Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Elementary schools, high schools, universities and even vocational training courses are ideal places to incorporate 3D printing as part of the curriculum. . From desktop printers to professional online services using high-grade printers, 3D technology is becoming a valuable creative tool in many courses of study beyond 3D computer design.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2016

Leaders there see fab labs as a natural extension of their hands-on STEM programs, and a way to infuse creativity rather than passive “screen time” into children’s early encounters with technology. The museum became STEM-focused several years ago, but a low-tech mindset pervades its exhibits. Photo: Chris Berdik. “In Save that turtle!

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

It's another thing to mandate the use of specific tech (beyond logistical tools like attendance and grading systems, of course) and build resentment and frustration when there isn't enough PD to support the effort. EDTECH: What are some specific devices or software that you believe make it easier for educators and staff to embrace technology?

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2017

It's not the first place you expect to find a pioneer education program, but the Young Women’s Leadership Academy is one of the city’s first public schools to have a full computer science (CS) course. Frederica is one of the first students to take the new Software Engineering Program (SEP class) at her school.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

using the board game "Diplomacy" in sections of their remedial writing courses could possibly combat a lack of student motivation and critical thinking skills. Active professionals within this network have put on numerous GBL workshops for interested CUNY faculty members and have developed both board and paper (e.g.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online PD courses for K-12 teachers. Go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat and use the code COOL20 at checkout for 20% off any course. Vicki: What do you think about this statement, agree or disagree: “The greatest software for innovation in the world is the human brain.”.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2016

And not just in terms of learning how to code; they can apply these skill it in their traditional math and science courses, American government classes. And it makes computer science a beneficial skill for all students to learn, regardless of whether they want to be a software engineer or not. Those are my key measuring blocks.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The MiLL houses a ThinkerSpace and a Workshop area, the first being a place where students can meet and discuss projects, while the second houses workbenches and tools to take prototypes to the next level. The two main courses currently offered are engineering and industrial design.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

These are online representations of an earned skill, often through taking small credit courses aimed toward working and non-degree-seeking individuals. Another is the rise of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) or online instructional platforms like edX, Coursera, or Udacity.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 17, 2016

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2022

That’s where it found a historically Black university, or HBCU — Morgan State University — that was willing to team up to create an entry-level course to introduce its students to careers in advertising. And “if you’re looking for diverse talent in STEM, it’s a natural fit to recruit from HBCUs.”. We’ve always known that.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Software & Online ACCELERATE LEARNING STEMSCOPES SCIENCE ( www.stemscopes.com ) Accelerate Learning announced a new platform using the best of CNN’s digital content to create a new science education product. ALMA START ( www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies launched an enrollment and admissions management tool called Alma Start.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online ACHIEVE3000 & ICIVIC ( www.achieve3000.com The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions. CASIO CLASSPAD.NET ( classpad.net ) Casio’s ClassPad.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 29, 2018

Kasey Bell’s Google Certification courses are open for enrollment from May 28 until June 10, 2018. If you want to use a clip, you don’t have to download it and open it in some fancy software to edit it down to what you just want to use. Just go to coolcatteacher.com/shake to learn more. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Name: Maze-O STEM Starter Kit—The Mighty Maze Maker. In addition to teaching circuitry skills, mPie’s logical sequence of pieces helps children understand the foundational principles of coding, but the product does not require any software coding knowledge. A Physics Workshop Quiz and answer key is provided as well.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2017

The College Board last fall introduced a new course and exam called AP Computer Science Principles. Eight years in the planning, it was the largest such course launch in history. The course opened doors on a school level as well. Hundreds of them, not necessarily from STEM disciplines. How CS Principles was born.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2017

The freedom to mess up, repeatedly, is a core appeal of this club known as CoderDojo , a loosely-connected global network of coding workshops for kids ages 6 to 18, including this Boston outpost that meets in the borrowed offices of the tech company LogMeIn. You can make your own design. But, I want to know, what is he supposed to learn?”.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Electronic Village Online (EVO) has developed as a community of practice that in 2001 facilitated a program of online discussions and workshops that have been held every year since then each January-February. Join us at [link] Zoom is a videoconferencing software and that’s our starting point. DIRECTIONS: 1. HOST SCHOOL: C.N.M

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Educator Innovator

JULY 21, 2014

Nonetheless, whenever I prepare to talk about connected learning with classroom teachers, as I did recently during a workshop with the UCLA Writing Project, I find myself a bit uneasy about using the actual term.

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TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

Topics inside of this category involve purchasing and using audio and video equipment, editing, publishing, and of course promoting. For example, on the macro level, you might take a look at the entire year month by month: January: STEM in the Classroom. ” This is, of course, the first question that you might have.

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User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

The creations, born in cluttered local workshops and bedroom offices, stir the imaginations of consumers numbed by generic, mass-produced, made-in–China merchandise. ( Focus on STEM and STEAM Education. Focus on STEM and STEAM Education. STEM to STEAM ). Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ).

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

The creations, born in cluttered local workshops and bedroom offices, stir the imaginations of consumers numbed by generic, mass-produced, made-in–China merchandise. ( Focus on STEM and STEAM Education. Focus on STEM and STEAM Education. STEM to STEAM ). Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ).

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2018

While building several STEM-focused products in the past few years, I’ve spoken to numerous teachers, administrators, learning specialists and other educators about the unique challenges they face in starting computer science programs. In addition to this independent pathway for CS, we should also make sure that all STEM pathways (e.g.,

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Librarians should plan programming and provide tools that encourage creativity, collaboration and communication, i.e. STEAM and makerspace activities like code.org courses and digital citizenship curricula like Common Sense Education. Evolve your programming. An achievable roadmap for success This road map is very achievable.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. And “free” doesn’t last. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

“The Trump administration is committing violence against children ,” says UVA professor James Coan in The Washington Post – that is, of course, by separating them from their parents and placing them in jail. Albans and Sidwell Friends – announce they will stop offering Advanced Placement courses.”

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