eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

More than a year ago I read an article about McDonald’s using robot arms to make french fries, so even a job as straightforward as fry cook will be performed by a human-robot team–even if the human’s part is only maintaining the robot. Here’s how it has worked since we introduced virtual robotics at our middle school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Learning Opportunities : Workshops or guided projects on topics like robotics, coding, 3D modeling, and engineering principles. Software : Tools for design, coding, and 3D modeling (e.g., Tinkercad, Fusion 360, Scratch, or Python IDEs).

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 28, 2022

I’ve researched and tested a lot of EdTech tools and for me Marty the Robot is an integrated STEM solution that covers all bases. What you might not think is that children, even these days, are pretty traditional in their views of how a robot should look. Robotical’s quick-start guide explains the set-up process in clear, easy steps.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Kids can build games, animate stories, and even learn robotics or Minecraft modding. What if coding could be that fun? Well, it absolutely can be! Learning to code through game development is like having a backstage pass to the world of game creation, where kids don’t just play games—they build them!

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

. – Intelitek and CoderZ, an Intelitek company, announced today that the Dallas Independent School District has approved the CoderZ coding platform and the RoboX 3D simulation platform for the district’s pre-engineering and robotics certification programs as part of a recent request for proposal initiative.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

I asked them to drop in and explain their education programs to the AATT community: 4 Lesson plans This STEM bundle includes four lesson plans: Engineering and Design, The Human Body, Keyboarding and the Scientific Method, and Robotics. All incorporate technology into authentic class activities such as bridge building, note-taking, and math.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2023

K–12 schools everywhere are facing challenges with staffing. Teacher shortages are making headlines across the country, but other departments are feeling the staffing strain too. Job openings persist, proving hard to fill, in IT, transportation, food service and other departments at K–12 institutions.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Listen in as she updates her POV on the state of classroom robotics: Sessions: 14-Jan-2025 08:30 AMComputer Science Curriculum Design for the Creative Thinker 14-Jan-2025 01:30 PMCircuits, Circuits, Circuits! In her 10 years of teaching, she has been a special education teacher, and ELL teacher, and a STEM specialist.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 28, 2019

While professional golfers drove their way down the green at the PGA Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, shouts from excited students could be heard coming from a large white tent where kids were hard at work building miniature robotic Lego golfers. Students Build and Program Robots in Problem-Solving Challenge. The caveat?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Children and robots (concerns of misrepresentation of a robot). In a 2012 study about children’s social and moral relationship with a humanoid robot, 9, 12, and 15 year olds interacted with a humanoid robot named Robovie. At the end of the session, against Robovie’s objections, the robot was put into a closet.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 7, 2021

CoderZ is a cloud-based option where students can code 3D robots. Some of the courses available are broken into age groups and include options such as CoderZ Adventure for ages 6 through 10, Robotics 101 which is a self-paced program for students ages 11 through 14, and Python gym for students ages 15 and older.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Looking for a Class Robot? Root Robotics–Great Way to Extend Hour of Code. Build Your Own Apps. Build Websites. Hour of Code–Is it the right choice? Kid-created Games That Teach. Try Robo Wunderkind. Minecraft Review. PrimoToys–unplugged programming for youngers. Scratch Jr. Websites and Apps to Support Hour of Code.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Artificial intelligence, ‘deep learning’ and robotics are among the game-changing technologies that are beginning to alter the nature of work and workforce demands. We’re missing a great opportunity if we don’t make the connection between the evolving role of robotics and AI as a factor on the opportunities for future learners.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2022

My Robotic Friends is a one-hour introductory non-computer activity where students learn to program a human robot. The second student (called a robot) takes those directions and follows them exactly to see if they can do what is asked. Looking for a Class Robot? Root Robotics–Great Way to Extend Hour of Code.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Human robot. Here are some of my favorite unplugged activities: Human Robot. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to coding that is also a great way to teach sequencing–a critical skill for coding. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2025

Robotics is an engaging way to kickstart student interest in technical fields and, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , STEM jobs are projected to grow three-and-half times faster than non-STEM jobs. The lessons learned in the robotics classroom, however, are applicable to any job and life in general.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Human robot. Human Robot. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to coding that is also a great way to teach sequencing–a critical skill for coding. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’. Looking for a Class Robot? Coding with pixel art.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 26, 2021

She has coached teams of students participating in the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, SeaPerch Robotics competitions, and has given presentations on coaching robotics and inquiry-based learning at the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST) and at Dallas ISD’s STEM Expo. Twitter: @ MsJohnstonSci.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Looking for a Class Robot? Root Robotics–Great Way to Extend Hour of Code. Build Your Own Apps. Build Websites. Hour of Code–Is it the right choice? Kid-created Games That Teach. Try Robo Wunderkind. Minecraft Review. PrimoToys–unplugged programming for youngers. Scratch Jr. Websites and Apps to Support Hour of Code.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2018

