Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

They are most often associated with STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math). They arise from the wider maker movement and they are emerging now in formal education settings globally. Makerspaces in Ontario Schools. They had opportunities to collaborate, plan lessons with colleagues and do their own making.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

You can take your videos or those from YouTube and: Clip the video. Pause the video and add your voice just in certain spots. Steve Jobs said in his final Apple keynote introducing the iPad 2, “It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing.”.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

You can take baby steps into the Maker Movement. I'm not 100% sold, even after 7 years of talking about the Maker Movement, that it's something that's here to stay and not just a fad. But what if we spend thousands of dollars on 3D printers, robotics, and other ephemera and it just ends up collecting dust?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

It doesn’t have to work , mind you, but it does have to include plausible technology. A video my student, Rebekah, created for the Invention Project. Many students see science, history, literature, technology, and math as totally different subjects without understanding the connections.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 26, 2015

I had the opportunity to attend the Future of Educational Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando Florida this past week. The maker movement is growing I can''t tell you how many sessions there were on 3D Printing, makerspaces, tinkering, hacking, etc. Swivl is a rotating "robot" that follows you while capturing video and audio.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 18, 2016

Welcome to this fifth post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Check out my Booking Page.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 6, 2015

Staying focused on the idea that, while the 3D printer and coding programs are very cool, it’s truly not about the technology but about transforming teaching and learning experiences for our students. Creating Maker Spaces. Technology in Elementary Classrooms. My love of building and creating actually comes from my own two boys.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 17, 2017

He has spent the last two months interviewing experts throughout the maker movement with the goal of creating a self-paced course for anyone who wants to design a makerspace. Instructional videos? We live in an era where robotics and artificial intelligence will replace many of our current jobs. Easy-to-follow lessons?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Vicki: Today we’re talking with Micah Brown @mbrownedtech , an Instructional Technology Specialist in Kansas. You can take that step and share your Valentine either live or with video messaging so that you can learn about each other’s community. OK, so let’s say that I’m a teacher and I’m not super comfortable with technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

This contest challenges public school students in grades 6-12 to address a local community issue using their STEAM skills (science, technology, engineering arts, and math). This contest is a fantastic way of helping your students use their skills to improve the world and win technology equipment for your school. Solve problems and win.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

We have good news to share -- the video recordings from the event are now available in a special playlist on the NMC YouTube channel! Get an overview of the wide range of tools and technologies that can revolutionize learning, from 3D printers and robots to coding, wearable computers and conductive paint. Learn more here.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

To Mitchel Resnick, an MIT Media Lab professor and early pioneer of the maker movement for kids, this Hollywood’s portrayal is problematic, and part of a larger trend toward overly regimenting education these days. “I In our design of Scratch and other technologies, we put a lot of focus on wide walls.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

While you may take up the role of champion as a general way of perceiving your fit within your school system, we may find ourselves identifying with one adopter category or another when discussing emergent technology. Read through the descriptions below with one type of emergent technology and see how you fit.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2014

Recent projects include games and animations – several of which are focused on science and math education – a number of food safety initiatives, an interactive virtual laboratory for remote schools, mobile apps, research activities with youth, interactive websites and creative video productions. More information at [link].

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MindShift

MAY 3, 2016

The Maker Movement has helped spur renewed interest in hands-on learning and the value of spaces where children can explore their own ideas, be creative, and tinker. One activity students have when they dive into technology is to take apart electronics and toys. The video reviews help them notice these patterns and correct them.

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RafranzDavis.com

MAY 25, 2016

It’s not just technology and specifically coding. The “new to us” part is this idea of being a maker who takes advantage of accessible technology, embedding skills that could foster even greater potential and pathways in its creators. Making has been the fabric of mankind since we existed.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

This leads to the “innovator’s dilemma,” described recently in The Economist as “the difficult choice an established company faces when it has to choose between holding onto an existing market by doing the same thing a bit better, or capturing new markets by embracing new technologies and adopting new business models.”

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Educator Innovator

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

After a short video orientation, the students—five girls and five boys—were drawing and illuminating text and images in their notebooks using copper tape, conductive thread, 3-volt coin batteries, and LED lights. This taps into the maker movement in a deep way,” Cole explained. Photo/ Maker Jawn, Philadelphia Free Library.

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