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Help Kids Learn to Code with Dash and Dot from Wonder Workshop

The CoolCatTeacher

How kids can explore and create in STEM with ease From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. These Wonder Workshop robots make it easy to learn to code in my STEM lab. This is a sponsored blog post by Wonder Workshop. STEM labs, STEAM labs, and FAB labs. Summer enrichment.

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Websites and Apps to Support Hour of Code

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App Inventor –build Android apps on a smartphones; from MIT. C-STEM Studio –download to teach computers, science, technology, engineering and math with robotics. Google Computer Science for High School –free workshops (with application) for K-12 teachers. Build an app/game. Apps Geyser. Game Salad. Code Curriculum.

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PASCO Motion Sensor–A Must for Science Classes

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Data collection and analysis are cornerstones for many STEM and STEAM programs but they’re not just about math. STEM modules. can of soda, and smart enough to automatically sync with your desktop, smartphone, or iPad. Training and Workshops. a wide variety of sensors and probes. bridge building kits. lab equipment.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

The Hechinger Report

In the past, student work has ranged from the cutting edge to the routine, from creating a measuring tool that uses lasers to estimate the length of great white sharks to teaching officials in Longmont, the district’s main city, how to better use smartphones in their jobs. STEM gives me challenges to think about. It’s more engaging.”.

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Looking for a Class Robot? Try Robo Wunderkind

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That done, I started building the Driver project detailed in the Robo Live Workshop. The code symbols are a bit small for a smartphone screen and become hidden under the iPhone’s lower coping. . There’s also a separate set of activities for afterschool programs, summer camps, and workshops. Who will love this robot.

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Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life

Edsurge

His company’s flagship offerings are robots that come pre-built with LED lights, sensors and motors that respond to light and gestures, and which kids can control via an app on a computer, smartphone or tablet. Among its competitors are KinderLab Robotics , based outside Boston, and Wonder Workshop , a San Mateo, Calif.-based

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Nova Launches National Youth Science Communication Initiative: Nova Science Studio

eSchool News

NOVA Science Studio, which will engage students remotely during the 2021 school year, includes workshops on storytelling, interviewing, filming, and editing, among other areas, and focuses on using devices like smartphones as the primary tool for shooting and editing. The program will run now through June 2021.

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