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Looking for a Class Robot? Try Robo Wunderkind

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There are a lot of options if you want to bring programmable robots to your classroom. It is a build-a-robot kit designed to introduce children ages six and up to coding and robotics as well as the fun of problem-solving and creative thinking. If I were to rate myself with robotics, I might be closer to a 5 than a 10.

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Dash & Dot Robots: How young children can learn to code (even if YOU don’t know how yet)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

STEM has become easier to explore in the classroom thanks to makerspaces and Genius Hour –more and more kids are learning how to engineer, create, and experiment with new technology and engineering. However, one aspect of STEM can be a little more daunting for teachers to incorporate, and that’s coding and robotics.

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Dash & Dot Robots: How young children can learn to code (even if their teacher can’t)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

STEM has become easier to explore in the classroom thanks to makerspaces and Genius Hour –more and more kids are learning how to engineer, create, and experiment with new technology and engineering. However, one aspect of STEM can be a little more daunting for teachers to incorporate, and that’s coding and robotics.

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

EdTechTeacher

As someone who primarily taught math and science when I was a classroom teacher, I associated robots, robotics curriculum, and robot apps as things that were only used in those subjects. However, this past year my school received a robot grant that provided ten robots for us from the company Sphero.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 26th, 2014 If a child can''t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn. Ignacio Estrada The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions.

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Websites for Hour of Code by Grade

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Kindergarten — Human Robot. Besides Math Standards, Alice supports these Common Core writing skills: 8.3a Here’s a collection that goes across grade levels: It’s designed to show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Sphero

Technology Tidbits

Sphero is a programmable toy/robot/sphere that is being used in schools worldwide. This is a super fun and fantastic learning device that lets students program their Sphero on any mobile device. math programming robots STEM' Science/Technology/Math). Below is a demo video. Orbotix is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.