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Looking for a Class Robot? Try Robo Wunderkind

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There are a lot of options if you want to bring programmable robots to your classroom. It is a build-a-robot kit designed to introduce children ages six and up to coding and robotics as well as the fun of problem-solving and creative thinking. If I were to rate myself with robotics, I might be closer to a 5 than a 10.

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5 Practical applications of IoT in the classroom

Neo LMS

Most interactive whiteboards offer multimedia display solutions with integrated features, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, an intuitive user interface, and connection possibilities with applications from Google Play Store. Standalone VR headsets don’t require additional mobile devices and offer a fully immersive VR experience.

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Georgia Power Learning Power Mobile App

eSchool News

The recently launched mobile game app supports Learning Power’s STEM-based classroom energy lessons, all aligned with the Georgia Standards of Excellence. Students can repair “Goldibot” in a robot circuitry experiment, harness solar power for a cell phone battery boost, or solve “Electri-City’s” smart power grid puzzle. “The

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Top 5 Reasons Why Kids Should Learn Python

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Highly Versatile, driving up its Cross-Industry Appeal: Python is being used in different types of environments such as mobile applications, desktop applications, web development, hardware programming, and many more. It also enjoys support from Facebook, Amazon Web Services and Google.

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7 Popular Science Museums

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In today's post I share with you this collection of 7 popular science museums as featured in Google Arts & Culture. For some of these museums, Google Arts & Culture provides virtual tours which are especially helpful to take students on virtual field trips and explore these museums from a vistor's perspective.

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Websites and Apps to Support Hour of Code

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Animatron –design and publish animated and interactive content that plays everywhere, from desktop computers to mobile devices. BeeBop –based on the Beebop floor robot–free. C-STEM Studio –download to teach computers, science, technology, engineering and math with robotics. See if some of them work for you: Websites. Game Salad.

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K–12 Teachers Use Virtual and Augmented Reality Platforms to Teach Coding

EdTech Magazine

A study conducted at Georgia Tech found that students who used mobile augmented reality platforms to learn coding performed better on assessments than their counterparts. . “We Intel recently developed a mobile computer science learning center that incorporates virtual reality to get students excited about computer science.