Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

From GDPR to Facebook scandals, many tech CEOs were defending big data, its use, and how they’re safeguarding the public. News cycles about killer robots and one-sided conversations about AI replacing humans at work have been encouraging and stoking fear for years. Funding for AI literacy and public education will skyrocket.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2021

The district wants to prepare students for internships during high school, she says, and for careers including electric vehicles and robotics. Several groups held “Sabado Night Live” on Facebook to protest during Musk’s SNL appearance. This donation was really unexpected—and so needed,” Treviño says.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 4, 2016

GoReact Raises $4 Million: GoReact , a developer of a video-based skills-training platform for classrooms, announced the close of a $4 million growth investment from Five Elms Capital. The company’s education division, Kidobotikz , raised the funding, according to SP Robotic Works’ Facebook page. Based in Westchester, Ill.,

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

One of the things that the Facebook group shared was MIT's new AI and CS community for educators. And, just as I was getting ready to train my teachers, the pandemic happened. We don't have to build a robot. My class had an interesting discussion based on “ How I’m Fighting Bias in Algorithms.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

If I took a class on robotics, I could put the actual robot [coursework] on the chain, not the grade. The metaverse should probably reference them,” says Patel, who previously held positions at workforce-training companies Thinkful, On Deck and Maven. Instead, what if we focused on the output and performance you’re able to gain?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2018

Other students in their engineering class were constructing a robot for the Dell-sponsored Silicon Valley Tech Challenge and designing a “tiny house” to shelter a homeless person. The program, founded in Houston in 2002, plans to train and place 150 interns in the Bay Area this fall. The Hechinger Report/Joanne Jacobs. For a U.N.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Robots won’t replace you , the press repeatedly said. Unsaid: robots will just de-professionalize , outsource , or privatize the work. Or, as the AI makers like to say, robots will make us all work harder (and no doubt, with no unions, cheaper). Don’t worry, teachers. ” Edsurge asked its readers this summer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

It doesn't have information that is false or there's unconscious or implicit biases either from our own input, from what we're asking, or from the datasets that the AI is trained on. But I think expect that as a teacher, if all you're asking students to do is work that an AI robot can do. I think it's a major problem at the moment.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2019

While it’s unrealistic to dive into details about algorithms and machine learning within the 5 minutes allowed for Q&A, he did at least articulate a mechanism for how the tool collects and labels data, and uses that data to continually train and fine-tune its system. (I I often refer to this piece as a primer of questions to ask about AI.)

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2019

As early as Monday morning, students posted photos of word problems asking how many oranges Mickey Mouse has left after Donald Duck absconded with some, and how quickly Spider-Man would meet Homer Simpson if Spidey started swinging from Manhattan at noon and Homer’s Springfield train left the same time going 70 miles per hour.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

iPads, laptops, robotics, Hokki Stools, books, construction paper, art easels, rugs, tables, shelving, Crayolas of every kind… the list could go on and on. Ask team members in your building, search for a facebook group, or jump into a chat on Twitter: #donorschoose Trust me, you’ll find some tips and tricks there that will help you a lot!

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” The Business of Job Training. Via CNBC : “ Amazon ’s cloud is looking at building a corporate training service.” Lots of news this week about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Techcrunch : “This tortoise shows kids that robot abuse is bad.”

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Comprehensive, cross-curricular lesson plans range from a look at the history of manufacturing to STEM-based interactives on robotics, and are designed to stimulate insightful conversations between educators and students. Follow @arconic: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn and YouTube. For more information: www.arconic.com.

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techlearning

JUNE 19, 2018

Tuesday, June 19, 2018) – The accelerated advancement of technologies like 3-D printing, robotics and artificial intelligence welcomes a new realm of career possibilities in manufacturing for K-12 students. For more information about Discovery Education’s digital content and professional development services, visit discoveryeducation.com.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

To achieve this, though, we’ll need to educate people very differently ( Robot-Proof: How Colleges Can Keep People Relevant in the Workplace ). Learners are consuming real time and constant information, media, and news via Google, Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, and forms of social media via their mobile devices.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2017

To celebrate the end of the first season of the Ten-minute Teacher podcast on June 16 th , we’re running a giveaway – the Dash and Dot Robot Wonder Pack from Wonder Workshop. So to celebrate, we’ve partnered with one of my favorite robots for teaching coding – Dash and Dot from Wonder Workshop. [00:10:00]. Recording starts 0:00:00].

