The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

No software needed! You an start with just one Sphero Mini : The App-Controlled Robot Ball Photo by: Jenny of The Brick Castle "Little robot. Sphero Mini fits a huge experience into a tiny robot the size of a ping pong ball. Sure, you can can add lots more to a Robotics area in a Makerspace. Legos rule!

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Gamification Robotics Libraries Guidelines 63

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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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

AIR works with local communities to address this detriment through an integrated development programs that provide low-cost refurbished computers with relevant open source educational software, support and teacher training directed at schools and community centers especially in less privileged areas where the digital divide is at its greatest.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

But school district leaders are not of one mind of how to best spend the money. The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge. That's a lot of computers. It is a massive innovative market with supportive government policies and strong market demand.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The integration of interactive whiteboards, tablets, and educational software in classrooms has made learning more dynamic and engaging. Students are using AI to develop their own future-ready skills and to learn how to navigate an information-rich world. This approach aims to enhance engagement and address diverse learning styles.

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Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 113

User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

They’re teaching a new generation how to repair rather than replace, and if what they’re looking for is not available, to invent it. They call themselves “makers,” and they will figure out how to build whatever you can imagine. ( The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ). Local teens’ inventions impress scientists ).

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Maker Movement Education STEM Software 150

User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

They’re teaching a new generation how to repair rather than replace, and if what they’re looking for is not available, to invent it. They call themselves “makers,” and they will figure out how to build whatever you can imagine. ( The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ). Local teens’ inventions impress scientists ).

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Maker Movement STEM Education Software 120

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Kids from black and Latino communities — who are often already on the wrong side of the digital divide — will face greater inequalities if we go too far toward digitizing education without considering how to check the inherent biases of the (mostly white) developers who create AI systems.

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Digital Divide System Assessment Robotics 96

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Greeley offers a lens into how wide the digital divide in the US has become, how much it is contributing to a two-tiered society, and, perhaps most important, whether it can be bridged – something that will be crucial to keeping the country competitive in the global economy of tomorrow. But computers are expensive.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ Holberton gets backing from more industry executives as it looks to scale its software engineering school.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “Higher Education, Digital Divides , and a Balkanized Internet” by Bryan Alexander. ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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MOOC Education Company Coursera 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. And “free” doesn’t last. Um, they do.) billion by 2025.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Remember: the biases of engineers and managers get baked into the software you use. Speaking of Google, “ Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Futurism.com : “Here Are the States Where a Robot Is Most Likely to Steal Your Job.” Thanks in advance.

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Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60