Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Tagged on: August 26, 2017 The Secret to a Good Robot Teacher | The New York Times → Why is educational technology such a disappointment? Tagged on: August 22, 2017 Children’s Learning With Tablet Technology is Often Too Passive | UT News → Joan Hughes writes: "Can tablets teach children basic math and reading skills?

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2018

A variety of tools and resources, including apps for tablets and mobile devices, can meet the varying needs of students with disabilities and other special needs. Rufus Robot : This collection of apps features many apps that are well-suited for students with autism or emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disabilities.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. FTW Robotics displayed its drone technology in booth #518 that is currently in 1K schools throughout the United States.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2017

classrooms and is becoming an increasingly popular choice for computers, while Apple’s iOS platform holds the lead on mobile devices, according to a new survey from game-based learning provider Kahoot! K-12 education in the first quarter of 2017, and iOS claimed 73 percent of the mobile market–up from 70 percent in 2016.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Some examples of featured Art games include: Spiral, Mirror, Twirl, Robot, Sticker, Pixel Art, Polygon, Doodle Handwriting, Doodle Pad, Ancient Greece, Doodle Zoo Alphabet, Doodle Halloween, Doodle Cat, and many more. Available on desktops, tablets, and mobile devices, it can be incorporated into practically any tech setup.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2016

A new technology enables both interactive communication and observation capabilities with a telepresence robot platform. Thanks to recent strides in robotics and mobile devices, telepresence technology has opened up numerous possibilities at both the K-12 and higher-ed levels, where remote observation and communication can come in handy.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Shaper , the human-involved robotics company focused on making precision woodworking easy and accessible, showcased Shaper Origin , the easy-to-use handheld CNC router for educators. Pen tablets are a proven and affordable teaching aid and are great to use as digital whiteboards. As a managed service, it’s no extra work for IT.

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Fractus Learning

JULY 14, 2021

What to Look for in STEM Toys Engineering Toys Compared Best Engineering Kits For Kids Reviewed Building Sets Circuits and Electronic Games Robot Toys. An engineering kit can be a construction set, a video game, a board game, a robot kit with coding ideas, a physics activity, or a science kit. Robot Toys. Adult Supervision.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2015

Through the partnership, educators can use the Swivl Robot, in conjunction with their mobile devices, to capture classroom videos of their own instructional practices and then upload them to the Teachscape Effectiveness Platform to receive feedback, engage in self-reflection, and collaborate and share best practices with their colleagues.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

Robot”-like hackers striving for the greater good to take down “The Man.” An astounding 98 percent of children aged 8 and under have access to a tablet, mobile device or computer within their household. For many, the topic of cyber-crime instantly brings to mind a horde of “Mr.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

UNPLUGGED CODING (NO DEVICE REQUIRED) If you want to engage students but don’t have computers or tablets, consider ThinkFun games, CoderBunnyz, and Turing Tumble. Try Code Car, Love to Code, CodeGamer, or Robotics Smart Machines, all of which allow students to program objects and bring them to life.

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eSchool News

APRIL 27, 2016

The Touchjet Pond Projector , which turns any wall or table surface into an 80-inch interactive touchscreen, is now available as a five-pack technology kit as a part of CUE’s STEAMpunk Mobile Labs. The mobile labs are available so teachers and administrators can rent equipment and test it before purchasing the products.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Software The Vector Robot mobile application launches with a welcome screen. To connect the Vector device to the Vector Robot app, the user must turn on Bluetooth. The Vector Robot app provides a simple status screen with helpful recommendations of voice commands to use.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Software The Vector Robot mobile application launches with a welcome screen. To connect the Vector device to the Vector Robot app, the user must turn on Bluetooth. The Vector Robot app provides a simple status screen with helpful recommendations of voice commands to use.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

COLLABORATE Space provides persistent space to store messages, documents, whiteboards, recordings, meeting minutes, or anything else exchanged on a specific topic or project during a call or meeting at anytime, and is accessible from any device, whether it be a mobile, desktop, or room appliance. announced the U.S.

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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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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

But now with mobile phones, tablets, and laptops being a part of school education, it is much easier to deliver STEM courses on these devices, making the courses more interactive, accessible and engaging. Engineering students can see and learn the functioning of a machine or robotics. WANT TO KNOW HOW KITABOO WORKS?

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 24, 2014

Swivl is an innovative robotic device (accompanied w/ mobile app) that holds a mobile device (i.e tablet, iPad, iPhone etc.) Also, Swivl has a secure cloud environment for sharing video and a user can use the mobile app to edit their video as well as add other content to their video (i.e. images, slides, etc.)

