eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Curriculum Associates , pulling from i-Ready diagnostics data, released reports on what’s happening with unfinished learning related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Accelerated Reader offers independent learning practice to accelerate growth for all learners, while myON is a personalized digital library at every student’s fingertips.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

The United States may not have had robot invaders from space in mind when drafting federal cybersecurity standards for the utility industry. And yet, a robot invasion is the very premise for a game that aims to teach utilities employees those standards and why they’re important. Founded in 1999 and based in Deerfield Beach, Fla.,

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

She’s the namesake of Maria, a destructive robot character from the 1927 silent film “Metropolis.” And when she does, the professor requests that they not ask her the question that springs so easily to people’s minds when they encounter a robot: Will you take over the world? I am told I am a robot for good every day.

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Android Robotics Education Software 138

Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh offers everything you would expect at a library: books, computers, story time for the little ones. In 2010, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) was one of several sites to receive funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the John D. and Catherine T.

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Libraries Mobility Robotics Software 40

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

the Ergobot to teach both Forces & Motion and Programming & Robotics. Special Features include: ability to report position, velocity, and acceleration. in a robotics and programming application (with PASCO’s ErgoBot). Among PASCO Scientific’s many devices, you’ll find: a wireless weather station.

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iPhone Software Robotics iPad 219

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

At Loess Hills Elementary in Iowa, students use robotic toys, digital apps and other tools to learn to code — part of an emphasis on computer science and infusing the curriculum with lessons on coding — that began a few years ago and is now seen as a model for the rest of the state. . Experiment with new tech too.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Understanding framing will enable students to understand the nuances behind the creation and propagation of certain stories and narratives, discover which perspectives and voices are highlighted s and which are backgrounded or silenced, learn how to detect bias in news reporting, and many more. Can You Believe It?:

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Resources Social Media Libraries Guidelines 120

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Credit: Tom Sandner for The Hechinger Report. Other activities for the school’s older students included creating cardboard roller coasters to be judged by the school’s second graders and building a robot that can move without wheels. Credit: Tom Sandner for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Tom Sandner for The Hechinger Report.

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Elementary Policies STEM Exercises 138

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

John Unsworth , dean of libraries and professor of English at the University of Virginia, who led the panel, put the total in perspective. In the day’s keynote address, Kate Zwaard, Chief of National Digital Initiatives at the Library of Congress, talked about scale and wonder in the digital era. That sounds like a lot of money.

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Libraries OER Case Study Robotics 137

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Traci Chun, a teacher-librarian at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington, and junior Ulises Santillano Tlaseca troubleshoot a 3D printing job in the library’s maker space. When my library is quiet, that’s a red flag,” said Chun. Wayne Grimm, Library Instructional Technology Teacher at Westview High School, Beaverton, Oregon.

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Future Ready Libraries Software Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2018

. CHICAGO – Laser cutters, robots, 3D printers: when people talk about educational makerspaces, images of expensive, high-tech gadgetry comes to mind. In Colleen Graves’ library, they make use of a much cheaper resource. The post Teachers share tips on making makerspaces accessible to all appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Accessibility Libraries Robotics STEM 109

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But, there is NOT just one right way to do library. But should a formal makerspace need to be a part of every school library? . At conferences, librarians share with me that their administrators insist they devote significant library real estate to 3D printing and a variety of other maker equipment.

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Libraries Robotics Maker Movement Mobility 61

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

Participants report back to the institute team twice during the year to help gauge the impact on learning and teaching. Remake Learning Network, a group of educators and innovators working together to shape the future of learning and teaching in the Greater Pittsburgh region. Montour Summer STEAM Camp.

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Robotics Groups Technology Libraries 141

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

In today’s digital world, the school library has evolved from a place to merely check out books to one that offers opportunities for collaboration, project-based learning, and online access,” said Alliance for Excellent Education President Bob Wise.

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Future Ready Maker Movement Libraries Digital Learning 76

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 19, 2018

Libraries, city parks and nonprofits like the YMCA are other common sites of summer learning programs. Without the constraints of the traditional school day, kids can have more hands-on learning experiences, they can tackle academics through the arts, or they can dive into new areas like robotics or acrobatics.

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Program Evaluation Trends Elementary Robotics 82

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Library 2.014 - October 8th + 9th. We are gearing up for another amazing year of the Library 2.014 Conference.

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Common Core Libraries Conference Google 44

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

00;03;53;23 – 00;04;16;21 Dan Fitzpatrick And teachers all over the world are reporting back right now that it's absolutely supercharged learning within their classrooms. They have a wonderful lesson library that they've created as well. How Do You Report Bias or Issues with AI? Generative A.I. Now back to the show.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 427

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2016

When you start, it’s really just websites and web apps, maybe some robot stuff. More than 300 middle and high school students, teachers and supporters from across New York City gathered at the New York Public Library on June 11 for the event. It exposes students to different applications of technology,” he said of the conference.

