eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2023

From Stigmas to Selfies: The Power of Using Social Media in the Classroom. Break through the stigma surrounding social media and learn how you can utilize it to foster communication with parents, develop and model digital citizenship skills with students, and grow personally in your field as an educator.

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The Daring Librarian

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

I’ve been sharing on social media professionally for eight years now, and I have to admit, it can be kinda tricky. As educators, I passionately believe we should use social media to push the positive, celebrate student successes, share resources with our colleagues, and connect with parents and the community.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 17, 2019

Teachers do not need computer science degrees to engage, enhance and extend student coding experiences due to the abundance of easily accessible creative coding and robotics programs. Nearpod is a powerful teaching and learning tool that promotes student engagement in the classroom. Coding Software. Coding Activities.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 22, 2014

This message is then delivered by a polite robotic voice basically telling me that I can sleep in if I wish or spend the day slaving over my snow shovel. With all of the free social media tools we have at our fingertips today it is important that we leverage them in a variety of situations to get information out to our stakeholders.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2023

From Stigmas to Selfies: The Power of Using Social Media in the Classroom. Break through the stigma surrounding social media and learn how you can utilize it to foster communication with parents, develop and model digital citizenship skills with students, and grow personally in your field as an educator.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Unfortunately, a sizable portion of online news stories, especially those circulating on social media sites are fake news, false information, disinformation, misinformation, or downright propaganda. Factcheck.org : Offers tools to debunk viral claims and fact-check science-based claims. Killer Underwear Invasion!:

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Also note, and ironically so, that due to the extended nature of this episode and that we have four speakers, the AI tools I use to write the transcript had a bit of a meltdown, and I've had to apply a significant amount of human intelligence to the transcript which delayed this episode to Thursday. I'm sorry Canva Classroom author.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

In 2023, Sandbox AR was named was named Best XR/VR/AI Product as part of the  GESS Education Awards and was the winner of the first prize in the Hardware, AV, AR/AV, Robotics and Digital Device category at the BETT 2023 Awards.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

In our district, we try different unplugged activities with the elementary students, such as give simple instructions to your partner who is acting like your robot. Click the (robot’s head, bathtub, robot mouse, etc.) # (2, 3, 4) times. For the next few weeks, we will focus on process writing and how to write good instructions.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

In our district, we try different unplugged activities with the elementary students, such as give simple instructions to your partner who is acting like your robot. Click the (robot’s head, bathtub, robot mouse, etc.) # (2, 3, 4) times. For the next few weeks, we will focus on process writing and how to write good instructions.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

pI often read via social media about the importance of student centered, student-driven instruction. There has been some criticism leveraged against out-of-the-box maker education kits, programmable robots, and step-by-step maker activities. I wholeheartedly agree. My blog post is called User-Generated Education for a reason.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

They are training students to serve as cybersecurity experts and data scientists; to orchestrate teams of AI-enabled robotic chefs in commercial kitchens; or launch startups that use AI to transform healthcare delivery. Early classes involve coding and robotics and are taught using a project-based approach.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2018

Britt: In my classes, I’m using strictly a Blackboard LMS and I’m using Twitter, which I felt was a less onerous use of social media for classroom conversations. You have to prove to me that it’s worth using Facebook, or any social media, for that matter. You and I have both been in social media now for a decade.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Try out new digital tools. Test Adobe Spark, free for educators and a user-friendly tool for creating video, social media graphics and web pages. MORE FROM EDTECH: Creative applications such as Adobe Creative Cloud are helping students develop soft skills employers value. Here’s how. In the Beaverton (Ore.)

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2018

Digital devices are tools. On the other end sit activities that are much more active, like Skype, Facetime, or other communication tools. Of course, watching a YouTube clip is very different than programming a robot to shoot a basketball. Some are well-founded, like the recent academic study on excessive social media use.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 30, 2018

There are many reasons I continue to blog regularly, but the biggest is trying to add a practical lens to many of the ideas we either see or hear about on social media. In this post, I identify five areas to look at when implementing any digital tool or innovative idea to determine whether or not improvements to pedagogy are changing.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 22, 2015

At the Edwards Jones Dome we will have opening ceremonies, a college/scholarship row, and we will be able to see the FRC (First Robotics Competition) and the FLL (First Lego League)… We will also be able to see the companies who helped sponsor this event and get a lot of one on one information from them.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Mary’s all-girls robotics team, knows a thing or two about breaking the mold. Mary's Academy building robots Using blended learning to personalize instruction Five years ago, SMA launched a 1:1 iPad initiative designed to put technology in the hands of every student so she could have greater control over her own learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2017

This is the modern resume, tells future bosses you can use technology as a tool, and can give you an edge in a competitive job market. This can be created using PowerPoint, Google Glides, Haiku Deck, or another slideshow tool you’re comfortable with. Definitely mention if you can teach robotics, drones, or programming languages.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 29, 2016

This year, our library is fortunate to have a robotics loan from Birdbrain Technologies. We have 12 Finch robots that we are using throughout the year for coding experiences for our students. Currently, a group of 2nd-5th graders are meeting every Friday for one hour to learn to code these robots and create projects with them.

