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Robotics and Computer Science for Elementary Level Learners

User Generated Education

I absolutely love all of the new robotics toys that have been coming out for elementary age learners. One of my gifted girls noted, “Where do all of these robots come from?” ” I usually use them for an hour per week with my two groups of gifted learners. My robotics-type devices include: Sphero.

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How Augmented Reality Fosters Student Curiosity and Collaboration

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Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that enriches the classroom learning experience by overlaying digital content onto real-world content, simply using devices that already exist in most classrooms, like tablets and smartphones. In educational settings, AR can be used in numerous ways to enhance teaching and engage students.

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PASCO Motion Sensor–A Must for Science Classes

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the Ergobot to teach both Forces & Motion and Programming & Robotics. can of soda, and smart enough to automatically sync with your desktop, smartphone, or iPad. in a robotics and programming application (with PASCO’s ErgoBot). a wide variety of sensors and probes. a wireless blood pressure and heart rate sensor.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

The Hechinger Report

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The project that has caused the biggest splash came from the Innovation Center’s aquatic robotics team. LONGMONT, Colo. —

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Top 8 Advantages of an Interactive STEM Curriculum

Kitaboo on EdTech

Take your smartphone, for example, every month there’s a new update. The effects of these updates might be insignificant to our ignorant eyes, but it makes a significant difference in the performance of the smartphone. Engineering students can see and learn the functioning of a machine or robotics. Encourages Teamwork.

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OPINION: We can’t become a nation of equal learners until we become a nation of readers

The Hechinger Report

A teacher works on reading with a small group of students in Mississippi. And the scenario is more dire than even many instructors know: As robots replace people in all forms of repetitive work, from factories to operating rooms, education’s mandate grows: we must get better at thinking. Photo: Jackie Mader. Higher Education.

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7 Shifts to Closing the Digital Divide

EdTechTeam

Smartphones have been around for 10 years now, but in education, the shifts are vastly different within our classrooms. Our fifth grade used the Wonder Workshop robots for a variety of lessons across the curriculum. Our students are coding from kindergarten on up using online programs, apps on their iPads, and robotics.