Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The multi-million-dollar facility is stocked with today’s most advanced manufacturing equipment ranging from steel 3D printers to precision cutters to collaborative robotics that work alongside humans on the factory floor. Around 2010, when the U.S. You can go in as a robot programmer or a computer technician.

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Robotics Industry Company Training 100

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The project that has caused the biggest splash came from the Innovation Center’s aquatic robotics team. LONGMONT, Colo. —

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STEM Report Robotics Company 111

TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 15, 2015

Infographic: Robotics And The Future Of STEM. Department of Commerce report titled, “STEM: Good Jobs Now and for the Future,” reports that from 2000-2010, growth in STEM jobs is over three times greater than that of non-STEM occupations. Educators and students have the opportunity to be trained using advanced robotic technology.

Robotics 40

Robotics STEM Exercises Training 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, Makerspace, Inquiry, Computational Thinking, and the 4 C’s. Whether your students design robots with PenPals in Asia, write poetry with PenPals in Europe, or create environmental solutions with PenPals in Africa.

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Resources Classroom Sony STEM 167

Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2017

Technology and new theories of learning have led to groundbreaking shifts in how we define and support great teaching, with educators themselves leading the charge. Perhaps it’s no surprise that the model has gained traction among educators in recent years. One such event is EdCampPGH —perhaps the ultimate example of peer-led PD.

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Edcamps Conference Robotics Examples 127

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Matthew Porter, a student at Craig High School, inspects a “collaborative” robot at Prent Corporation, in Janesville, Wisconsin. The high school students clustered around a four-foot-tall red robot with long arms and cartoonish eyes. A student at Parker High School, in Janesville, Wisconsin, shows off the robot he has programmed.

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Robotics Learning Company Report 111

techlearning

APRIL 11, 2018

(Waltham, MA) April 11, 2018 — KinderLab Robotics , the creators of KIBO™ , a robot kit designed to teach children ages 4–7 to build, program, decorate, and bring their own robot to life without requiring any screen-time, today announced its acceptance to STEMworks , an online honor roll of high-quality STEM education programs.

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Robotics Meeting STEM Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whittenberg, a public elementary school in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in its curriculum. Whittenberg has been around since 2010, when Greenville County Schools opened it as a magnet school in an area that is historically low-income and majority Black.

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Industry Elementary Education Robotics 139

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2018

Benjamin Pring, co-founder of the Center for the Future of Work at technology company Cognizant. But because nursing demands interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, it can’t easily be done by robots, say futurists, medical professionals and technology experts. Is empathy robot-proof?

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Robotics Report Course Company 103

techlearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

RoboKind , the world leader in social robotics and the creator of Milo and robots4autism , is proud to offer schools and districts a solution that meets or exceeds the expectations and goals spelled out in HB21. As of 2010, one in 68 children born in the U.S. are reported to have autism, a number that has risen 119.4% since 2000.

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Robotics Company Outcomes Meeting 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The next fall, 2010, the district opened the program to all interested students, regardless of race. Students need subjects like calculus, he said, because “it’s the foundation of modern technology.” Miranda Vasquez-Mejia, a rising ninth grader from Newton, learns how to handle a robotic arm at MathWorks headquarters in Natick, Mass.

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Groups Report Robotics STEM 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A whole bunch of robots,” one boy suggested. Others offer introductory courses in specific careers, like engineering or robotics. That weekend, in October 2010, she sent an e-mail to all the Teach for America members in Dallas with a proposal to create a “roadmap for success” for middle schoolers. Four teachers agreed to help.

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STEM Course Social Media Robotics 142

techlearning

JULY 12, 2018

This PD focused on educational technology hardware and software, including hands-on instruction on using the Workbench Education platform to manage classes and create standards-aligned PBL content. Today’s students need high-quality experiences using various forms of technology.

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Future Ready Elementary Education Industry 63

The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

But what if we spend thousands of dollars on 3D printers, robotics, and other ephemera and it just ends up collecting dust? We’ve created cardboard arcades, robots, buildings, etc." -- Read the article for more! Graphic by @DianaLRendina Tech Take-Apart Robot Challenge Tech take-apart is a classic makerspace activity.

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Maker Movement Robotics Libraries STEM 74

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2017

African-Americans and Latino/Hispanics make up a tiny fraction of the overwhelmingly white, male-dominated workforce of major technology companies. based technology companies is African-American or Latino/Hispanic, and only one is a woman—Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM. The Startling Stats Between 2000 and 2010, the proportion of U.S.

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Industry STEM Software Course 60

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

Yet for years, students like McGee had limited exposure to the world of STEM, or science, technology, engineering and math. In 2010, the school looked back over the previous six years and saw that just 6 percent of North Star graduates majored in STEM subjects in college. Photo: Stuart Miller.

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STEM Study Robotics Course 94

Knowledge Avatars K-12

APRIL 6, 2022

These high-definition robot entities interact with people, deliver content, answer questions, and help students fill knowledge gaps to make learning easier. The EdTech Awards recognizes people for outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology to enrich the lives of learners everywhere. Knowledge Avatars, Inc.

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EdTech Schoology Edmodo Blackboard 52

Knowledge Avatars K-12

APRIL 6, 2022

These high-definition robot entities interact with people, deliver content, answer questions, and help students fill knowledge gaps to make learning easier. The EdTech Awards recognizes people for outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology to enrich the lives of learners everywhere. Knowledge Avatars, Inc.

