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4 Emerging Edtech Trends in 2020

The CoolCatTeacher

Nikolaos Chatzopoulos shares his thoughts From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Nikolaos Chatzopoulos shares four trends that are shaping how his schools teach with technology. Listen to Nikolaos Chatzopoulos share 2020 Edtech Trends Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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Friday 5: STEAM education in action

eSchool News

STEAM education is trending at an opportune time: The COVID-19 pandemic caused learning loss across the board, and a STEAM-centered curriculum that engages students while weaving important 21st-century education principles into real-world lessons is critical for success.

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Should Coding be a Part of the Modern School’s Curriculum?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Coding basically refers to giving instructions to the computer to obtain certain results, such as video games, apps, websites, and computer software. As coding continues to become a popular trend, you’ve probably considered enrolling your little child in coding classes. Looking for a Class Robot? Here’s what you need to know.

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Girls and STEM: The Google 20% Project That Encourages Girls to go Into STEM

The CoolCatTeacher

Topics include teaching foundational topics and emerging trends in K-12. code a robot to count stars). The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Use the code COOL 20 to save 20% off each course. ”

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Why Educators Should Lean in to AI to Better Support Students

Edsurge

Additionally, researchers have found that some learners with autism or ADHD, for example, respond more positively to lessons provided by robots than other approaches that have been used. For example, since AI is hugely prone to internal factual flaws, students must fact-check and cross-reference every statement generated by the tool.

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Maker Culture Has a ?Deeply Unsettling? Gender Problem

Edsurge

The goal wasn’t to count the number of 3D printers or robotics clubs, but rather to take a more “ethnographic” view of the phenomena, says Youngmoo Kim, the director of Drexel’s ExCITe Center and an author of the study. By contrast, adults never referred to groups of male students as “boys.”

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Can AI in Education Foster Human-Centric Learning?

Edsurge

There's no coding, just referring to the AI agent, so students design or enhance something like this AI tool. They developed a pollination device using robotics to pollinate flowers. Stacy George We completed the whole lesson on the court, including the AI tool discussion and the training.

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