Thomas School near Seattle hopes to encourage students to develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by starting them young and engaging them with cool, new learning spaces featuring robots and 3D virtual reality computers. Robots and Virtual Reality Provide Hands-On Experience.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Code Farm: Plant a Garden (CoderZ): Program a robot to plant a garden, and learn how robots help farmers in the real world. Compose a song, choreograph a dance, craft a costume and save the show–all while learning key coding skills in blocks or Python.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 29, 2021

LocoRobo helps students learn about robotics and coding and design Python, Java, JS, or C apps faster. LocoRobo offers a curriculum for K-12 Robotics, Programming, Sensors, Physics, and Statistics and engages students with real-world STEM applications. For teachers, they’re useful tools for worksheets and monitoring student progress.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Robotics engineer Robotics engineers have to constantly test, analyze and maintain prototypes and robotic components they create. The healthcare industry also requires more robotics engineers today with the introduction of innovative robotics. The job is a highly technical one.

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ET Magazine

MARCH 17, 2025

By Hunter McConnell Our students are growing into a world where they will find themselves sharing their space, work, and lives with more and more robots. Heres how it has worked since we introduced virtual robotics at our middle school. They dont need a solution from me, and I dont have to be a robotics or programming expert.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Fortunately, a year prior, one of my 4th-year senior capstone students had prior experience with high school robotics and was interested in finding a screen-free way to introduce robotics to Dean College’s Children’s Center. For this class, we focused on introducing robotics to four- and five-year-old children.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2020

My Robotic Friends is a one-hour introductory non-computer activity where students learn to program a human robot. The second student (called a robot) takes those directions and follows them exactly to see if they can do what is asked. Looking for a Class Robot? Root Robotics–Great Way to Extend Hour of Code.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Coding, robotics, and experimentation–integral pieces of STEM–give students the best start possible to the rest of their lives. To give you an example of the types of products offered by Ward’s Science, I evaluated two: Botley the Coding Robot. Botley the Coding Robot. Unbox Botley the Coding Robot.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2018

When Fleming did an assessment at New Milford High School she found that robotics was only offered to the top 25 or 30 engineering students, the majority of whom were boys. Why not offer robotics in the makerspace to the entire student population ? Assess the School’s Existing STEM Programs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 13, 2020

Jorge Valenzuela, the author of Rev Up Robotics, discusses the three things schools should be teaching so students are ready. Hear an overview of computational thinking, algorithms, and robotics with Jorge Valenzuela. He says schools should focus less on bright and shiny things and should dig into the basics.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

KinderLab Robotics, creator of the award-winning KIBO robot , is expanding its curriculum offerings to serve students in grades 35 with Exploring with KIBO. Broadening our curriculum also allows a wider range of students to benefit from their schools investment in KIBO, while educators have the comfort of working with a familiar robot.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The project, a collaboration between the state of New Jersey and Montclair State University to create a multi-year Computer Science Education Hub, provided funding for me to buy KIBO robots, which have become the focus of my school’s STEAM program. The lesson merged creative storytelling and art with technology, robotics, and engineering.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 27, 2019

Marine robotics lab (M.A.T.E. Not only do the kids develop robots that have received national acclaim, but they also create marketing and branding for their creations. Not only do the kids develop robots that have received national acclaim, but they also create marketing and branding for their creations. How cool is that?

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

A pharmacist may need to program a robot to help sort medicine, he suggested; a truck driver may need to manage an autonomous tractor-trailer. One former student, a young Black man who now works at Netflix in California, emphasized that technology skills are important for virtually every job.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2024

High school student Selin Alara Ornek is looking ahead–using machine learning and the NVIDIA Jetson platform for edge AI and robotics to create robot guide dogs for the visually impaired. She’s a self-taught robotics developer–in building IC4U, she used the Jetson Developer Kit as a sandbox to explore and experiment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

From coding to robotics and augmented reality and his favorite (which he saved for last), learn how a leading-edge K-8 program is using technology to teach all students the skills and thinking capacities they need to be successful in the modern era.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2019

The extent of change that we’ll see from robotics, artificial intelligence and the like is both incredible and unsettling. Some deliver hands-on experience in areas such as robotics and coding. We are helping students navigate a world even as it develops and unfolds, almost in front of our eyes.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Robot teachers. The idea of a robot teacher may seem like a too futuristic concept at the moment, but it’s really an ongoing project in many schools and colleges worldwide. Robot teachers are able to work 24/7 without taking a break and don’t need a salary. They are patient and unbiased.

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