21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

NASA Robotic Lesson Plans – Some wonderful lesson ideas that cover all grade levels to engage students. Sphero – Not only is this robotic ball a lot of fun, be sure to check out the included SPK Lab. The SPRK Lightning Lab app is your student’s hub to create, contribute and learn with Sphero Robots.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The maker movement — think of it as “smart DIY,” a high- and low-tech approach to tinkering that turns users into inventors — is spurring excitement about the power of ingenuity in fields as disparate as robotics and design and agriculture. Even the White House has hosted a Maker Faire.)

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Saving Socrates

APRIL 29, 2014

In fact, at one point, a tractor, train, light bulb, and even a pencil were radical technology. I must confess, I myself am really into the whole maker movement. Like computer science labs, I am not a huge fan of maker labs either. 3D classroom space curriculum edtech learning centers maker movement makerspaces'

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 20, 2017

Through training and outreach, maker programs aim for greater diversity among future innovators. The maker movement is everywhere it seems. “Maker-educators” are mashing together technology with traditional arts and crafts, music, and the visual arts to let kids design, build, and invent. .

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RafranzDavis.com

MAY 25, 2016

In schools, the tricky part is that the “maker movement” is still so knew as a phrase that access varies as to what or if kids will be able to create. I’ve seen everything in school makerspaces from purchased board games and puzzles to blocks, legos, art supplies, devices and app-coded robots.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2015

Seizing hold of the booming maker movement, a new four-day workshop will walk educators through the steps of designing, equipping, and operating successful, safe and inspirational public maker spaces. Called, the TechShop Maker Space Academy, the workshop is based on TechShop’s maker space model.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 6, 2015

Watching them create trains, castles, superhero costumes and monster webs out of cardboard and duct tape made me realize that not only were they enjoying a childhood rite of passage when they commandeered the large boxes, but they were applying the 21st Century skills that all educators talk about.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The maker movement — think of it as “smart DIY,” a high- and low-tech approach to tinkering that turns users into inventors — is spurring excitement about the power of ingenuity in fields as disparate as robotics and design and agriculture. Even the White House has hosted a Maker Faire.)

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 26, 2015

The maker movement is growing I can''t tell you how many sessions there were on 3D Printing, makerspaces, tinkering, hacking, etc. The vendor hall was filled with products and companies supporting and connected with the maker movement. Swivl is a rotating "robot" that follows you while capturing video and audio.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 20, 2017

Through training and outreach, maker programs aim for greater diversity among future innovators. The maker movement is everywhere it seems. “Maker-educators” are mashing together technology with traditional arts and crafts, music, and the visual arts to let kids design, build, and invent. .

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Fourth-graders studying westward expansion built their own version of the Transcontinental Railroad, including engineering a way to get their trains over the mountains. The school has built a makerspace that high school students use for robotics, a scientific inquiry class and even some art classes.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Iris Lapinski - CEO, CDI Apps for Good - "Apps for Good - Growing a new generation of problem solvers and makers" Dale Dougherty - Founder, President, and CEO, Maker Media, Inc.; Playful Learning: Games and the Future of STEM - Danny Fain, Teacher in Residence Redefining STEM Rubrics for the 21’st Century: It’s all about mastery!

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MindShift

MAY 3, 2016

The Maker Movement has helped spur renewed interest in hands-on learning and the value of spaces where children can explore their own ideas, be creative, and tinker. One boy came in late and had missed some of the tool training, but was nevertheless using tools quickly. One facilitator kept describing his actions as “dangerous.”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

On top of that, there is promise for continued education outside of the classroom; just look at Google’s recent $1B pledge over the next five years to help train Americans for jobs in technology. Considering how robots could replace 38 percent of jobs in the U.S.

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User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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