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Introducing the Makeblock mBot2: A Fun and Educational AI Robot for Coding

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Introducing the Makeblock mBot2: A Fun and Educational AI Robot for Coding The Makeblock mBot2 is a delightful and educational AI robot designed to captivate the interest of children aged 8-12 in the fields of STEM. This quick setup allows them to jump right into coding and interactive play.

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Yet Another Educational Robot Acquisition

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Like Lego blocks clicked together, two educational robot companies have combined to offer their collective programming and robotics lessons to students spanning from 4 years old to college. Modular Robotics , the Boulder, Colo.-based based maker of Cubelet robot blocks, has acquired Dexter Industries , a Stafford, Va.-based

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Roybi Raises $4.2 Million Seed Round to Produce Educational Robots

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The two-legged, pill-shaped robot—upper half green, lower half white and small enough to stand on one’s palm—starts its lesson with a greeting. Designed for children ages 3 to 7, the robot, Roybi, aims to teach kids at home a range of early-childhood developmental skills. Roybi the robot. Hello my friend. The black cat meows.

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7 Reasons Advancement Courses Has Excellent Teacher Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

As a result, I was able to find some excellent research on not only programming (Ricketts) but the use of robotics (Elkin). After conversations, my administrator scheduled a tour of a local STEM Academy that has robotics in place. The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument: 2013 Edition. Danielson, C. Teachscape.

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Review: LittleBit’s Code Kit Makes Programming Fun

EdTech Magazine

MORE FROM EDTECH: How teachers can integrate robotics and coding into their classrooms. I’ve been using littleBits kits since 2013, when the company first released the Base, Premium and Deluxe Kits. With the need for more experienced coders in the future, Code Kit by littleBits will be a useful addition to the K–12 classroom.

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3 ways telepresence robots are impacting learning

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According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , during 2013–2015, 3.9 Telepresence robots are offering real-time solutions to these types of problems and having a profoundly positive impact on these children, thanks to tech companies who are working with schools to make distance learning successful. percent of boys and 4.3

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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

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In 2013, the STEM and Computer Science (STEM+CS) team was created to implement an interdisciplinary grades K-12 STEM program outside the grade-level core disciplines of ELA, math, science and social studies, and separate from the standard Career Technical Education (CTE) programs to reach all students.

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