Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

Here are great ideas from the Ask a Tech Teacher crew on how to keep tech fresh this summer. Elementary School – Interactive Learning Apps Picture your elementary school classroom filled with excited young learners, their eyes glued to their screens as they explore new ideas and grasp essential skills through educational apps.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Fun, exciting tools and techniques can help very young kids understand math and learn computational thinking. Today’s guest, Steve Floyd, tells us how. Computational Thinking and Math for Elementary Grades. Sometimes we’re teaching specifically to the students to learn coding, to learn about loops, or to learn about a variable.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. Today, step into any of Duquesne Elementary’s shared learning spaces and you will see students immersed in hands-on design work.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

A few years ago, toward the beginning of my journey into robotics, I mentored a team for a local competition. We were on our way to building a Tetrix Prime robot from a kit, when the unimaginable happened—our team’s laptops went missing—and with them, all of our code and design work. Ones that aren’t toys?”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Dan Meyer on episode 513 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today Dan Meyer @ddmeyer gives us tips and advice for helping kids who hate math learn to love it. He was named one of Tech & Learning’s 30 Leaders of the Future. He explains the 3-Act method of teaching.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 31, 2016

Two years ago, my school obtained a grant from the Sphero Robotics company that brought 10 Sphero Robots to our school. However, this year, we expanded our use of robotics and acquired Ozobots, SPRKS, bb8s, and BeeBots. Here are four examples of how A. Example #1 – Using Robots for Reading Comprehension.

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2020

Not every kindergartner can boast that she helped build a robot with high school students. Not every kindergartner can boast that she helped build a robot with high school students. Not every kindergartner can boast that she helped build a robot with high school students. Robotics Competition team.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

Code.org ’s free online courses teach programming languages or how to create games, apps, and websites. Coding and robotics programs. KinderLab’s KIBO robot not only brings coding to life—it inspires creativity in a hands-on, playful way that doesn’t involve screens. There is instant gratification when making with littleBits.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 10, 2016

C-STEM Studio is a California A-G approved curriculum and turn-key solution for teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics through computing and robotics. This web-based scalable program is available for elementary through high school students and can last anywhere from four weeks to a year. why bother.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

It stands to reason that the more exposure children have to computer technology, coding, and robotics, the more prepared they will be for the future. We want to help students learn the social-emotional skills that our local business leaders tell us they want to see in their new employees. Our computer science program has two goals.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2018

How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs. For Laura Fleming, library media specialist at New Milford High School in New Jersey, a library makerspace is a unique learning environment that encourages tinkering, play and open-ended exploration for all. Constantly Learn from and Evolve Your Library Makerspace.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 18, 2015

I spent this morning at the Maker Tech Camp at Edwards Elementary here in Ames. The students had to build the alligator – including the motion sensor – and then figure out how to use the Lego WeDo software to code it correctly. The Team Neutrino First Robotics student helpers from Ames High were of great assistance.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2019

Efforts to get kids coding have exploded in recent years, but sometimes kids need a push to discover the “why” behind learning how to code. At ISTE 2019, that push to learn coding was clear as new K-12 robotics solutions emerged. Share your favorite K-12 robotics programs with us on Twitter @eschoolnews.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Jackie Gerstein Recently, EdSurge spoke with three participants of the AI Explorations program to learn about its impact in K-12 classrooms: Dr. Jackie Gerstein, Dr. Brandon Taylor and Dr. Stacy George. EdSurge: How have you incorporated the teaching of AI in the classroom? The website has many other teachable machine activities.

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techlearning

MARCH 20, 2018

Nonprofits in eight states are first to partner with developer of popular educational robots; Wonder Workshop initiative will provide teachers with professional development to support state-of-the-art coding and robotics education.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Technology is developing at a faster clip than its adoption, and while some K–12 classrooms are innovating — by using drones in curriculum or digital tools to personalize learning — they remain isolated examples dotting an unequal landscape where, often, digitization is seen as an end in itself rather than a means to improve learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2017

We have 3d printing, robot making, and all kinds of building going on. These Wonder Workshop robots make it easy to learn to code in my STEM lab. Learn more about Dash and Dot. I said, “Here are two robots, Dash and Dot, there are apps on the store you can use and there are a lot of attachments and cool things, go for it.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 6, 2017

Other skills must be honed, too, not the least of which is how to get along with their peers and work well with others. I meet with two groups of gifted elementary students, grades 2nd through 6th, for a full day each week. It’s whole body-mind learning. Robot Drawing. The Duct Tape version – [link].

