Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

When kids first join the Maker Foundations program at Digital Harbor Foundation , a technology-focused out-of-school organization in Baltimore, they are given a pile of everyday items such as an electric toothbrush, a plastic cup, a few markers and some rubber bands. Then they are told: Build a robot that draws. Data and Society.

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techlearning

APRIL 3, 2018

This post is about a pair of brothers and their inspiration approach to educating the world in the realm of robotics using a low-cost way that “up-cycles” existing everyday materials to build their creations. STEM kits have been seen as a solution, but have limited impact because they require major infrastructure, and are expensive.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2019

.” This statement by Amy McCooe, CEO of Level Up Village, during a recent edWebinar hit home with her two co-presenters, Esra Murray, a fifth-grade teacher at International School Dundee (CT), and Fran Kompar, director of instructional technology and digital learning at Wilton Public Schools (CT).

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

What is STEM? The acronym STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. More recently, arts were added to this educational model, as educators believed that art and creativity play an important role in the understanding of the former subjects in the STEM Curriculum , thus changing the acronym from STEM to STEAM.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Because it’s often easier to picture how you might integrate a tool or strategy after seeing another educator do the same, here are some examples of how teachers are using digital tools in their own classrooms: McKenna Akane, a new STEM teacher in the Alberton School District in Montana, uses Bee-Bots.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2024

Offering an extensive array of lesson plans, activities, and educational materials, NASA covers a diverse range of STEM topics including space exploration, earth science, and aeronautics. The Amazon Robotics: Fulfillment Center Virtual Career Tour is my favorite.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Students need engagement in hands-on activities such as robotics, electronics, animation, 3D printing, and physical computing, as well as art and music, to reach their full potential. I’ve seen firsthand how experiential learning opportunities encourage kids to build, create and innovate throughout their lives.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform. Teachers can turn static documents into rich learning resources, enhance learning and drive student engagement, and promote student choice. Using Kami, teachers can create assignments with their LMS, share class-wide, and offer feedback in real time.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

In just a few months, I transitioned from being a student at the University of Montana’s College of Education to leading the instruction of a room of rambunctious middle school students interested in STEM. Then, I moved into a new role as a K-8 STEM Director at my school. To say that the year has been a whirlwind is an understatement.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In her current role, she works directly with the district’s online tutoring programs, including FEV Tutor , to accelerate learning for students. FTW Robotics displayed its drone technology in booth #518 that is currently in 1K schools throughout the United States. VEX Robotics demonstrated its VEX GO and VEX 123 solutions.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 7, 2019

From personalized curriculum to virtual reality, digital learning is changing the education landscape. The following stories of digital learning in the news highlight some of the exciting ways teachers and students are using technology to succeed at school and beyond. Teaching With NYT Virtual Reality Across Subjects.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Among technology tools used in the classroom, one strong example is the use of educational robotics kits, such as LEGO Mindstorms. These kits combine physical building elements with programmable components, allowing students to design, build, and program robots.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

They were also the first Catholic school in the country accredited as a STEM school by AdvancED. Students use iMacs in three digital arts labs to do sound engineering, digital animation, television production, yearbook and photography. They use video conferences to understand how to help people in Uganda with AIDS awareness.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Teachers, school leaders, parents, and, most importantly, students have been rallying around hands-on, creative, and design-centered learning that we have come to call “maker learning.”.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

That kind of feedback would be perfect if you had a robot learner on the other end,” he says. The robot learner would be delighted to have you say, ‘Okay, you made three errors in problem number one,’ and being a robot learner, they’d be able to take out those bugs and do better the next time.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

AWS Educate has released cloud badges for the following services: RoboMaker makes it easier to develop, test, and deploy intelligent robotics applications at scale. Technology is omnipresent in many schools, but leveraging tech to develop more equitable and personalized learning experience for students is not easy.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2023

Come actively engage with artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and a variety of innovative technology-rich devices. Explore ways to deepen STEM concepts, fulfill TEKS, and increase collaborative thinking and creativity. Related : 9 new digital learning resources from TCEA 2022.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

Robot”-like hackers striving for the greater good to take down “The Man.” Bringing the basics of cybersecurity into the mix wouldn’t require vast amounts of effort but would instead work in tandem along with the digital learning practices that are already present.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2015

