EdTechTeam

JANUARY 6, 2018

The biggest question I get after a workshop or training session is how did our iPad roll-out have so much success both in my classroom and for our school. No teacher has ever said, “I don’t want to do what is best for my students.” Five years ago our 6th-grade team was asked to pilot a 1:1 iPad initiative.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 4, 2016

Can pre-K students fully participate in STEAM activities? Last year, our pre-K students engaged in a meaningful STEAM project. I sat down with their teachers to plan for the unit and discuss ways the STEAM disciplines could be infused in the students' work to extend their learning.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 4, 2016

Can pre-K students fully participate in STEAM activities? Last year, our pre-K students engaged in a meaningful STEAM project. I sat down with their teachers to plan for the unit and discuss ways the STEAM disciplines could be infused in the students' work to extend their learning.

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Robotics Classroom iPad Student Engagement 40

EdTechTeam

APRIL 21, 2017

It definitely does not hurt to have a latest 3D printer or a robotic kit in the learning area however think about common materials such as cardboard, ice cream sticks, blu tack, feathers, scissors, tape, aluminium foil, plastic water bottles, crayons, paintbrushes and colours to get the creativity flowing.

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Education Robotics Microsoft Student Engagement 94

EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

There has been a lot of discussion about screen time, iPad usage, traditional versus new teaching strategies. The debate really centers around the how and why implementing technology can help our students. How do we use, integrate, and engage learning with the newest technology? Adventures Slide Deck 5.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Some of them had never seen an iPad or a laptop and probably wouldn't have without the program here." Students create posters about themselves, the dynamics of their family, what they want to be when they grow up, favorite pastimes, favorite foods. I learn a lot about each student. I could have cried. I could have cried.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Master Educators use LEGO Education solutions in their classrooms and embody the LEGO Education mission of enabling success for all students through hands-on learning experiences. KinderLab Robotics ( kinderlabrobotics.com ) announced Free Throw , a throwing-arm attachment that lets the KIBO robot toss ping pong-sized balls.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

These innovative spaces cultivate creativity and inspire students to explore the wonders of STEAM education by offering exciting learning possibilities for students, including: For instance, a Coding & Robotics class can involve students working in teams to design and program a robot to navigate a maze.

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Robotics Training Technology Accessibility 213

EdTechTeam

APRIL 18, 2018

As described in NGSS, “students engage in practices to build, deepen, and apply their knowledge of core ideas and crosscutting concepts.” The heart of the standards are based on student design and experience actually “doing” science instead of just “learning” about science. Our newest favorite tool is called the Pocket Lab.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For example, in one activity, she supercharges a regular lesson by having students record explanations of what they’ve learned on their iPads. Students today are deeply ingrained in the “creator culture,” with one-third of children ages 8-12 aspiring to be a YouTuber or vlogger. Smart transportation, and VR, among others.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2015

Have students name digital devices they see in the classroom–iPads, phones, printer, computers, and more. Your prep: Provide access to classroom Smartscreen so sub can draw and label the digital student. Students engage in a gameshow-style competition to assess student knowledge on a specific or general topic.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Gamifi-ed Website – 9th Graders in the classroom of Vicki Davis (author of this blog) and Masters students at the University of Alaska Southeast analyzed and tested more than 50 serious games. Appolicious – This site pretty much evaluations iPhone/iPad games but has lots of them in the index. Health Games for Change.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

for middle school has students engage in the engineering process to think like an engineer as they solve real-world problems related to the phenomena addressed in each unit. KinderLab KIBO ( kinderlabrobotics.com/kibo/ ) is a robot kit designed for young children aged 4–7 years old. for middle school.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Integrating technology does not automatically improve student engagement or learning. ?MYTH MYTH #2: Lessons should be as creative and fun as possible to increase engagement. TRUTHS: Engaging kids is different from ensuring they’re having fun. Because even kids within the same culture are not monolithic.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

.” Via Education Dive : “ The Iron Yard and Code Fellows , have partnered with nonprofit financial literacy organization Operation HOPE to create a $100 million scholarship fund to spur minority and low-income student engagement in tech fields.” Meanwhile on Campus. ” Robo-advisory, yo. .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. As the decade went on, the arguments for surveilling students’ social media have changed several times. The iPad would solve that,” he said. His idea was to hire great textbook writers to create digital versions, and make them a feature of the iPad. Chatbot Instructors.

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