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2021

The David Lear Sulman Fund provides over 50% off research-based KIBO robot kits. Waltham, MA) June 10, 2021 – KinderLab Robotics today announced a partnership with the David Lear Sulman Computing, Science, and Engineering Fund , which is offering the Limudei Code-Esh Curriculum (LCE) for Jewish day schools and Jewish supplemental schools.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 17, 2024

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Work-based learning is providing a way for school and district leaders to increase the relevance and value of secondary education, while also offering opportunities for the practice and application of new skills in supportive environments.

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eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2018

According to Steve Jobs, “Everybody in this country should learn to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.”. There are several advantages of learning to code in elementary school. First, learning programming empowers kids. Children are extremely eager to learn how to code.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2019

Education has many disruptors–3D Printing, AR and VR, 1:1 technology, STEM, and STEAM–but a recent and wildly popular one is robotics. These automated humanoid bots often interact with users, require critical thinking and problem-solving, and grab the imagination of students in ways that makes everyone want to learn.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2017

STEM-trained students understand how to look at the forest and find the particular tree. Elementary-age students think this is true, but something happens between 4th and 8th grade. C-STEM Studio is a curriculum and turn-key solution for teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics through computing and robotics.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

For nearly 30 years, the global non-profit FIRST has been getting kids hooked on science and technology through hands-on robotics competitions for grades K-12—complete with cheering crowds, adrenaline rushes and teams snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Robotics competitions have the same thrills and excitement every other sport has.

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

As community makerspaces begin to take root in Ontario’s elementary schools , students are behaving better. In these spaces students are learning how to tinker collaboratively with a problem and keep trying until they find a solution. Makerspaces support hands-on exploration and learning. What are makerspaces?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In a fifth-grade class at Redlands Unified School District in California, students sit in pairs, building LEGO® Education robots that hop. Jenny Nash, explains, "playful learning brings fun and enjoyment to learning for students, but it’s also about the educational standards. They're also coding, measuring and problem-solving.

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Kathy Schrock

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Pete Birkinshaw, Used Punchcard, [link] So, when Robo ™ Wunderkind asked me to review their Education Robotics Kit for elementary students, ages 6 to 12, they were happy to hear I was no expert, since the kit was so easy to use! The darker blue Motors helps a student's robot to move around.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Coding, robotics, and experimentation–integral pieces of STEM–give students the best start possible to the rest of their lives. They not only offer project supplies but lesson plans, curricula, how-to videos, tips and tricks, personalized help, and podcasts. Botley the Coding Robot. How do you use it.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

We need to prioritize discussions on how to effectively support multilingual students. To do this, teachers will need to incorporate renewable energy into lessons and provide hands-on learning opportunities for students. Here are some back-to-school tips, advice, and valuable insights from educators, stakeholders, and industry experts.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Others paid attention to the data and rising number of coronavirus cases and used their summers more wisely to design for better remote/hybrid learning and teaching than the mostly-low-level direct instruction, digital worksheets, and paper homework packets that we saw last spring. We met virtually for 2 hours every day for 4 days.

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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Hello, I am Sam Patterson and this is Beyond The Hour of Code, a podcast dedicated to helping teachers use programming and creative self-expression in the learning experiences they design for their students. Chapter seven of my book exploring the instructional models most useful for robot-based learning in […].

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Something so simple ignited their excitement and learning. Catherine’s lesson for us today is worth sharing with curriculum directors, superintendents, principals, and teachers who are serious about improving learning. Arts in Every Subject: How to Make It Happen. All comments in the shaded green box are my own. Vicki: Wow.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2021

After more than a year of teaching under quarantine, school districts have big plans for summer learning. Thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) and its $6.1 Thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) and its $6.1 We call it a summer of learning and joy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 13, 2020

Jorge Valenzuela, the author of Rev Up Robotics, discusses the three things schools should be teaching so students are ready. Hear an overview of computational thinking, algorithms, and robotics with Jorge Valenzuela. He says schools should focus less on bright and shiny things and should dig into the basics.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

eLearn.fyi is a database of more than 300 online resources, from a civics curriculum created by a former Supreme Court justice to engineering lessons for building a robotic arm. I remember thinking that the school systems must have a great list of recommended online learning,” she said. Credit: eLearn.fyi. But I was wrong.”.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Now, they are in display cases in the lobby of our elementary school. This post describes the learning activities and standards addressed. Computer Science Standards: 1B-CS-02 – Model how computer hardware and software work together as a system to accomplish tasks. Wow, wow, wow! They worked so hard on them. 3-5-ETS1-2.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2022

STEAM education is critically important in the classroom, and engineering education is a key part of STEAM learning. eSchool News connected with Lauren Harter, Senior Educational Developer for VEX Robotics , for some classroom engineering tips.

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