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How K–12 Classrooms Can Benefit from Robotics

EdTech Magazine

How K–12 Classrooms Can Benefit from Robotics. Classrooms are dynamically impacted by the dual forces of technological evolution and student expectation. Student engagement is changing, driven by digital natives looking to combine organic social interaction with science, technology, engineering and math discovery.

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ISTE 2019: Everything You Need to Know Before the First Day

EdTech Magazine

The International Society for Technology in Education’s 40th annual conference is expected to draw at least 15,000 attendees and another 10,000 presenters speaking on topics related to innovations in K–12 education technology.

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K–12 Districts Prepare Students for Careers in the Tech-Dominated Economy

EdTech Magazine

That said, as agriculture is increasingly automated and new technology-rich ­businesses take root in the city, Fresno Unified School District works to keep up, offering students the skills they’ll need to take advantage of ­emerging career opportunities, says district CTO Kurt Madden.

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K–12 Teachers Use Virtual and Augmented Reality Platforms to Teach Coding

EdTech Magazine

Since 1990, jobs in science, technology, engineering and math have grown by 79 percent , and are expected to grow an additional 13 percent by 2027 , according to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey. . Technology Companies Invest in AR and VR Education Apps. Technology leaders are noticing this window of opportunity too.

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EdTech definitions every teacher should know: Part 1

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So when viewing “reality” through the camera or mobile screen, digital tools augment or add to what you see. As both concepts are extremely important to understand: both in terms of understanding the World’s technological trajectory of the next 20/30 years as well as understanding the impact these powerful tools have on our lives.

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Companies Partner to Launch “Be a Maker”Programming Companion App

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launch of Be a Maker, a new mobile application that teaches children how to code by allowing them to program their Jibo robot. Using a technology based on the open-source Scratch programming language, children can use the Be a Maker app to create customized programs for their Jibo robot to perform.

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Q&A with VR Innovator Kris Hupp on the Best Ways to Bring Tech to Schools

EdTech Magazine

As the director of technology and instructional innovation at a small school district in Pennsylvania, Kris Hupp has a better than average handle on how virtual reality can shake up and shape K–12 education. The teachers in the renovated space all agreed to give up their traditional desks in exchange for mobile standing desks.

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