Dollar-for-dollar match brings robots to classrooms teaching computational thinking. Wonder Workshop will match one dollar for every dollar donated towards funding projects that bring the Dash & Dot robots to schools in need. Dash & Dot are robots with personality and capability.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For example, say robots and drones will be the hot-ticket item of the year (according to a recent study – they will be ). Does it make sense for you to purchase robots and drones for your school when you already have interactive displays in your classrooms and laptops for each student?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

After months of research and a successful pilot, the district chose enVision to be that core mathematics curriculum because of its rigor, digital learning components, and engaging lessons. This lab includes various STEM products, modular seating, and curriculum. Smart transportation, and VR, among others.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Instead of focusing our energy on teaching kids what robots can do, we need to focus on teaching them what only humans can do. Students join this virtual community and receive simulated, real-world learning with real-time feedback on their own time and at their own pace.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 11, 2017

February 23rd (Digital Learning Day) provided us with the opportunity to expand our scope and provide a Maker Camp (for FREE) to schools outside of our normal realm of support. Technology should not be used in isolation when it comes to teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Students can take one of 11 camp sessions focusing on topics such as gaming, robotics, or animation at its campus near Orlando. Through this experience, young students have the opportunity to explore the techniques used for filmmaking, coding, animation, gaming, robotics, and much more in a fun and collaborative environment.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

We’re excited to announce our first #STEMchallenge, a call to innovative science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educators everywhere to create and share their most inspiring and tech-rich STEM lessons. The second prize winner will receive a year-long Gold membership from Nearpod plus 10 STEM lessons on Nearpod.

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techlearning

MARCH 8, 2018

Applicants were tasked with showcasing their knowledge of Sphero robots and abilities to use the robots to transform teaching and learning in their classrooms and beyond. Charles, MO Garrett Gross, Computer Lit.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Vrain Valley School District Career-connected learning will become more important than ever. The workforce has undergone significant changes, and today’s jobs require advanced skills and specialized training, particularly in STEM fields. Thus, preparing the next generation of STEM-literate citizens has never been more critical.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Students can take one of 11 camp sessions focusing on topics such as gaming, robotics, or animation at its campus near Orlando. Through this experience, young students have the opportunity to explore the techniques used for filmmaking, coding, animation, gaming, robotics, and much more in a fun and collaborative environment.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 20, 2017

It’s a particularly good way to teach creative problem-solving in the STEM subjects—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. DreamYard is a youth arts organization in the Bronx and a part of the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network. But not everyone is benefiting equally.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2015

Educators can take a number of steps to help girls retain an interest in STEM topics. After their first week of coding class, 20 high school girls taught their robots to dance to The Cupid Shuffle. Cupid chanted, “To the right to the right to the right,” and the little red robots turned right.

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techlearning

JULY 31, 2018

–Immersive New Content Empowers Educators to Create Dynamic Digital Learning Environments for All Students – Silver Spring, Md. The recently-added content empowers educators to create dynamic digital learning environments that support social studies, life and earth sciences, social and emotional learning, and more.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2015

Increasingly, makerspaces are helping students sustain interest in STEM fields. By the end of this week, five out of seven of the district’s public schools will have spaces filled with 3D printers, Legos, laptops, robots and more for hands-on learning. The spaces in the district focus on robotics, coding and creating.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Have you dreamed of using more digital tools and resources in your district’s classrooms, but don’t know where to look for those resources? In the eSchool News Digital & Mobile Learning Guide , we’ve compiled a list of some of the most popular digital learning apps and websites.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Amy Wright, Computer Teacher / STEM Coordinator. So, Wright sought funding to bring Lego NXT robots to our classroom. Every child, from every nationality, socio-economic background and every ability was working together to build robots and programming them to solve problems. You can do that right here.

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RafranzDavis.com

JANUARY 23, 2016

Throughout the year, I have had opportunities to work directly in classrooms on digital learning initiatives. Today, I talked to two young men on our robotics team. On our robotics team, he decided to program because he wanted to learn more about computer languages. Youtube was his teacher.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Science education technology is a growing field, with recent advancements in robotic technology at medical schools and technology used to scale nursing education, she says. “We want to bring equitable, high quality education to all students—to do that, we have to think out of the box,” says Allan.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

CODERZ BY INTELITEK ( GOCODERZ.COM ) CoderZ is an online platform that teaches students in grades 6-12 valuable STEM skills. Its interface is fun and uses virtual robots for both beginners and experts, offering a simple, Scratch-like language called Blockly for new coders or allowing advanced students to work directly with Java code.

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