2017 Maker Movement Robotics 
The CoolCatTeacher
APRIL 21, 2017
For our beginning of the year passion projects, some students chose to teach others about our robotic filming Swivl tool and app. Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent. Some people might call it a personal interest project.
The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 5, 2017
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017. We work with robotics, because robotics are tools that allow them to learn coding and to learn abstract logic and thinking while not sitting in front of a computer screen. So robots have motors, they have sensors, they can move around. Each block represents a command for the robot.
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eSchool News
JULY 20, 2017
In all, ISTE 2017 produced 159,000 tweets from people across the U.S. The most popular topics, based on number of sessions, focused on creativity and productivity tools (113), innovative learning environments (108), online tools and resources (82), constructivist learning and the maker movement (77), and programming and robotics (70).
The CoolCatTeacher
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
He was named one of ten 2017 Computer Science Association Awards for Teaching Excellence. Calculating those X and Y coordinates — which really kids of most ages can do — and then realizing that they can make the physical robot go here or there based upon their program. That’s what these robots are. Steven: Exactly.
The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 24, 2017
Selected 2016-2017 National Finalist Schools and Projects. Designed and built a robotic car seat to alert adults when children are left in hot cars. Applications are open until November 9, 2017. To get some examples of the winning projects, here are last year’s winners. Project Overview. Beebe Junior High School. Beebe, Ark.
The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Anyway, so he was talking about designing these little robots that were about the size of a quarter, and how they were designed. Catherine: And… I’m driving, three months later, hearing that they made robots like this. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Enhanced Transcript.
Edsurge
AUGUST 7, 2017
She is not alone, as educators around the United States get ready to start the 2017-18 school year, supplies—particularly technology—can cost classrooms hundreds of thousands of dollars. As the maker movement catches on, we're seeing more requests for things like MakerBots, 3Doodler pens, and robotics kits.”
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