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Technology Robotics STEM Libraries 50

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

and the company reports people read about 12 million books per month right now. Books are one of the most essential resources used by teachers, but because so many of today’s school and classroom libraries have limited quantity and selection, it is becoming harder and harder to get kids excited about reading. Some 70 percent of U.S.

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Classroom Company Robotics Libraries 60

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. wi.us, among other sources."

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” Via The Hechinger Report : “Most immigrants outpace Americans when it comes to education – with one big exception.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. In addition, ABC Mouse has shared releases and updates for ABCmouse Mastering Math, Digital Library Experience, Standards-Aligned Collections, A New Teacher Experience, and the ABCmouse Ambassador Program.

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Tools Robotics Software Microsoft 52

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 12, 2023

Using this app, kids can explore outer space, meet some dinosaurs, build a robot, become a superhero, and more – all in one whimsical world full of Sago Mini friends. Parents can customize their child’s experience by selecting specific skills to practice and receive reports on how their child is progressing.

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iPhone Khan Academy Android iPad 100

User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

They often contain the tools, machinery, and technologies associated with making – 3D printers, laser cutters, vinyl cutters, high tech robotics, vocational tech machinery. Let me be really clear, making is not simply 3D printing, Art Lino, Raspberry Pi, LEDs, robots, laser and vinyl cutters. Scavenged Materials.

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Libraries Classroom Maker Movement Robotics 164

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

They settle in at the computers where Caine teaches coding and software, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, or they head to the back room for the 3-D printer, vinyl cutter and robotics kits. In total, the homework gap hits some 12 million school-aged kids nationwide, according to a 2017 congressional report, “ America’s Digital Divide.”.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

enhancing every-day learning experiences–media-rich annotations of historic places, libraries (shelves, books?), CoSpaces : Build and navigate 3D and 360 degree virtual reality worlds, either replicating actual places or creating imaginary ones, using objects and backgrounds from Cospaces’s library or importing your own.

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Trends Libraries OER Microsoft 42

EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

From the experiences we provide (iPads, cutting-edge digital library, nationally-ranked Robotics program) to the inter-district professional learning we support (top-ranked VrainWaves podcast), at the core of our program is a belief in technology as a catalyst for learning at all levels. About the EduJedi Leadership Program.

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Survey Elementary Software System 130

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

ENA delivers robust and reliable broadband, Wi-Fi/LAN, communication, and cloud services to K–12 schools, higher education institutions, and libraries across the nation. And, that makes access to adequate and reliable broadband even more important as the development of new technologies continues.

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Broadband Accessibility Instructional Materials Education 61

Bryan Alexander

OCTOBER 17, 2015

Gartner Research dives into this tricky question with a new report. Specifically, what does this report mean for institutional IT support? Dealing with increasingly complex and intelligent software may demand new staff skills in information units, including IT and libraries. How will computing change over the next few years?

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Technology Trends Software Mobility 40

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The solution allows teachers to conveniently create and grade tests aligned with Learning Objectives, review student and class performance based on Benchmarks, generate analytical reports and export grade books pre-formatted for LMS input, and much more.

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Robotics Chromebook Edmentum Mobility 41

Educator Innovator

JUNE 20, 2017

Kids tinkering with sewing machines or laser cutters, designing their own cookie cutters to “print” in a 3D-printer at libraries, museums, maker camps, or classrooms across the country. Through training and outreach, maker programs aim for greater diversity among future innovators. The maker movement is everywhere it seems.

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Maker Movement STEM Robotics Groups 67

MSEDTechie

MAY 28, 2014

[link] ways-to-start-using-skype-in- the-classroom/ NASA has a Digital Learning Network that you can sign up your classes to Skype with an astronaut or a member NASA They have a variety of topics from Food in Space to Robotics to Life on Mars. I know of a 3rd grader who was assigned to complete a research report about Hawaii.

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Twitter Google Robotics Libraries 45

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

Pew Research recently reported that about half of Americans regularly get their news from social media. Students middle school and up (or precocious elementary) can find easy-to-understand facts for a state report or a perspective project evaluating what happened around the world while they were winning a soccer game.

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Edmodo Common Core Digital Citizenship Video 313

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Every emerging industry reports consistent job openings for skilled labor but lacks qualified respondents to fill them. Additionally, there will be programming for community members of all ages that takes place after school hours to develop skills such as printing, robotics, and design thinking for product development.

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Company Industry Data Elementary 109

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 5, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Partner Announcements Library Journal : So many children’s books. How does your library manage digital collections?

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eBook Conference Libraries Game-Based Learning 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 13, 2015

NMC Summer Conference presenters are thought leaders within the education industry at colleges and universities, schools, museums, libraries, organizations, and companies. The Call for Proposals will open May 1st , immediately following the Library 2.015 Spring Summit. More information here. Did we mention it was LIVE?

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