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Flipsnack: A fun way to make interactive online magazines #edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

Flipsnack: A fun way to make interactive online magazines #edtech. I’ve also seen it used kind of in the same way as a sports magazine, it was a sports literature course that was using it. The students were creating the sports…like an ESPN type magazine in FlipSnack. Vicki: Well, how did you find out FlipSnack?

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5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces

EdTech Magazine

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. by Wylie Wong.

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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

It helps explain the step-by-step nature of coding,” says Todd Burleson, resource center director for this Winnetka Public Schools District 36 elementary school. The students will build out a maze and teach the Ozobot how to navigate it. I think we are witnessing how this is evolving over time.

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Tapping into the potential of AI smart speakers to boost parental engagement

Neo LMS

A version of this post was originally published in Teach Secondary Magazine , July 2019. We have stepped seamlessly into a world called the Internet of Things — a world of interconnected software and human interaction. Whether you love it or hate it, technology is here to stay — and continuously change our lives.

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Q&A: Rachel Gorton On How K–12 Schools Envision the Future of Education

EdTech Magazine

We also have multimedia labs, and STEM labs that have devices with probes and specialized software for 3D modeling. EDTECH: How did you keep the focus on pedagogy and learning? Each of our 10 elementary schools has a digital learning specialist. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how to create your own modern learning classroom!

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Why K–12 Students Need to Be Taught to Guard Their Data Online

EdTech Magazine

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe. The consequence?

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How Middle School Obsessions Can Shape Career Paths.

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I never thought that what I was doing would be considered “techy” or that this passion project could be setting me up for a future career as a computer scientist, software engineer, learning designer, research associate or UX designer—all jobs that I learned about much later in life by reading Careers with Code magazine.