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. When Sphero laid off 45 employees in early 2018, the Boulder, Co.-based

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

The United States may not have had robot invaders from space in mind when drafting federal cybersecurity standards for the utility industry. And yet, a robot invasion is the very premise for a game that aims to teach utilities employees those standards and why they’re important. This is a big leap for us,” says Scivally. “We

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techlearning

APRIL 11, 2018

(Waltham, MA) April 11, 2018 — KinderLab Robotics , the creators of KIBO™ , a robot kit designed to teach children ages 4–7 to build, program, decorate, and bring their own robot to life without requiring any screen-time, today announced its acceptance to STEMworks , an online honor roll of high-quality STEM education programs.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2019

Coding and robotics (check out our ISTE 2019 robotics round-up), social and emotional learning, and building employability skills were at the top of the many trends and focus areas highlighted during the conference. The company also released updates to commenting, analytics, badging and credentialing.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

ClassVR, the company’s solution, is a full turnkey VR and AR offering for classrooms, teachers, and education. This funding opportunity will allow K-12 schools and districts, colleges and universities, and public libraries to connect students to safe, reliable internet outside of the classroom. service.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

“What people in this industry are looking for depends a lot on the company,” Wyglinski says. There are the Teslas, Waymos and Ubers of the world—companies looking to get self-driving vehicles on the road in two or three years. There are the startup companies trying to figure out what the next generation is going to look like.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

She’s the namesake of Maria, a destructive robot character from the 1927 silent film “Metropolis.” And when she does, the professor requests that they not ask her the question that springs so easily to people’s minds when they encounter a robot: Will you take over the world? I am told I am a robot for good every day.

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techlearning

AUGUST 21, 2018

NEW YORK, NY – August 21, 2018 – School Library Journal(SLJ) has announced Ali Schilpp, a library media specialist from Northern Middle School in Accident, MD, as the 2018 School Librarian of the Year. Schu, the Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs; a “Mr.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

After successfully providing a number of Network member schools with access to Slooh’s robotic telescopes and patented Mission Interface last year, West Sound STEM Network is now expanding the program to reach 250 teachers and 10,000 students. To learn more about Slooh and to apply for The Slooh Space Exploration Grant, visit Slooh.org.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2019

The original Remake Learning Days spanned nearly 300 events across the Southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia region—from libraries and laboratories to schools and startups to radio stations and gardens. Family-friendly events are located at libraries, museums, schools, tech companies and nonprofit organizations.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

the Ergobot to teach both Forces & Motion and Programming & Robotics. in a robotics and programming application (with PASCO’s ErgoBot). You can also visit PASCO website’s Digital Library for hundreds of free labs and experiments that can be sorted by age group (elementary, MS, HS, AP, or University) or subject.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. Our higher education system formed around libraries. Distance reduction allow companies to compete worldwide.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

On the opposite end of the inconvenience spectrum are companies who have honed their customer service through thousands of interactions to create enterprise level support. Some weeks ago, I had trouble figuring out how to open an account at a nearby company, so I went online and clicked the firm’s number I found on its homepage.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

Her talent won her an internship with a company in Atlanta (she telecommuted as a sophomore and junior in high school.) To expand their knowledge, they had to assemble a library and know how to find books in it. Josh Stumpenhorst has students flying drones in his library. Others built robots or drove my Dash Wonderbot.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Can vacant parking lots be redeveloped into libraries for children in “reading deserts?” And how can an AI-enhanced robot help toddlers improve language skills? That got a couple companies perked up. Can a pacifier accurately monitor children’s neurodevelopment, based on their sucking patterns? 27-28, 2018.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

This business model—provide the product to schools for free, rely on families to pay for the license—was a gamble for the young company, Rivard Dexter admits, but so far it’s paid off. If the model sounds unique, it’s actually catching on—and showing success—at a handful of other game-based learning companies, including Prodigy and codeSpark.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

the company offers an app that lets kids access unlimited books, educational videos, quizzes and audiobooks — and it’s free for educators. and the company reports people read about 12 million books per month right now. We have an ever-growing library of Spanish and Chinese books and will be adding more languages in the future.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Knewton drew heaps of hype and investment by promising to provide artificial-intelligence technology to major textbook companies to make their content more adaptive. Now the company has pivoted, and it is poised to formally announce its own online courseware that will compete head-to-head with those publishing giants.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

Hummingbird Robotics Kit. Sylvia also headed product development for consumer software, video games, and educational games at several software publishing companies. I hope you enjoy this episode with Sylvia! Selected Links from this Episode. Twitter handle: @smartinez. Blog: [link]. Invent to Learn by Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager.

