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Robot Teachers vs Human Teachers:

Ask a Tech Teacher

Simona Johnes, editor-in-chief of Science and Literacy , an educational blog for teachers and parents, did some research into a topic that is of growing concern to my fellow teachers: Robots in the classrom. Here’s an interesting article comparing the pros and cons of robots vs. humans: . 5 pros of a robot teacher.

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Top 5 Game Development Platforms for Young Coders

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Kids can build games, animate stories, and even learn robotics or Minecraft modding. Unity Playground teaches core concepts like object movement, collision detection, and character animation, giving young coders a taste of real game development in a way that’s accessible and fun. What if coding could be that fun?

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AI in the classroom: Are we there yet?

Neo LMS

In his BETT talk , Joel Hellermark, founder of Sana technologies of Sweden, and all-round AI-prodigy, (not to be ageist but at 22, his approach, clear insight and success is quite astounding), defines machine learning via neural networks using a simple comparison: Deep Blue versus AlphaGo.

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EdTech definitions every teacher should know: Part 1

Neo LMS

I have also situated phrases that are often incorrectly interchanged against one another for what I hope is a useful comparison. As information storage boomed in the Internet age, huge sets of data have suddenly become easily stored and accessible. Where possible I will define general tech terms in an educational context.

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

Edsurge

As one educator writes about their experience with the tool, there are no individual user profiles, no way to collect likes and no followers — basically, no emphasis on comparison. But CoCo is a departure from Scratch in a few crucial ways. This kind of collaboration doesn’t exist in Scratch or Code.org.

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The Big 3's War Over EDU: A Comparison of Apple, Google, and Microsoft

techlearning

The collaborative nature of tools and the access to the Drive App Store gives Chromebooks a level of collaborative creation that is good enough for most. This saves both time and money from the administrative side which makes it a more attractive option compared to others right out of the gate.

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Little Passports Vs. KiwiCo – Monthly Subscription Box Comparison – Is Kiwico or Little Passports The Best Educational Toy For Your Child?

Fractus Learning

Adventures include discovering galaxies, alien encounters, roving robots, and of course, the ultimate blast-off! More online content access. The Tinker crate features a fun monthly surprise, from building coin-eating robots to electric-powered motorcycles and marble climbing stairs.