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EdTech Schoology Edmodo Blackboard 52

Knowledge Avatars K-12

APRIL 6, 2022

These high-definition robot entities interact with people, deliver content, answer questions, and help students fill knowledge gaps to make learning easier. The EdTech Awards recognizes people for outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology to enrich the lives of learners everywhere. Knowledge Avatars, Inc.

EdTech 52

EdTech Schoology Edmodo Blackboard 52

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In a recent edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, and Donna Burns, Technology Integrator, both from New Canaan High School in Connecticut, showcased the transformation of the NCHS library from a collection of used reference and biography books into a living, breathing makerspace. Follow her on Twitter @mluhtala.

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Libraries Learning Robotics eBook 41

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Whether your students design robots with PenPals in Asia, write poetry with PenPals in Europe, or create environmental solutions with PenPals in Africa. Global School Net – Explore a site that combines education and technology to strengthen communities and benefit humanity. Check out Pen Pals School.

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Resources Classroom Sony Digital Citizenship 79

Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

Now, she’s referred to as LEGO Lady at P.S. 34, where she teaches science, LEGO engineering, and robotics. Problems (that we all know about) Educators across the globe are increasingly familiar with the staggering statistics: Between 2010 and 2020, STEM jobs growth will outpace all other jobs at 1 8.7% , leading to an estimated 1.1

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Classroom Robotics STEM Survey 60

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Much of the funding for this educational experiment came from philanthropies set up by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, who made their money from technology and have argued that introducing more of it in classrooms can transform the education system. I think people still see the need, but they don’t know the right way to get there.”.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 106

Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

In other words, the post-human condition emerges when humankind and technology merge to the point where they become a part of each other. We can understand cyborgs - and for many, the idea of a half-man, half-machine evokes deep seated fears about how far technology can go. Can we apply technology to the upgrading of humans?

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Smartphone Social Media Robotics Technology 55

The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

Remember, you can date new technology (or innovation) you don't have to marry it ! You an start with just one Sphero Mini : The App-Controlled Robot Ball Photo by: Jenny of The Brick Castle "Little robot. Sphero Mini fits a huge experience into a tiny robot the size of a ping pong ball. And they did! Yes, please!

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Gamification Robotics Libraries Guidelines 63

Learning with 'e's

APRIL 25, 2017

In this post, we hear from Stew Matthews, who graduated from Plymouth University in 2010. He is now director of computing for the Park Federation where he is responsible for the technology provision of several schools near London. I'm interviewing some of my former students who have gone on to become teachers.

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Secondary Robotics Policies Twitter 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Wednesday, September 17th at 7pm ISTE Webinar: 10 Classroom Tools for the Maker Movement , Discover the maker movement and find out how to harness its power to bring new tools and technology for hands-on learning to all grades and content areas – especially STEM and STEAM. For more information, click here.

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Maker Movement Libraries Conference Common Core 43

iLearn Technology

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

In 2010, I thought that technology might be the savior of education. Dev4X is working on a technology solution that will empower these under served children and their communities to take control of their own learning and create better lives for themselves.

Robotics 28

Robotics Groups System Conference 28

ProfHacker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

And if for some reason you need more ideas than what’s here—or if you’re just feeling nostalgic, as is befitting this time of year—take a look at our lists from 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , and 2009. Technology. There have been several technologies that made my life better through this big change. Board Games.

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Exercises System Software Technology 40

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

But what if we took that to its logical conclusion and also made it the goal of our education technology predictions? We’d need to consider not just what technology products students are exposed to in the classroom, but also across the rest of their lives. They went into first grade when Apple was rolling out the first iPad, in 2010.

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Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Plumbing is just one of many good-paying skilled trades that remain in high demand but which have largely been glossed over by the education technology industry, says Doug Donovan, co-founder and CEO of Interplay Learning. There is Nana Technologies, which is creating an online academy specifically for appliance repair.

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lynda.com Training Industry Company 173

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2018

Manufacturing, which shed nearly a third of its workforce between 2000 and 2010 , is rebounding as a solid path to the middle class. As robots take over much of the manual labor in factories, the new jobs being created tend to require computer and engineering skills and advanced training. Nationwide, about 3.5

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Industry Robotics Study Company 109

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

Let me make sure I’m clear here – I’m interested in the “push,” in the stories we tell about machines more so than the technology underpinning the machines themselves. They’re part of our cultural imaginary as much as they are about a technological reality that we face today.

Technology 40

Technology Learning Data Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Anxiety over the influence of technology in schools, as in our lives, is an old story — but one made painfully acute by the glowing smartphone on which you may be reading this article. In 2010, Rhode Island won a four-year, $75 million grant from Race to the Top. Related: Q & A with Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah A.

Personalized Learning 111

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 111

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

I pick ten trends and themes in order to closely at the recent past, the near-term history of education technology. Of course, if you look for those education technology writers who are independent from venture capital, corporate or institutional backing, or philanthropic funding, there is pretty much only me.).

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Trends Report iPhone Software 40

MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Instead, each team member spent a few minutes sketching out how one part — a marble run, say, or a Lego Robotics kicking foot — would operate within the machine. The STEAM labs, STEAM coordinators and technology education teachers are part of a district-wide embrace of “computational thinking.”. He needed a plan B.

Robotics 28

Robotics Elementary Technology STEM 28

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Hampered by school funding formulas based on property tax dollars and student enrollment, these schools are already being forced to cut teaching positions and scrimp on materials and technology. The BP oil spill in 2010 brought the seafood industry, already flagging due to coastal erosion, to a near standstill.

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Report Elementary Trends Industry 67