Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

Next, the traditional library space was repurposed as Duquesne Media Central, outfitted with flexible seating, new technologies, and a recording studio. Professional Learning and New Learning Experiences.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Session tracks focus on topics and insights relevant to various K-12 leadership titles: district leaders, school leaders, classroom leaders, IT leaders, coach leaders, inclusion leaders, esports leaders, and library leaders. Here’s a look at just a few of the sessions on tap: 1. January 15; 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.; South 230H) 3.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Today’s college students are spending more time than ever in public and campus libraries. According to a recent Pew Research Report , millennials are most likely to have visited a public library in the past year compared to any other generation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Here are ten unusual projects (each, about one hour in length) you can use in your classroom to participate in this wildly popular event: Alt Codes. 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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Here are ten unusual projects (each, about one hour in length) you can use in your classroom to participate in this wildly popular event: Alt Codes. 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.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

These innovative spaces cultivate creativity and inspire students to explore the wonders of STEAM education by offering exciting learning possibilities for students, including: For instance, a Coding & Robotics class can involve students working in teams to design and program a robot to navigate a maze.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

They hear original phrasing, emphasis, and often reactions to dramatic events that — without recordings — would be simply words on paper to most of them, devoid of passion, emotion, and motivation. This is a great primary source for students third grade and up in researching almost any topic, but especially history.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2017

I’ve come along way since then, moving from traditional library programming into the 21st century, with coding and robotics to match. During the event, my kids were challenged and totally engaged. Robots in the library. My first purchase was a class set of Spheros , ball shaped robots. My hunch was right.

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EdTech4Beginners

JUNE 20, 2018

International Children’s Digital Library. How are the events from today connected with events from the history? They will get access to history lessons, but they will also get informed on current events. Who doesn’t like robots and cartoons that teach us something?

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

And because it’s a pandemic, the event was online and the bell was virtual (perhaps fitting for an online-learning company). For one thing, more robot teaching-tech behind the scenes. “We Of course, the money the company is raising is very real—nearly $520 million. But what does the change mean for colleges and the higher ed landscape?

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2024

This technology can also help educators support families, Kang added, by scanning publicly available community resources and identifying relevant library events, food banks, free clinics and the like. It is not about putting a robot in front of your child and losing control over everything.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Dolan, principal systems scientist at Carnegie Mellon University and a self-driving vehicle researcher in the school’s Robotics Institute , is the value they place on employees with that broad skill set. Join the Robotics Club All three offered this recommendation enthusiastically. But even better, says Dolan: C++. Change your oil.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

It turns out the disc-shaped vacuum cleaner, which uses sensors to autonomously zip around homes is also a great tool to teach students about robotics and empathy. It all started with his students’ obsession with robots. He knew there was a disconnect for his 4-year-old students between what robots do in cartoons and in the real world.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

She’s the namesake of Maria, a destructive robot character from the 1927 silent film “Metropolis.” And when she does, the professor requests that they not ask her the question that springs so easily to people’s minds when they encounter a robot: Will you take over the world? I am told I am a robot for good every day.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

With this grant, we were able to purchase additional materials and create a lending library of STEM tools that all teachers in the district can check out and use in their classrooms. Along the way, we learned a lot about how to teach coding skills and what types of professional development opportunities effectively supported our efforts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Kindergarten — Human Robot. Engage and orient the Alice world viewer by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically. Use precision and appropriate tools throughout to convey events. Grade-levels below are guidelines.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

Retailers such as The Gap are accelerating the adoption of robots in their warehouses. Major employers are embracing libraries of video and MOOC courses, tuition-assistance programs for online courses, and bootcamps focused on tech skills (which have themselves moved online).

