online and Free

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This is a free event, with a focus on inclusion and participation--all are welcome! Tomorrow, Saturday, April 21st, is worldwide 2012 Social Learning Summit , a one-day virtual conference being held as a partnership of Classroom 2.0 and the Discovery Educator Network. The Summit is from 9:00am - 3:00pm US Eastern Time. See you online!

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Project Pals: The Perfect PBL Software for Project Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

These starter projects are aligned with Common Core standards and are already built for you. This digital citizenship project is aligned with several Common Core State Standards. Events – step-by-step processes including examples like photosynthesis or a sequence of events in a piece of literature.

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