Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

Their products are wireless, Bluetooth- and/or USB-connectable, and their SPARKvue software runs on Mac and Windows platforms, Chromebooks, iPads, iPhones, and Android. the Ergobot to teach both Forces & Motion and Programming & Robotics. While you’re waiting, download the free software to your phone or laptop (or iPad).

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iPhone Software Robotics iPad 223

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Mary’s all-girls robotics team, knows a thing or two about breaking the mold. Mary's Academy building robots Using blended learning to personalize instruction Five years ago, SMA launched a 1:1 iPad initiative designed to put technology in the hands of every student so she could have greater control over her own learning.

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STEM Robotics Blended Learning Schoology 167

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Joining them were an additional 6,000 reps from companies big and small. Fractions covers math standards for grades 3-6 and features a storyline and what the company calls “personalized feedback” through an online tutor. Following its March announcement, Apple’s Schoolwork app for iPad is now available for teachers.

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Edmodo Google Robotics Software 109

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Steve Jobs said in his final Apple keynote introducing the iPad 2, “It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing.”. Anyway, so he was talking about designing these little robots that were about the size of a quarter, and how they were designed. Vicki: Wow.

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Robotics Elementary Classroom Flipped Classroom 364

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2016

Last month, a few hand-sized, hexagonal robots took over a third-grade classroom in Southborough, Massachusetts. Meet Root — a robot being beta-tested by its creators at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. But then you have to keep buying new robots as the kids get older.

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Robotics iPad Blended Learning Report 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Ten years ago, the iPhone was already out, but the iPad had not been released yet. They were the most powerful companies in education. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. When it comes to devices, many kids today have access to iPads or Chromebooks.

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Data Education Company Blended Learning 119

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

Come join us for an evening of informal networking, panels with hiring companies, and some light bites. Fill out this form and we'll get your information in front of attending companies. Here's OpenTable's open secret, though: it also employs experts who visit restaurants, iPad in hand. Looking to level up in your career?

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Robotics Software Company Data 79

Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2016

Vancouver Public Schools hosted a Girls Lead the Way summer robotics camp at McLoughlin Middle School. The camp, which has been open to middle school girls free of charge for the past six years, introduces students to robotics and coding and aims to curb the gender gap in STEM careers by building and maintaining interest at this critical age.

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Strategy Dropout Robotics Learning 120

My Paperless Classroom

MAY 29, 2014

We are in our second year of a 1:2 iPad program in the middle school, this is our first year of having a cart of iPads available for elementary, and this is our last year of having 2 labs of PC''s for the students to use, next year we will only have one lab. My first graders program a robot to fly to the planets in order.

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Robotics iPad Tablets Groups 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The project that has caused the biggest splash came from the Innovation Center’s aquatic robotics team. LONGMONT, Colo. —

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STEM Report Robotics Company 100

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

We do a lot of work with Scratch Junior , a free app on iPads and things. Calculating those X and Y coordinates — which really kids of most ages can do — and then realizing that they can make the physical robot go here or there based upon their program. That’s what these robots are. Steven: Exactly.

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Elementary Robotics Tools Company 189

EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For example, say robots and drones will be the hot-ticket item of the year (according to a recent study – they will be ). Does it make sense for you to purchase robots and drones for your school when you already have interactive displays in your classrooms and laptops for each student? Department of Education.

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Trends Symantec EdTech Robotics 100

Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2019

BACK TO THE FUTURE: Weary of unwanted scrutiny, companies that once described themselves as the “Facebook of education” are now scrambling to disassociate themselves from the beleaguered social network. HAPPY MEALS, PERSONALIZED: McDonald’s just acquired an AI tech company to personalize the drive-thru experience. Myspace for Math.

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EdTech Company iPad Robotics 120

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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland recognized the need and became a strong advocate for Hazel Health, a telehealth company that provides mental health services to students at no cost to families. For example, in one activity, she supercharges a regular lesson by having students record explanations of what they’ve learned on their iPads.

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Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 128

EdNews Daily

JUNE 22, 2019

Project based hybrids, such as software to run a robot, science instruments, and calculators . An example is the distribution of iPads to all students. A good strategy will provide the oversight and direction to use those iPads to change the students’ approach to education. Financial Management Systems. Device management.

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LMS Software Student Data Privacy Policies 133

EdTechTeacher

MARCH 23, 2015

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. Game #4 – Sphero the Robot. They smile, laugh, and applaud as the iPad visually prompts them to shake the robot so it will change color over and over again.

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Robotics Gamification STEM iPad 60

Adam Welcome

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Yes - I really love enhancing the curriculum in classes with laptops, tablets, coding and robots. Very recently I was around some teachers and I could hear their chatter about technology, iPads, their iPhones etc. Like I invented laptops, iPads and the app store. Spoiler alert #3 - computers aren't just in technology companies!

