Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 4, 2015

Here are his thoughts on ‘the Maker Movement': With so much of the emphasis in today’s education world focusing on the need for education reform, it can be easy to forget just what this means.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2017

For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. We work with robotics, because robotics are tools that allow them to learn coding and to learn abstract logic and thinking while not sitting in front of a computer screen. So robots have motors, they have sensors, they can move around. So same as with a robot.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

The most popular topics, based on number of sessions, focused on creativity and productivity tools (113), innovative learning environments (108), online tools and resources (82), constructivist learning and the maker movement (77), and programming and robotics (70). Next page: 28 products from ISTE 2017).

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Anyway, so he was talking about designing these little robots that were about the size of a quarter, and how they were designed. Catherine: And… I’m driving, three months later, hearing that they made robots like this. Stream by clicking here. Enhanced Transcript. Vicki: Wow.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

See Epic Sketchnoting Resources. Now, do you use robots? What about robotics? In my class, we use the Sphero robot quite a bit. See Top Tips for Teaching with Robots Using Sphero. So that’s my Go To robot. Grant writing and awards have brought many resources to her science classroom. Leah: We do.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Sponsor: FREE MATH RESOURCE The US Matific Games are coming this February. 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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Big data, open spaces, employability, utilizing maker movements, balancing innovation and accountability, privacy, collaboration, closing the digital divide, personalized learning, and navigating the hostile political climate were just a few of the concerns the audience members brought up.

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