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 6, 2018

What I tell them is that it’s not about the tool or the gadget. The next huge success with the 1:1 iPad rollout came with a new little, ball-shaped robot. That year our local environmental group bought my Environmental Club a Sphero robot. We coded the robot to make PSAs about how to recycle in our middle school.

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Tech Helpful

JUNE 29, 2017

Snapping, Gramming, and Scoping Your Way to Engagement- Shaelynn, Steven, and myself Educators Steven Anderson (@web20classroom) and Shaelynn Farnsworth (@shfarnsworth) created an interactive learning opportunity that challenged me in how to reach students, teachers, families, and constituencies with the use of social media.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Learners and educators can now leverage tools to meet their needs in endless ways, as long as we can clearly communicate those needs to those developing edtech. We still see families concerned about the pitfalls of technology, especially social media. Quinn Burke, Director of Computational Thinking Research.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 7, 2015

They solved my problem and I was a lifetime user and spokes teacher for all the great tools Techsmith makes to help teachers create media. When I am buying a robot, or signing up for a subscription app, I want to know that company will be available when I need help. Yes, PLAN on a service call or 2 with any new tool).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Really, what we need to be talking about the problems we want to solve, and choosing the tool that's most appropriate for solving those problems. And sometimes that’s going be a digital tool. We're going to need better tools in order to get better outcomes, and technology will help fill that gap.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 21, 2015

I am a part of Team 4443: Sock Monkeys and we are a robotics team through the FTC. Robotics teams start the competition season by learning what that year’s challenge is; they then immediately get to work on designing and building a robot that is best suited to that year’s challenge. What does FTC stand for/mean?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A whole bunch of robots,” one boy suggested. More social media platforms,” a girl said. If you told someone a decade ago that you could have a career as a social media influencer, they wouldn’t have believed you.”. Others offer introductory courses in specific careers, like engineering or robotics.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

We share these tools with parents so that they can reinforce the strategies at home. Achievements are touted on social media, changing the tone of the district’s story to engage the public positively. KOOV is an educational robotics and coding kit for ages eight and up, made up of blocks, sensors, actuators, and a companion app.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

They are dedicated to the K-12 space and help educators and students use their tools in the arts, gaming, CTE, and more. I had a chance to talk with Jason Innes, the Director of Curriculum, Training, and Management for KinderLab Robotics. KinderLab Robotics is dedicated to universal STEAM literacy.

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My Paperless Classroom

MARCH 27, 2018

They solved my problem and I was a lifetime user and spokes teacher for all the great tools Techsmith makes to help teachers create media. When I am buying a robot, or signing up for a subscription app, I want to know that company will be available when I need help. (Yes, Yes, PLAN on a service call or 2 with any new tool).

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 5, 2019

For example, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls not only empathize intellect but also social skills in their mission statement. This school recognizes that there is a gap in Millennials and Generation Z’s social skills fueled by growing up on mobile phones, social media, and online chatting.

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 24, 2019

SCREAM stands for science, computing, robotics, engineering, artificial intelligence, and math. Dr. Curran explained that she and her son have a joint social media account. They use social media side by side so that when he turns 13 he will have the tools and guidance necessary to be successful.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 14, 2023

Over the years, I have shared many updates and cool tools that use AI. We have already lost so much human connection to our “apps” and social media to the detriment of our children and young people. Robots will move so fast that you need a strobe light to see them. Robots will do everything better than us.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 14, 2024

It's been over a year since generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Dall-E have been introduced in public spaces and consciousness, but AI has been around long before these tools yet there are still lingering concerns, challenges, and considerations. OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL: Ray Pun, Ed.D.,

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User Generated Education

MAY 20, 2015

Maker education spaces can be as large as full high school workshops with high-tech tools, or as small and low-tech as one corner of an elementary classroom. A makerspace isn’t just about the tools and equipment, but the sort of learning experience the space provides to students who are making projects. (

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

I want to provide my students with opportunities to learn how to code using the Evo robots , which use a color coding language. When my students have advanced past color programming, they can program the same robots using Blockly/Java script. Esra Murray, library media specialist, Cider Mill Elementary School, Connecticut.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

We love digital tools like Buncee and Green Screen , Adobe Spark. Just share that love on social media. We’ll be adding the tool Flipgrid. Those are two digital tools that you don’t have to feel the pressure of a live call. He’s the robot there. You basically make a Valentine with your class.

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