The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Here are a few you might find as amusing as I did: A Robotic Interruption. Then she put it on the Wonderbot (a little robot you can drive around). So, basically, you had a little blue robot with 3 wheels. IN the front, you had a tray with a phone and her face was on the robot talking to people.

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Robotics Classroom Report Digital Citizenship 187

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

” Less than three months later, Apple introduced the iPhone. But most of the time when Gartner uses the word “methodology,” it is trying to signify “science,” and what it really means is “expensive reports you should buy to help you make better business decisions.” How do you do that?

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

Library Technology Reports , 54 (6). Microsoft has put accessibility in a pocket-sized format in this powerful tool for iPhones. Can robots write our papers, especially when they are able to learn and master our writing styles? Library Technology Reports (vol. Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Realities in Education.

Trends 42

Trends Libraries OER Microsoft 42

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The promotion allows teachers and schools to test out the Bloomz Premium subscription, which offers exclusive tools to communicate and coordinate with their parent community, such as unlimited storage for teachers and administrators, engagement reports, premium calendar, and more. CASIO CLASSPAD.NET ( classpad.net ) Casio’s ClassPad.

Tools 58

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 58

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Teachers Report Sharp Growth in Game-Based Learning by District Administration (July 2016) – reports that 48% of classroom teachers report using games in classroom instruction in 2015. Appolicious – This site pretty much evaluations iPhone/iPad games but has lots of them in the index. Sept 2015).

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Game-Based Learning Gamification Learning Twitter 120

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“ Tax bill reflects rift between many Republicans and higher education,” The Washington Post reports. Restores Pell Eligibility to Nearly 300,000 Students,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. ” And Buzzfeed reports that “Peter Thiel May Be Looking To Buy Gawker.com.”

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

.” Note the significant difference in language in this headline from The Verge , for example – “ Harvard’s Root robot teaches kids how to code ” – and the way in which Seymour would describe the LOGO Turtle – that students would using programming to teach the robot. The rate nationally: 16%.)

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Still more education news from the UK: “ Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister ,” The Times Higher Education reports. Kudos to the Houston Chronicle for the original reporting on this in 2016. Lots of very excited and uncritical reporting on the new charter school on Oracle’s campus.

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Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Here are some reports from her travels: Via Chalkbeat : “What is Betsy DeVos ’s ‘rethink school’ initiative all about? ” Via the AP : “School at Cook County Jail reported phony attendance numbers.” ” “ Birmingham-Southern Cuts Tuition in Half,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything. Extra money has allowed these wealthier districts to invest heavily in Chromebooks and iPads, state-of-the-art robotics programs, computerized blackboards, and high-end 3-D printers. After the camp, 63 percent reported an interest in the field.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Senate ’s education committee on a party-line vote Wednesday advanced the nomination of Carlos Muñiz for general counsel at the Department of Education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Via The Hechinger Report : “ India tries coding camps, craft centers and all-girls schools to fight illiteracy.”

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Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

OCTOBER 19, 2018

. “ Digital Promise Global has received a three-year, $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to address equitable access to computational education in public schools,” Education Week reports. “ James Damore is moving his lawsuit against Google out of court,” The Verge reports. Wait wait wait.

Education 51

Education MOOC Robotics Panasonic 51