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Teaching Sequence in Kindergarten with Robots

My Paperless Classroom

Programming a robot requires knowing what you want the robot to do. One of the first steps to creating a program is to develop a detailed sequence of every move the robot will make. Once you have this sequence you can begin to use the programming language to write the program that will guide the robot through the steps.

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3-Bullet Thursday [Google Expeditions. Chrome Music. Student EdCamps]

techlearning

Recently our school acquired a classroom set of Google Cardboard VR goggles via a generous donation from an former student. Student-Driven EdCamps might be an easy way in the door. I keep coming back to this article and musing over its potential and possible variants. [

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Coming This Summer: Powerful, Peer-Led Professional Development That Won’t Bore

Edsurge

Hosted in classrooms, virtual spaces, brick-and-mortar spaces, makerspaces and elsewhere, each program strives to do for educators what educators do for students: instill a sense of wonder, possibility, excitement and ownership.

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Your Guide to Running a School Like Disney World

Edsurge

With over 1,000 students, it’s not always easy, but we take pride in the fact that although the lines are long, students come every single day looking forward to the magical moments our classrooms offer. This was the rationale for starting teacher-centered Edcamps during professional development. A focus on customer service.

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Connecting Voices through Robotics: An EdCamp Global Event

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

This year, our library is fortunate to have a robotics loan from Birdbrain Technologies. We have 12 Finch robots that we are using throughout the year for coding experiences for our students. Currently, a group of 2nd-5th graders are meeting every Friday for one hour to learn to code these robots and create projects with them.

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8 Secrets To Providing Amazing EdTech Customer Service | By @JeffBradbury | @SamPatue

TeacherCast

When I am buying a robot, or signing up for a subscription app, I want to know that company will be available when I need help. (Yes, Our robots passed each other in the mail and Sphero made sure I had robots for the last week of school. Look for Edcamps <https://twitter.com/EdcampUSA> and offer support.

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8 Secrets To Providing Amazing EdTech Customer Service that Directly Affects Students and Classrooms

My Paperless Classroom

When I am buying a robot, or signing up for a subscription app, I want to know that company will be available when I need help. (Yes, When I needed to get my robots services for a battery that wasn't charging, I emailed support@sphero.com, explained my situation and they mailed my replacement robots the same day I made the service call.

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