Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 4, 2020

Traditional coding activities dictate that students sit in front of laptops or tablets, working to develop a program or a game. Unplugged activities allow educators to teach coding away from laptops and tablets. Unplugged activities allow educators to teach coding away from laptops and tablets. For example, Ms.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning or The 30 Goals Challenge or take a fully accredited online course for graduate credit ( Online Learning Best Practices , Connected Educators or TESOL Methodologies )! Traditional coding activities dictate that students sit in front of laptops or tablets, working to develop a program or a game.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2019

based company explained the difficult decision as an effort to return its focus to the education market following a foray into creating consumer toys. Today, the robotic toymaker is following through by adding a big building block to its educational offerings. But we have different ways of bringing that to life.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. They were the most powerful companies in education. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. The largest companies in 2010 were the textbook providers.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

In K–12, educators have found ways to use augmented and virtual reality to enhance and support deeper learning in the classroom. The future looks promising as educational technology companies rapidly build new immersive tools for the classroom. . Wed, 01/23/2019 - 12:56. Mixed Reality Classroom Tools Should Capture the ‘Wow’ .

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Chris Jensen, Senior Health Advisor with Diagnosing Education, LLC , presented a MEGA session on Immediate Action Items for Staff Exhaustion and Career Burnout. Chris’s background as an ER doctor and a teacher has prompted him to look at commonalities in these issues in education and medicine.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2020

I hear the kids are going to make a robot move to the right, stop, and turn around. Today, K-12 coding education offerings often include edutainment: some brand’s robotic-design, game-design and app-design program, packaged as engaging, entertaining experiences for students. Don’t use tablets. How cool is that?

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2015

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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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. Sandbox AR is available for download here.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

When Ayanna met Cozmo the robot, both she and the robot lit up. “it It’s very important for education groups to face [AI] head-on,” she said. The robot Cozmo would seem to fit that bill: Its basic coding platform is a simple visual system based on MIT’s Scratch Blocks, but there’s also a more advanced option based on Python.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Earlier this week more than 18,000 attendees from 87 countries gathered in Chicago for ISTE, one of the largest K-12 education technology conferences and trade shows in the world. Joining them were an additional 6,000 reps from companies big and small. The company describes it as a “digital, adaptive personalized learning solution.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 13, 2017

6 – Get the Perfect Stylus for your Tablet. Sketchnoting and drawing on tablets are becoming very popular. Whether you need an Apple pen or want to use one of the student styluses, Staples can get you ready to draw and sketch on your iPad, Surface, or another tablet device. Get a great stylus. Check the box.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ).

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ).

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2019

I stood facing the drone, about to face-off with a little robot. He held in his hand a tablet and I watched as it recorded my brainwaves. As I repeated “up, up, up” in my mind, I watched the tablet map my thoughts, converting my brainwaves into an algorithm. My mind-control-drone-moving experience was nothing like this.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. ” Via The Atlantic : “Does Trump’s Education Budget Even Matter?”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As educators look for new ways to enhance virtual lessons and companies explore how to provide better visibility in more spread out conference rooms, Epson focuses on designing accessible technologies that adapt to current display needs and help drive productivity and engagement,” said Veronika Knight, product manager, Epson America, Inc.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. Samsung’s Interactive Whiteboard was ready out-of-the-box and was an easy-to-use product for educators to easily provide personalized experiences.

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My Paperless Classroom

APRIL 16, 2014

This is the first in a series of posts exploring the resources for teaching with the Sphero robot published at https://www.gosphero.com/education/. The Sphero company made these posts possible by providing 2 robots for review purposes. As a nerd I am excited about this robot ball because ROBOT BALL!

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

What’s hot in education technology? Will investing in flashy new education technology better prepare your students for success in higher education and their future careers? For educators and administrators, thoughts likely go straight to – how can we afford this? By Steve Halliwell and Cheryl Miller.

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Education Politics. Via The Washington Post : “ Trump ’s first full education budget : Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice.” ” Also via WaPo : “Here are K–12 education programs Trump wants to eliminate in 2018 budget.” ” More via Education Week.

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National and Global) Education Politics. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “U.S. .”

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Adam Welcome

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Yes - I really love enhancing the curriculum in classes with laptops, tablets, coding and robots. I do like computers in education and my life, but kids really do too! Me - "Don't your students really enjoy using computers, tablets and online programs?" "Yes Spoiler alert - it's not just me. Yes they do."

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

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. Because Vivi works with any device or platform, Gunn’s students are free to use their Apple laptops, Chrome tablets or Android smartphones. Laurence had recently installed.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. ” The Department of Education’s press release has more.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” The company has raised some $77.5 Are any education technologies, for that matter?

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Not so fast , says Doug Levin : “Scant Details, Fuzzy Math in $500 Million Public-Private Computer Science Education Push.” ” Trump has, of course, proposed some $9 billion in funding cuts to the Department of Education, so this is hardly “new money.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2018

But some companies are jumping the gun. Financial terms were not disclosed, although the entire education operating system was reset as a result of the transaction. In an effort to solve the never-ending debate over whether education technology “works,” EdSurge is creating “Surgecoin,” the first cryptocurrency tied to product efficacy.

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Via NPR : “A History Of The Department Of Education.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. “ The Absurdity of Armed Educators ” by Vann R. Newkirk II in The Atlantic.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

Robot”-like hackers striving for the greater good to take down “The Man.” An astounding 98 percent of children aged 8 and under have access to a tablet, mobile device or computer within their household. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s better education in schools. But there is at least the promise of an all-encompassing solution.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Senate ’s education committee on a party-line vote Wednesday advanced the nomination of Carlos Muñiz for general counsel at the Department of Education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Immigration and Education.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Board of Education and it barely registered as a story. ” Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. “What Trump Didn’t Say About Education,” according to The Atlantic.

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