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2017

Storytelling, which can teach us about ourselves, about possibilities, and about culture, is such a powerful learning tool that it is even being used to teach robots. to the real world in four unique ways: A sleeping car porter employed by the Pullman Company at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois. The Story Behind the Story.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 29, 2019

Players will also meet BRITT, a Backpack Robotic Informational Temporal Technician, who functions as a trusty sidekick who can translate languages, provide critical information and is a personal hologram that wraps around and disguises players to ensure they blend in. You can save and return to your game.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. And there was Google Tools You Aren’t Using, But Should be in Your Library with librarian friends James Allen, Sherry Gick, Nancy Jo Lambert, Nikki Robertson, and Tiffany Whitehead. infused notes….

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 2, 2016

In the latest dealmaking news, ed-tech company EverFi has raised $40 million from investors who include Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and Google chairman Eric Schmidt, while children’s robot company Wonder Workshop raised $20 million. The company has raised $61 million to date, according to CrunchBase.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

They have a wonderful lesson library that they've created as well. But I think expect that as a teacher, if all you're asking students to do is work that an AI robot can do. So, for example, I know of an ed tech company in the U.K. So, for example, I know of an ed tech company in the U.K. Yeah, I think we'll solve it.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Coincidentally, as part of another role I had with the district to develop relationships with the business community, I was organizing a field trip to a tech company. These companies were eager for qualified young candidates to fill positions. By the the second hour of the trip, he had connected with a programmer at the company.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

In addition, ABC Mouse has shared releases and updates for ABCmouse Mastering Math, Digital Library Experience, Standards-Aligned Collections, A New Teacher Experience, and the ABCmouse Ambassador Program. has joined the ENA family of companies. The merger will create a $120-million nonprofit organization with 500 employees.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” ” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. million total.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

As I met with my students, many who volunteered to come in at recess, we reworked our classroom library and opened up new areas for the students to work. Visited several local libraries and InfOhio : I tapped into these resources which gave me over 300 books, magazines, and articles at various reading and interest levels.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2017

Ed-tech company Workbench and Maryland’s network of public libraries have partnered to launch an online maker space for libraries throughout the state.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

MICHELLE COOPER Library Media Specialist White Oak Middle School, East Texas “The students enjoy using the Epson iProjection system. The young ladies use display boards to show their past and current underwater robots, competitions, collaborations with the community, and grants won. PAUL SANFRANCESCO Director of Technology Owen J.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

Companies are investing in immersive technologies. enhancing every-day learning experiences–media-rich annotations of historic places, libraries (shelves, books?), Things to consider: provide a safe environment for your “play area” in the library. Incorporating Virtual and Augmented Reality in Libraries.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Many schools are turning to their libraries and librarians, who have become heavily involved in edtech, to create maker-friendly spaces. Before joining littleBits, she co-founded Tiggly, an innovative learning company focused on creating powerful new ways of learning for young children by bringing physical play into their digital experiences.

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techlearning

JULY 31, 2018

. · Multi-language elementary math programs: New content in the series “Pharaohs and the Robot” is now available in English and Arabic in DE Streaming Plus Global. Students meet two young pharaohs in ancient Egypt who learn core math concepts from a time-traveling robot. Inspired by the global media company Discovery Inc.,

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

They settle in at the computers where Caine teaches coding and software, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, or they head to the back room for the 3-D printer, vinyl cutter and robotics kits. Some kids come to log extra time on class projects. Others show up just for the internet. Caine oversees the school’s Chromebooks.

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

At every step, they involve the developers so the companies understand Broward’s expectations and why the team made its final decision. If companies make smartphones that a two-year old can use, why are developers making edtech so complicated? Howard: Her concern is the amount of training educators need with new edtech. and Mark C.

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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? ask Sonia Livingstone, Kjartan Ólafsson and George Maier. wi.us, among other sources." Tagged on: July 9, 2017.

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 12, 2017

Photo from LSE Library on Flickr Most of the students starting university at the end of summer 2017 were born around the turn of the century. As global management consultants McKinsey and Company rightly identify, jobs in the near future will increasingly come under threat from artificial intelligence and robotics.

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