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Try this resource to engage students in at-home coding

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Sometimes, all it takes is an engaging book–and with most students across the country learning from home in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, a downloadable resource they can do from their own home may be just the thing to spark their interest in coding. Related content: 3 key parts of a K-12 coding or robotics program.

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This new coding resource casts a wide net to engage students

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A new children’s book from Skyward, The Code Twins , introduces coding concepts to young readers of all backgrounds as they take on a programming mission with the book’s main characters. Along the way, Brett and Yvette help code Cody Point Two, their robot friend, to learn and accomplish new tasks.

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How we turned around our student tardy numbers

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Skyward , our student information system, and School Technology Associates, Inc. Skyward then received students’ attendance information and automated processes to assign students detentions and notify families of disciplinary actions through email. STAi) offered us the perfect solutions.

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I Moved a Drone With My Mind. Soon Your Students Will Too.

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I stood facing the drone, about to face-off with a little robot. Hovering here and there and lurching around a bit but most certainly skyward. And perhaps more importantly, they will need to learn to control their thoughts amid an increasingly brain-transparent world. Time to figure out who is boss. And, amazingly, up it went.

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