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Tablets Laptops iPhone iPad 72

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 13, 2017

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. Not only can they be used to decorate things, but if you’re making robots, they can decorate and reinforce them. Stylus ends are everywhere. MakerSpace Pro Tip.

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Tablets Trends System Robotics 217

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2018

But some companies are jumping the gun. Students are virtually beamed onboard a cruise via a robot, which has a screen and camera to give students at home a sense that they are roaming around the ship. Tragedy struck this week, however, when one robot toppled overboard. Company leaders promise (fingers crossed!)

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Chegg Robotics LMS Android 65

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. They went into first grade when Apple was rolling out the first iPad, in 2010. Being connected, as is required to get iPads and Chromebooks up and running, is assumed. The big loser in this battle?

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Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 160

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In 2013, after watching her three-year-old daughter work through phonics exercises on an iPad, it struck Scanlon that the apps at the time often did poorly measuring oral fluency. The company said it has fixed the glitch.) And that can cause snafus when children interact with voice assistants.

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Exercises Company Data Assessment 65

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

A perfect example of the device-before-pedagogy practice is the now-infamous 2011 Los Angeles Unified School District edtech initiative, which involved the purchase of more than 100,000 iPads for its classrooms to the tune of $500 million without any return on investment in terms of student outcomes.

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EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

.” Also via Wired : “Companies Are Cashing in on Reality TV for Tots.” ” Via The New York Times : “Apple Unveils New iPad to Catch Google in the Classroom.” ” Via The Verge : “Apple is ready to fight Google’s Chromebooks with cheaper iPads.” The company has raised $4.8

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Education Robotics iPad Company 45

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY COMPANY BUILDING BLOCKS OF SCIENCE 3D ( www.carolina.com/help/pressreleases/2018/building-blocks-of-science-3d ) Carolina Biological Supply Company launched the new Building Blocks of Science 3D hands-on unit kits for students in grades K to 5. JIBO BE A MAKER APP ( www.jibo.com ) Jibo, Inc.

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Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 58

techlearning

MAY 7, 2018

With that, I think it's worth taking a look at where each of the three big companies stands in regards to Ed. If a teacher wants their kids to create, IPad is still the device to go with. Overall, I think IPad can be a great Education device, but there are pain points that come with it.

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Microsoft Comparison Google LMS 41

TeacherCast

JUNE 4, 2015

Vikas from WonderWorkshop first got me thinking about you music could help teach programming last year when I heard him speak about why Dash, one of their robots, plays the xylophone. is one of the companies in the Imagine K12 startup incubator this year. He spoke about the power of music to help kids understand sequence.

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Chromebook Robotics iPad Industry 68

My Paperless Classroom

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

Vikas from WonderWorkshop first got me thinking about you music could help teach programming last year when I heard him speak about why Dash, one of their robots, plays the xylophone. is one of the companies in the Imagine K12 startup incubator this year. He spoke about the power of music to help kids understand sequence. Trinket.io

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Robotics iPad Industry Software 88

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Tagged on: July 21, 2017 A complex web of factors influence children’s commercial media literacy | LSE Business Review → If they don’t know an ad from information, how can they grasp how companies use their personal data? Tagged on: July 20, 2017 Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores? wi.us, among other sources."

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

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. Quicker and more collaborative feedback Harris’s students all have iPads, so after they complete writing tasks, she has them film themselves reading their own writing.

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Tools Laptops Tablets Video 144

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2015

By the end of this week, five out of seven of the district’s public schools will have spaces filled with 3D printers, Legos, laptops, robots and more for hands-on learning. The spaces in the district focus on robotics, coding and creating. Castano and Willow Oaks schools are expected to open their makerspaces in the fall.

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Facebook Robotics Classroom STEM 40

The Electric Educator

JANUARY 26, 2015

The vendor hall was filled with products and companies supporting and connected with the maker movement. The future of technology links the digital and the physical I sat in a great session from Brad Waid and Drew Minock ( Two Guys and Some iPads ) that showcased the latest in Augmented Reality (AR). We need them; they need us.

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Maker Movement Chromebook Trends Conference 40

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. has joined the ENA family of companies.

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Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 52

Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “To Bolster K–3 Literacy, North Carolina Provides 24,000 iPads for Reading Teachers.” Via The Atlantic : “ School-Security Companies Are Thriving in the Era of Mass Shootings.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The company has raised $24.1

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E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ For-Profit Companies With the Highest Enrollments at Their Colleges, Fall 2016.” Via CNBC : “ Google , Apple and 13 other companies that no longer require employees to have a college degree.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

EdTechnocation.com

APRIL 27, 2015

I found two new apps, a Disney article, a robotics competition to the moon, and a repository of maker projects! Makerbot Printshop for the iPad The Makerbot company, sellers of the Makerbot 3D printers , released a free iPad app called Makerbot Printshop. Here's your #EdTechTidBits for the week of April 21, 2015.

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