Educational Technology Guy

JULY 18, 2019

The Future of STEM Education: 5 Innovative Ideas About to Break Through by Kate Began With our world becoming increasingly technology-driven, there is growing demand for workers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Soft skills are growing ever more important in our technology-based world.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering groaned in disappointment when they saw the runny mess. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering prepare to drop a paper bag with an egg inside off a railing at the school during engineering week. . — The brown paper bag hit the ground with a smack. The third graders at A.J.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Educators are encouraged to view AI not merely as a technological advancement but as a tool to enhance and augment the human experience. There's no coding, just referring to the AI agent, so students design or enhance something like this AI tool. They developed a pollination device using robotics to pollinate flowers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Steve Jobs said in his final Apple keynote introducing the iPad 2, “It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing.”. Anyway, so he was talking about designing these little robots that were about the size of a quarter, and how they were designed. Vicki: Wow.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Naper Elementary School students could be the envy of their peers when it comes to a labyrinth for testing their robotic skills. The collaboration between the two schools started after Shambo had trouble finding a maze to complement the school’s technology. Luke was looking forward to having a maze at his school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

PASCO Scientific is the global leader in developing technology-based solutions for hands-on science. No matter the technology mix in the classroom, everyone shares the same user experience, with learning focused on the subject matter not the hardware, thus simplifying classroom management for the teacher. What is PASCO Scientific.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

Over the past year, we’ve been unlearning some of the restrictive practices of formulaic writing that students have been taught since elementary school. This format has trained our students to write in standardized formats, and we shouldn’t be surprised that a robot has suddenly turned into one of our most consistent students.

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My Paperless Classroom

MAY 29, 2014

I was still teaching 9th grade English and I had just accepted a job teaching technology to K-5. Our school is mid pivot in technology. I was really excited when I was introduced to Daisy the Dinosaur and Hopscotch, both from Hopscotch technologies , a great app company. I use the content as the surface the robot operates on.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Dan is a respected authority in educational technology and artificial intelligence. As Director at Edufuturists, he is committed to shaping the future of education through technology and innovation. Just how much that technology had progressed. Dan holds an M.A. There was email. A basic browser. But you know what?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

There are endless examples, from games to robots to programming. There are valid reasons for using QR Codes in your classroom or as a teacher-author: High Capacity – they store a lot more data, allowing you to share real content and not just IDs or references. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 20 years.

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User Generated Education

MAY 20, 2015

Maker education (often referred to as “Maker Ed”) is a new school of educational thought [at least in terms of having an “official” educational label – JG] that focuses on delivering constructivist, project-based learning curriculum and instructional units to students. 9 Maker Projects for Beginner Maker Ed Teachers ).

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Vicki: Today we’re talking with Micah Brown @mbrownedtech , an Instructional Technology Specialist in Kansas. OK, so let’s say that I’m a teacher and I’m not super comfortable with technology. He’s the robot there. in Elementary Education. Virtual Valentines: Get Ready for February! Date: January 23, 2018. Vicki: Wow!

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Ray heads up Future Ready Librarians, part of Future Ready Schools — a network for sharing education technology solutions, which is sponsored by the Alliance for Excellent Education, a Washington, D.C.-based Wayne Grimm, Library Instructional Technology Teacher at Westview High School, Beaverton, Oregon.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In a recent edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, and Donna Burns, Technology Integrator, both from New Canaan High School in Connecticut, showcased the transformation of the NCHS library from a collection of used reference and biography books into a living, breathing makerspace. Follow her on Twitter @mluhtala.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 6, 2015

The saying, “If you build it, they will come” may have been referring to baseball stadiums, but it may also be the favorite mantra of makerspaces across the country. Since creating our school’s makerspace in November 2013, I’ve seen a small revolution start to grow within our elementary school and also across our district. MakerFaire.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

Perry elementary school in Brooklyn, NY. Now, she’s referred to as LEGO Lady at P.S. 34, where she teaches science, LEGO engineering, and robotics. Research has proven that a diversity of information leads to better ideas, so it seems intuitive that we prioritize diversity in technology. And it starts in the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

So when it comes to research, are you still directing kids toward your grandmother’s resources — encyclopedias, reference books, and museums? link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Students 9-13 may prefer the younger-oriented, Fact Monster.