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

Connection to the standards: By introducing educators to topics that encompass design thinking, computational thinking, programming, making and robotics, this institute touches on several of the standards including Empowered Learner, Computational Thinker, Innovative Designer and Creative Communicator. Montour Summer STEAM Camp.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

“What we realized in the classrooms was that there were a lot of things being done by the gut—it looked good and felt good, but there was no science behind choices teachers were making,” Kolb tells EdSurge, rifling off robots, flexible seating and Chromebooks as among the trends and tools that aren’t being used to their full advantage.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2017

Here in the Pittsburgh region, educators from the Remake Learning Network —a coalition of more than 250 schools, universities, libraries, startups, nonprofits, museums—offer several hundred peer-led programs, including workshops, peer networks, one-on-one mentorship programs, and summer seminars.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 8, 2024

OVERVIEW: Our third Library 2.024 mini-conference: " Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, October 1st, 2024, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. What will libraries look like by 2035? This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2024

Additionally, we've expanded into science, technology and engineering with prominent programs in robotics and entrepreneurship. We are deeply involved in underserved communities, often collaborating with local providers to establish portable [internet and hardware] access for specific events or programming.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

Remember, robots are [just] adding machines. The ubiquity of information, however, means that we will no longer interact with the internet in the physical world; users might be able to read a book, or a whole library, by blinking commands into a smart contact lens. All of it, he said, will have an impact on the world of education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events from Web 2.0 These events bring together educators, learners, leaders, and others to rethink and reinvent education. We also would like to thank those who have supported our previous events and introduce ourselves to others who may share our vision.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

School Psychologist Dani Roquett greets Anne and James Hutt with their daughters, Ellison, 5, and Quinn, 10 months, at the “Zone Check-In” at the GET Together family educational event in January. Ellison and her dad picked green; Ellison’s mom took yellow, signaling to her daughter it was okay to be a little nervous at the big event.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 15, 2019

Teachers can explore and use Design Squad Nation activities, animations, video profiles, and episodes in classrooms and after-school programs, in libraries and museums, at events and at home. NASA Robotics Alliance Project – The Robotics Alliance Project seeks to provide a clearinghouse of robotics-related educational materials.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

They hear original phrasing, emphasis, and often reactions to dramatic events that — without recordings — would be simply words on paper to most of them, devoid of passion, emotion, and motivation. Library Spot. a link to your library’s digital site. How Stuff Works. World Almanac for Kids.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2013

As a pre-conference event for the Library 2.013 annual conference starting October 18th, we''re hosting a short series of free online sessions this coming Monday. If you need to see them in your own time zone, go to the schedule page at Library 2.013 and find your link by that time zone. Hope you''ll join us! See you online!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 22, 2019

We're excited to announce our third Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Emerging Technology," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 30th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded. Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 14, 2024

Our first Library 2.024 mini-conference: " AI and Libraries: Applications, Implications, and Possibilities ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, March 21st, 2024, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW: How has artificial intelligence impacted library services, resources, and work so far?

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JUNE 2, 2015

Our library makerspace will feature 12 Finch Robots by BirdBrain Technologies during the 2015-2016 school year. The robots are on loan to us for the entire school year, and this loan comes with the possibility of these robots being a permanent donation to our space. These robots will of course be a part of that as well.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2018

. CHICAGO – Laser cutters, robots, 3D printers: when people talk about educational makerspaces, images of expensive, high-tech gadgetry comes to mind. In Colleen Graves’ library, they make use of a much cheaper resource. It’s trash,” she said. But don’t call it that.”. Local businesses can also be partners.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 29, 2016

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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 13, 2014

virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Did we mention it was LIVE?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 13, 2014

virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Did we mention it was LIVE?

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

At my school, we've been teaching coding to our lower-elementary students for the past few years, and have incorporated robots from Wonder Workshop into the activities. The students in Pre-K through 2nd grade love it when I bring the robots to class. Tools: Wonder Workshop apps and robots or unplugged activities.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2018

You may want to begin your explorations of the Collection by identifying with one of five personas developed to help library staff connect with resources that reflect their own computational thinking (CT) experiences, communities, goals, and interests. The club planned for one day each week became a three day a week event.

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