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MindShift

JUNE 7, 2018

Other students in their engineering class were constructing a robot for the Dell-sponsored Silicon Valley Tech Challenge and designing a “tiny house” to shelter a homeless person. The program, founded in Houston in 2002, plans to train and place 150 interns in the Bay Area this fall. Joanne Jacobs for The Hechinger Report).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.” Think Facebook. Instead, they’ve re-branded as job training sites. If so, what are they?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2023

Learn more at www.mchdata.com or find them on Twitter , Facebook , or LinkedIn. For more information, visit www.nsta.org , or follow NSTA on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , and LinkedIn. MCH is dedicated to providing superior solutions through its ongoing investment in people, data and technology.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 13, 2015

Stay tuned for all events at [link] , which also has Facebook event links for each activity. Diane Ravitch''s blog Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator "Screentime - It''s Quality, Not Quantity" Lego Mindstorms: A History of Educational Robots Educating Children or Training Circus Animals? Register for free today at [link].

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

If we continue on our current trajectory, they will come of age in a world filled with smart cities, embedded augmented reality, smart robots and revolutionary nanotech. The Summit Base Camp Personalized Learning Platform was designed by Summit Charter Schools with support from Facebook engineers in response to a problem.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” She posits gaming as the new site for “modern learning,” with an emphasis on skills training and data-driven self-improvement. EverFi (“critical skills” training) –- $190 million. Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. EverFi (“critical skills” training) – $251 million.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Presenters - Please Check Your Instructions Presenters: make sure you have joined the presenter group on the site, that you have read carefully the instructions there and in the emails that have been sent to you, and that you have taken or watched the training (critical). Volunteering + Advisory Board - We Need You!

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

It’s a reaction, I’d say, to the current obsession with artificial intelligence and a response to all the stories we were told this year about robots on the cusp of replacing, out-“thinking,” and out-working us. There are promises about “ brain zapping ” to speed up learning. The research is iffy at best.).

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Blatantly audible complaints by employees (“We have ‘this new system…’”) made it clear staff were neither trained adequately nor on board with the new technology. So many headlines focus on automation, robots, artificial intelligence, and the looming loss of jobs. The Future is Now.

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TeacherCast

AUGUST 28, 2018

Over the next few weeks, my kids and I spent quality time building this gigantic robot piece by piece, or should I say, Lion by Lion. New action bricks make the train come to life and an app helps children explore emotions, journeys, music and math ??. Construction is Cool … But What About Coding? Link in Bio! Lesson Plans.

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

” Taking this effort even further, local partner Centrum will be translating activity sheets into Polish for language training and they are encouraging customers in Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania to do the same. The work you are doing on behalf of Ukrainian children will enrich their lives forever.” About EDUCATIONAL INSIGHTS.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2017

Skye Morishita working on the robot she programmed at a recent CoderDojo session in Boston. On a recent Saturday, a squad of Lego robots fitted with markers limped, hopped and spun dizzily across the table. Quintyn Scott (left) and Ella Bartholomew program robots at a recent CoderDojo session in Boston. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Our social media page is HERE with links to Facebook , Google+ , Twitter , and more. Senior Officer – Training & Facilitation Globalizing US History: How to do It! Help Promote the Conference: We can still use your help to share the conference with your colleagues, associates, friends, family (!), and the world.

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Learning in Hand

OCTOBER 5, 2014

So when using Pixabay, train your eyes you ignore those beautiful sponsored images. You can sign up with a Facebook account or with an email address. I’d love for you to like Learning in Hand on Facebook , and follow me on Twitter And, of course, I highly recommend that head on over to my website, learninginhand.com.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

I kept thinking how much the physical setup of the classrooms resembled a Silicon Valley workspace — or is it that Amazon, Google and Facebook have tried to replicate grammar-school life? Summit flew Gill and her team to San Francisco, for school visits and training, and won them over. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Program a Robot. So not only is AI becoming mainstream, but we have some pretty cool robots available for our classrooms. Robotics offer a lot of learning opportunities for students at every level, and it will help them understand the basics of coding all the way to advanced programming and robotics. Click here to join.

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Hack Education

JUNE 21, 2020

Mrs. Brainmocker, young Elroy Jetson's robot teacher (who, one must presume by her title, was a married robot teacher), appeared in just one episode — the very last one of the show's original run in 1963. Skinner believed could be used to train children (much as he trained pigeons) through operant conditioning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The event included a back-flipping robot modeled on a cheetah and other marvels of digital engineering, as well as planned appearances by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Colleges once dreamed of launching the next Mark Zuckerberg. Colleges once dreamed of launching the next Mark Zuckerberg.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Tagged on: August 26, 2017 The Secret to a Good Robot Teacher | The New York Times → Why is educational technology such a disappointment? The lack of internal training and investment in cybersecurity-related policy development and practices is responsible for a large proportion of K-12 data breaches.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Tagged on: August 26, 2017 The Secret to a Good Robot Teacher | The New York Times → Why is educational technology such a disappointment? The lack of internal training and investment in cybersecurity-related policy development and practices is responsible for a large proportion of K-12 data breaches.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Via The New York Times : “‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ ” The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees). Via Techcrunch : “ Google partners with MotherCoders to bring tech training to moms in New York City.” ” Labor and Management.

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