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Kathy Schrock

JANUARY 1, 2017

One interesting method of communication, amateur radio, also referred to as ham radio, meets the criteria of a disciplinary core curriculum because of the many features and domains it involves. The Fox River Radio Club (IL) set up a program to get amateur radio into their local elementary schools.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 28, 2021

We create a list of creative writing prompts for kids to improve different writing styles and multiple topics that will resonate with a child in elementary school to a teen in high school. Reading and writing are essential even with modern technology. Write a story about spending a day with a robot, a dog, and a cow.

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This platform is designed to develop elementary writing skills through a world-building game environment. Wondering if there are any games out there that get kids writing?

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2013

As they get older, their experiences narrow from elementary to middle school. CATS - Center for Advanced Technology in Schools) Another developer (Possible Worlds) creates pre-instructional experiences. Creating a common analogy that can be referred to later as the teacher covers the content later. Q: What incentives work best?

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This platform is designed to develop elementary writing skills through a world-building game environment. Wondering if there are any games out there that get kids writing?

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This platform is designed to develop elementary writing skills through a world-building game environment. Wondering if there are any games out there that get kids writing?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Starkville, in contrast, was regarded as a successful school system, offering opportunities such as Advanced Placement classes and robotics competitions through a career and technology center. Closing the school meant the district had to reshuffle students into existing elementary schools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

No surprise news shows are littered with references to listener’s tweets and presidential candidates break stories via their Twitter stream. So when it comes to research, are you still directing kids toward your grandmother’s resources — encyclopedias, reference books, and museums? Apparently a lot of adults.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2022

I'd much rather they build for Abbott Elementary than for Palo Alto High School. Jeff Livingston, founder of the Center for Education Market Dynamics “I say, ‘Have you watched Abbott Elementary?’” So I'd much rather they build for Abbott Elementary than for Palo Alto High School.” They’re engineers.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

Henry was not thriving in his public elementary school. Robotics room? Fraise refers to Workspace as a “co-learning community.” BETHEL, Conn. His grades were high, but apart from that, little else seemed to be going right for him. “He He wasn’t excelling, and everybody knew it,” his mother, Margaret Genden, explains.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system.

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EdTechTeam

JUNE 20, 2017

Teaching coding with robotics allows for that perception; toys in the classroom. While students are using iPads to program robots like the Wonder Workshop Dash , they do not recognize they are learning things like sequencing, problem solving, collaboration, and maybe even the robo-boogie. What are some famous robots you know of?

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Instead, each team member spent a few minutes sketching out how one part — a marble run, say, or a Lego Robotics kicking foot — would operate within the machine. The STEAM labs, STEAM coordinators and technology education teachers are part of a district-wide embrace of “computational thinking.”. Chris Berdik).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Karen Blumberg Technology Integrator The School at Columbia University BIO : Karen Blumberg is an educational technologist at The School at Columbia University working with faculty and students to integrate technology academically, respectfully, and responsibly. Our students are children of technology and the web.

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Hack Education

JUNE 21, 2020

Do people still imagine, do people still believe that technology is the silver bullet? " I write a lot about the powerful narratives that shape the ways in which we think about education and technology. It's influential internally, within the field of education and education technology. I don't know. But I won't lie.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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Saving Socrates

DECEMBER 3, 2014

that in fact no technology has revolutionized education, in fact all change in education is an evolution. Among the rights they were in fact referring to where ones no less that Charles the 1st, the very one beheaded in the English Civil War, had been forced to sign into law as the Petition of Right, by nobles. Now to the video.

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

“The Year of the MOOC” – I was summoned to Palo Alto, California for a small gathering to discuss the future of teaching, learning, and technology. The technology simply isn’t that good yet. “Robots are coming for your job.” “Robots are coming for your job.”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” This a **e is trying to get the parents whose children died at Sandy Hook Elementary to pay for his court costs. politician roils USC , which referred case to federal prosecutors.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

This is part eight of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In previous years, I’ve looked at how education technology is intertwined with narratives about “ skills ,” “ competencies ,” and “ credentialing.” Watch Tressie McMillan Cottom on The Daily Show.

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