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Looking for a Class Robot? Try Robo Wunderkind

Ask a Tech Teacher

There are a lot of options if you want to bring programmable robots to your classroom. It is a build-a-robot kit designed to introduce children ages six and up to coding and robotics as well as the fun of problem-solving and creative thinking. If I were to rate myself with robotics, I might be closer to a 5 than a 10.

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How a telepresence robot is changing some classrooms

eSchool News

A new technology enables both interactive communication and observation capabilities with a telepresence robot platform. Thanks to recent strides in robotics and mobile devices, telepresence technology has opened up numerous possibilities at both the K-12 and higher-ed levels, where remote observation and communication can come in handy.

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Toy Theatre Offers Tons of Educational Games

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Some examples of featured Art games include: Spiral, Mirror, Twirl, Robot, Sticker, Pixel Art, Polygon, Doodle Handwriting, Doodle Pad, Ancient Greece, Doodle Zoo Alphabet, Doodle Halloween, Doodle Cat, and many more. Available on desktops, tablets, and mobile devices, it can be incorporated into practically any tech setup.

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How to use Sphero the Robot in STEM and Beyond – From Courtney Pepe

EdTechTeacher

As someone who primarily taught math and science when I was a classroom teacher, I associated robots, robotics curriculum, and robot apps as things that were only used in those subjects. However, this past year my school received a robot grant that provided ten robots for us from the company Sphero.

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TEACHER VOICE: Children displaced by Hurricane Harvey get a warm welcome from teachers, students — and a couple of robots in this Texas school library

The Hechinger Report

It isn’t only books that greet our students here, but also two friendly, coding-proficient robots named Dot and Dash. Albeit daunting at first, the introduction of robotics has helped to connect the seemingly intangible skill of coding with the very tangible action of physical movement. And suddenly, it all makes sense.

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A ‘magic’ school bus brings science class to schools in need

The Hechinger Report

Inside, a long bench runs along one end of the bus’ gleaming white interior, with tablets stationed in the middle. Then, the students are given an individual tablet and get to work on designing a rover and completing activities that help them think like engineers. “It What happens if something goes wrong with their spacecraft?

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Privacy and Security Evaluation of the Anki Vector Robot

Graphite Blog

Software The Vector Robot mobile application launches with a welcome screen. To connect the Vector device to the Vector Robot app, the user must turn on Bluetooth. The Vector Robot app provides a simple status screen with helpful recommendations of voice commands to use.