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No Begging Required: Teachers Share 5 Creative Ways to Fund Classroom Technology

Edsurge

As the maker movement catches on, we're seeing more requests for things like MakerBots, 3Doodler pens, and robotics kits.” She turned to the platform a few years ago when her principal wanted students to use iPads for a digital photography club. “A For the longest time teachers all wanted iPads just because they could.

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#FETC 2015 Recap

The Electric Educator

The maker movement is growing I can''t tell you how many sessions there were on 3D Printing, makerspaces, tinkering, hacking, etc. The vendor hall was filled with products and companies supporting and connected with the maker movement. Swivl is a rotating "robot" that follows you while capturing video and audio.

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30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom

TeachThought - Learn better.

Maker Movement. The relative shrinking marketshare of iPads, as well as some very visible failure of iPad rollouts. Robotics in the classroom. Change in cultural perception of identity–gender, technology, science, faith, sexuality, etc. Change in credibility of a high school diploma or college degree.