Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Now that you’ve engaged your students with awesome Hour of Code fun, I’m thrilled to introduce the incredible Root Robotics for going far beyond the hour! Root’s a versatile, engaging robotics and coding program that grows with students from pre-K up through grade 12. Coding & Robotics Solutions (Grades K-12).

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 7, 2021

CoderZ is a cloud-based option where students can code 3D robots. Some of the courses available are broken into age groups and include options such as CoderZ Adventure for ages 6 through 10, Robotics 101 which is a self-paced program for students ages 11 through 14, and Python gym for students ages 15 and older.

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User Generated Education

MAY 15, 2018

There have been complaints leveraged against out of the box robots like Dash and Dot, Ozobot, Hummingbird, Sphero. I personally love the excitement my learners have using these robots. Mention robots to many English teachers and they’ll immediately point down the hall to the science classroom or to the makerspace, if they have one.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Like Lego blocks clicked together, two educational robot companies have combined to offer their collective programming and robotics lessons to students spanning from 4 years old to college. Modular Robotics , the Boulder, Colo.-based based maker of Cubelet robot blocks, has acquired Dexter Industries , a Stafford, Va.-based

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2018

Thomas School near Seattle hopes to encourage students to develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by starting them young and engaging them with cool, new learning spaces featuring robots and 3D virtual reality computers. Robots and Virtual Reality Provide Hands-On Experience.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2022

When you click on the link, it provides lesson plans with preferred age groups and a grid filled with thirty-nine unplugged activities organized by age and concept. My Robotic Friends is a one-hour introductory non-computer activity where students learn to program a human robot. Looking for a Class Robot? Build Websites.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

It stands to reason that the more exposure children have to computer technology, coding, and robotics, the more prepared they will be for the future. Computational Skills and Collaboration One phrase we often use in our district is, “It’s not about the robot.” Our computer science program has two goals. This is mine!” he shouted.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2022

Discuss not just your years of experience, but the student groups you’ve taught, the philosophies you’ve followed (such as IB or Common Core), parent needs met, pedagogy you’ve rolled out, teacher groups you’ve led, and more. Also mention the add-ons you can use such as robotics, Arduino, or 3D printing. .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Human robot. Here are some of my favorite unplugged activities: 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. Ask a student (or several) to explain required steps using another teacher as the ‘robot’.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Children observed and discussed properties of food items and sorted them into groups. In dramatic play activities they pretended to build their own grocery store and generated shorthand labels that described the food groups highlighting only necessary details. Introducing the STEM-tastic Adventures app and a look at what’s next.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

I typically assign a hefty 20-page final project in my STEM course, but I decided to take a more playful and hands-on approach for this group of students. She discovered the KIBO robot, and for her capstone project wrote a grant application for the Dean College Innovation Grant.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2019

The two-legged, pill-shaped robot—upper half green, lower half white and small enough to stand on one’s palm—starts its lesson with a greeting. Designed for children ages 3 to 7, the robot, Roybi, aims to teach kids at home a range of early-childhood developmental skills. Roybi the robot. Hello my friend. The black cat meows.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Vicki: Today we’re talking to Dr. Marina Umaschi Bers @ marinabers from Tufts University, where she is Director of the Dev Tech Research Group. We work with robotics, because robotics are tools that allow them to learn coding and to learn abstract logic and thinking while not sitting in front of a computer screen.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

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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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2020

When you click on the link, it provides lesson plans with preferred age groups and a grid filled with thirty-nine unplugged activities organized by age and concept. My Robotic Friends is a one-hour introductory non-computer activity where students learn to program a human robot. Looking for a Class Robot? Scratch Jr.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2019

The event program is packed with options, ranging from a field trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to an esports outing at a local arena to dozens of “playgrounds” focused on topics such as robotics and mobile learning. .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2021

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Some are from members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Now that you’ve engaged your students with awesome Hour of Code fun, I’m thrilled to introduce the incredible Root Robotics for going far beyond the hour! Root’s a versatile, engaging robotics and coding program that grows with students from pre-K up through grade 12. Coding & Robotics Solutions (Grades K-12).

