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3 keys to success when introducing robotics to young learners

eSchool News

Through this grant, I was able to get two KIBO robots , as well as the professional development that goes with them. Later on, I had the opportunity to borrow eight more robots that are available through the lending library at Montclair State PRISM office. Make the lessons collaborative.

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Here Is What the Right Tools for Mixed Reality in the Classroom Look Like

EdTech Magazine

Many virtual reality lessons include premade, 360-degree images for the students to experience, but Nearpod allows educators to customize their lessons with an enormous library of images that can take their students anywhere imaginable. . They enthusiastically placed dinosaurs, robots, animals and other 3D objects around the library.

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15 Unusual Projects for Hour of Code

Ask a Tech Teacher

Human robot. Users create a recipe by choosing a trigger channel from IFTTT’s library, then a trigger, and finally an action channel. Here are some of my favorite unplugged activities: Human Robot. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’. Coding with pixel art.

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15 strategies on how to use technology in the classroom

Hapara

For example, Heather’s team at Buffalo Trail Public Schools used robotics and coding to teach the learning outcomes. Therefore, the goal was not just to build a robot or code an activity. They were excited to learn new concepts using robotics and coding as the conduits. They could also get feedback from peers and their teacher.

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4 K-12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

EdTech Magazine

In the vein of VR, Lynch also notes that virtual laboratories, which allow students to try lab exercises with no pressure of getting it right, will likely start to emerge. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017.

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9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

The CoolCatTeacher

For our beginning of the year passion projects, some students chose to teach others about our robotic filming Swivl tool and app. Some libraries are putting these in a Learning Commons. (See Here, one of my students is working with his custom built Arduino robot. Some people might call it a personal interest project.

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How can we ease tensions around book choice and school libraries?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

My experience with the school library and book choice tension I have over 1,000 books in my American international Christian school classroom in southern Taiwan where I teach English Language Arts (8th), Yearbook (10th-12th), US History (11th), and British Literature (12th). Teachers want to advocate for the learning needs of their students.