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7 Things to Know About Coding in the Early Childhood Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

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. Each block represents a command for the robot. So same as with a robot.

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Your Syllabus to SXSW EDU 2019 (and Where to Find Us!)

Edsurge

But how much surveillance is acceptable, and what are the implications for students’ privacy rights? EdSurge’s managing editor, Tony Wan, will pose these questions to Bill Fitzgerald (New Knowledge), Doug Levin (EdTech Strategies), Courtney Goodsell (Impero Software) and Stephanie Cerda (administrator at Austin Independent School District).

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Candidate VoiceThread for Digital Education - Kelli Stair- teacher/ writer An Example STEAM and Maker-Education Curriculum: From Puppets to Robots - Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D. Rivers, Executive Director Online Communities of Practice - Are They Worth it? Torrey Trust, Ph.D.

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Previously, she was a Technology Integrator at Sacred Heart teaching robotics and programming to 5th through 7th grades and supporting the faculty''s technology and integration needs. We''ll end here with this year''s keynote speakers (but stay tuned--the amazing Lucy Gray is likely to add even more before the conference officially starts!).

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Techcrunch : “ Parenting Hero helps parents figure out how to talk to their kids.” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein : “ Pearson Open Sources Equella – Properly.” ” The New York Times promotes what it thinks are “ The Best Toys That Teach Kids How to Code.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” “Is Your Edtech Product a Refrigerator or Washing Machine?” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” The publishers in question are Cengage , McGraw-Hill , and Pearson. Testing, Testing… Via Chalkbeat : “Calculator mix-up could force some students to retake ISTEP, and Pearson is partially to blame.” ” The testing firm in question: Pearson. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.