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Our group came from all over the state, representing different grades and subjects, and our mission was to create an online guide to help teachers break apart each standard, then provide a video tutorial or example of a lesson to address the standard, which we wrote as a team.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Digital Promise recently started a coding working group for the League as a forum to share best practices and address challenges in implementing computer science. From this group, we’ve gathered insights on what the computer science movement looks like in these districts. Relevance to Students. Integrating with the Maker Movement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 20, 2024

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Some are from members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

He notes that the “project” in project-based learning isn’t just a robot or computer program that students show off at the science fair; rather, projects are analogous to “units of the curriculum that teach both content and skills.”. This requires significant teacher-student interaction at a group level.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2024

They zipped through activities with rockets and robots, and Woods asked her goddaughter — named Sailor — what she thought of it all when they were heading home. The share of girls who say they are not sure if they are smart enough for their dream career increased in every age group. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Students explore practical applications of theoretical knowledge, such as designing simple machines, programming robots, or analyzing environmental data. Tynker : Game-based coding lessons and challenges designed for young learners, covering basic programming concepts to advanced topics like AI and robotics.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

After teachers design experience to fit the curriculum, students can participate as a group using their Chromebooks , instead of having to wait one at a time to use the classroom VR headset. At one school, students were placed in small groups and given a device with 3DBear to create content.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Here are a few you might find as amusing as I did: A Robotic Interruption. Then she put it on the Wonderbot (a little robot you can drive around). So, basically, you had a little blue robot with 3 wheels. IN the front, you had a tray with a phone and her face was on the robot talking to people.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 10, 2017

Scott Heister, an engineering and physics teacher, began mentoring his high school’s FIRST Robotics Competition team in his home state of Michigan 19 years ago. The Grizzly Robotics team acts as a safe haven for Heister’s students and has inspired positive transformations. tweet_box]. Two major factors come to mind.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 2, 2024

All of them, I’ve found, are well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, offering inclusive solutions to the issue of tech tools–taking into account the perspectives of stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to ensure learning is organic and granular.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2023

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Some are from members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2022

All of them, I’ve found, are well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, offering inclusive solutions to the issue of tech tools–taking into account the perspectives of stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to ensure learning is organic and granular.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 13, 2019

As I have written in the past, we are well into the 4th Industrial Revolution characterized by automation, advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, and disruptive innovation. Image credit: Awaken Group Revolutions Where does the culture of your school fit into these categories, and why? Reflection is a powerful tool for growth.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2021

All of them, I’ve found, are well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Today: K-12 Technology Curriculum.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Over the past few years, there has been a huge influx of education technology resources available to schools – from tablets and robotics to online platforms and digital whiteboards. Software like Google Docs means that groups of pupils can work on the same document from different devices, which can then be presented to the rest of the class.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Understandably, many privacy groups see RFID tracking as just one more way to give up a child’s privacy. In the movie, moviegoers often see the world through “the terminator” robot’s vision. As this robot looks at the world, text appears to show him targets, where to go, and other information.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Sustaining that interest is important, too, particularly because girls and underrepresented minority groups quickly lose interest in STEM learning–and never regain motivation to pursue it. Because STEM is not a standalone, core academic subject, it’s implemented differently all over the country.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

Just down the hall, another group of students are showcasing their self-portraits created using wood-burning tools and slabs of wood. Finally, in 2018, a Coding and Robotics Lab (CAB Lab) was born out of a former art room to better serve as a space where students learn about programming and circuitry while experimenting with robotics.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

This app introduces young kids to the concepts of coding and problem solving in a playful setting by guiding a robot through increasingly challenging puzzles. Encourage collaboration on group projects that combine creativity and technology, so that students can design mobile apps, video games, or even program robots!

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