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The 1216BKBT Bluetooth Jackbox provides a cost-efficient way to stream audio from a smartphone, tablet or other Bluetooth-enabled device to six separate headphones. The system allows any organization to deliver live 360 4K video to viewers on computers and mobile devices.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2012

Audrey Watters denounces robot learning. Tonight we almost reached 5,000 attendee logins for the week--wahoo! And have we got a great day planned for you! Sugata Mitra tells us about students teaching themselves. Angela Meiers reminds us that we matter. Heidi Hayes Jacobs reappears after a scheduling snafu.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 12, 2023

Mobile apps have made it super easy for kids to learn in fun and engaging ways, anywhere anytime. Using this app, kids can explore outer space, meet some dinosaurs, build a robot, become a superhero, and more – all in one whimsical world full of Sago Mini friends. The platform also offers fun games, rewards and virtual badges.

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Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Many kits include the pieces to build robots that can be controlled with an Arduino compatible controller and others have basic components to assemble various Arduino programmed devices. Building Arduino devices and robots encourages creative maker skills in young engineers, as well as basic electronics and programming.

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 4, 2015

I’ve been studying the mobile technology world for a while, ever since helping do some research for Howard Rheingold’s Smartmobs (2002). The mobile phone was the first major step in that direction, followed by PDAs, mp3 players, ereaders, then tablets. A swarm of mobile devices **in 2009**.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2015

Part of the magic of the magic of the iPad are all the great apps that can turn them into so much more than a tablet. With the maker movement in schools in full force across the country, it seems like students everywhere are excited and interested in learning about programming, electronics, robotics, and more.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

inch Full HD touch displays, all Spin 5 models have a 360-degree hinge that allows four usage modes (laptop, tablet, display, and tent). Judges liked the Bluetooth streaming functionality, its mobility, and its audio capabilities, allowing up to 6 users at a time to use it with headphones. Available with either 15.6-inch inch or 13.3-inch

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

Classes include engineering, computer science, design and modeling, automation and robotics, and math application through “hands-on” learning experiences and research-based courses. IT Labs, two each, contain 30 student computers and an instructor computer at a mobile station, and electronic marker board.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 16, 2017

There’s a gift for every interest, from sports to robots, and everything in between! “ Cozmo is a real-life robot like you’ve only seen in movies, with a one-of-a-kind personality that evolves the more you hang out.” With a moveable arm and pixelated “face,” the robot is more pet than toy.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2016

The survey of more than 600 IT leaders , from Extreme Networks, notes that the scope of smart schools extends beyond traditional interactive classroom technologies and can include wearables, sensors located throughout classrooms, eBooks and tablets, collaborative classrooms, and smart lighting and HVAC.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2016

New wireless, tablet-ready robot-based learning system for elementary science curriculum teaches science and coding in a hands-on way. a hands-on science solution designed for elementary classrooms using a robot-based learning system.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

The Acer Chromebook Spin 11 features 10-hour battery life, front and rear webcam for tablet mode, and two USB 3.1-Type In addition, there is also wireless casting via built-in AirPlay that allows presenters and teachers to share content to the display from their mobile device or computer. Type C ports.

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Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Best For Robot Kit and Coding: LittleBits Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit. Who doesn’t want their personal Star Wars droid robot sidekick? After building the robot droid toy, kids may learn how to control the droid with code. The robot kit comes with all the Droid parts, the electronic blocks, a 9V battery, and the free app.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

In terms of products for the project, we decided to fund items in categories such as 3D printing, coding and robotics, building and construction, electronics and circuits, consumables, and other materials. Some of our schools needed additional devices like tablets or laptops, and we were able to provide a few for each school.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2016

The red beam precisely followed a squiggly building design that Jack had just finger-drawn on a tablet computer. Related: Can a wall-climbing robot teach your kid to code? And the Children’s Museum of Cleveland will put fab lab capabilities into a mobile technology lab that will hit city streets this fall.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

At about half the price of Mindstorms Kits , you can build and code interactive, motorized robots, models and creations with distance, color and tilt sensor technologies with this new kit. Even better, you can program it with your mobile devices. This device turns into a printer for your mobile phone via the mobile app.

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Adam Welcome

APRIL 7, 2016

Besides having Chromebooks, tablets and other mobile devices, we have a TON of other tools to engage our students in ways that we didn’t just a couple of years ago. Buy a few Sphero’s for each class for students to code, problem solve, engage with robotics, work with a peer, create, do math and so much more.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Charles, IL Common Sense Media - 1-to-1 Essentials: A Roadmap for Schools , Learn about Common Sense Media’s 1-to-1 Essentials Program, a roadmap for schools implementing 1-to-1 tablets. Education Revolution Google+ Community Robots grading essays. Learn more here. Click here to register. Her post, Do You Hear Me Now?

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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

They use smartphones and tablets to solve maths problems, blog to develop their creative writing skills, build robots and learn how to code. Teachers are wary of the darker side of mobile phones. Recently there have also been warnings from Ofsted that mobile phones are distracting children from their lessons.

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