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Try this resource to engage students in at-home coding

eSchool News

Sometimes, all it takes is an engaging book–and with most students across the country learning from home in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, a downloadable resource they can do from their own home may be just the thing to spark their interest in coding. Related content: 3 key parts of a K-12 coding or robotics program.

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This new coding resource casts a wide net to engage students

eSchool News

A new children’s book from Skyward, The Code Twins , introduces coding concepts to young readers of all backgrounds as they take on a programming mission with the book’s main characters. Along the way, Brett and Yvette help code Cody Point Two, their robot friend, to learn and accomplish new tasks.

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How we turned around our student tardy numbers

eSchool News

First, we wanted a solution that would help us get students to their resource period classrooms in a timely manner to give them the maximum amount of support. Second, we needed something that would give our staff a flexible way of taking attendance, allowing us to account for students’ whereabouts during the resource period.

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I Moved a Drone With My Mind. Soon Your Students Will Too.

Edsurge

I stood facing the drone, about to face-off with a little robot. Hovering here and there and lurching around a bit but most certainly skyward. Not long ago my 6-year-old son spent two hours on my bed swishing through the world’s biggest roller coasters on YouTube with cardboard virtual reality glasses. Time to figure out who is boss.

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