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Top Ten Articles, Tips, and Reviews for 2023

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We have regular features like: Weekly Websites and Tech Tips ( sign up for the newsletter ) Edtech Reviews Lesson plans If you’ve just arrived at Ask a Tech Teacher, start here.

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How Teachers Are Talking About AI in Education

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Leading a Workforce Empowered by New AI Tools ” Harvard Business Review Podcast, episode 989, August 29, 2023. Children and robots (concerns of misrepresentation of a robot). At the end of the session, against Robovie’s objections, the robot was put into a closet. September 21, 2023. September 22, 2023.

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Hour of Code Dec. 5th-11th

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Looking for a Class Robot? Root Robotics–Great Way to Extend Hour of Code. Copyright ©2023 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved. Build Your Own Apps. Build Websites. Hour of Code–Is it the right choice? Kid-created Games That Teach. Try Robo Wunderkind. Minecraft Review. PrimoToys–unplugged programming for youngers.

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For Girls to Succeed in STEM, Confidence Matters as Much as Competence

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They zipped through activities with rockets and robots, and Woods asked her goddaughter — named Sailor — what she thought of it all when they were heading home. Ruling Our Experiences — a nonprofit that studies the aspirations, behaviors and opinions of girls — compares results from the 2023 survey to those similarly gleaned in 2017.

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6 Unplugged Hour of Code Activities

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My Robotic Friends is a one-hour introductory non-computer activity where students learn to program a human robot. The second student (called a robot) takes those directions and follows them exactly to see if they can do what is asked. Looking for a Class Robot? Root Robotics–Great Way to Extend Hour of Code.

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Tech Professions Students Should Consider

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Robotics engineer Robotics engineers have to constantly test, analyze and maintain prototypes and robotic components they create. The healthcare industry also requires more robotics engineers today with the introduction of innovative robotics. Copyright ©2023 usna.wordpress.com – All rights reserved.

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10 Unusual Hour of Code Projects

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Human robot. Human Robot. Programming a human robot is an unplugged approach to coding that is also a great way to teach sequencing–a critical skill for coding. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’. Looking for a Class Robot? Coding with pixel art.

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