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7 Online Resources About Creating a #MakerSpace

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Key features are: Tools and Equipment : Basic Tools : Screwdrivers, hammers, pliers, and measuring devices. Electronics : Arduino kits, Raspberry Pi boards, soldering stations, and basic circuitry tools. Crafting Tools : Sewing machines, paper cutters, and hot glue guns. Tinkercad, Fusion 360, Scratch, or Python IDEs).

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How K–12 Classrooms Can Benefit from Robotics

EdTech Magazine

How K–12 Classrooms Can Benefit from Robotics. Cracking the K–12 connection code requires a new approach, one that combines active-learning pedagogy with robotics in the classroom to deliver an interactive, immersive learning experience. . MORE FROM EDTECH: See how education robotics companies are invigorating K–12 learning.

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Using robots to teach creativity, collaboration, and self-confidence

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More than a year ago I read an article about McDonald’s using robot arms to make french fries, so even a job as straightforward as fry cook will be performed by a human-robot team–even if the human’s part is only maintaining the robot. Here’s how it has worked since we introduced virtual robotics at our middle school.

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12 Tools to explore during Computer Science Week

Neo LMS

Tools to engage students during Computer Science Week. CoderZ is a cloud-based option where students can code 3D robots. Kubo Play is a new simulation tool that works well for blended learning experience by giving students hands-on coding activities and 300 tasks that cover ISTE standards for coding.

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Robots and Related Tech Play a Role in Advancing Curricula

EdTech Magazine

By Eric Walter Some experts look to AI and robotics as the teaching tools of the future.

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Are classroom robots the NextGen of learning?

Neo LMS

Technology has the potential to further transform the way we learn, as is apparent by the advancements in robotics and its use in classrooms. Let’s take a look at how robots are currently being used in classrooms and try answering the question of the hour: Do robots have the potential to teach students in the future?

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Top 5 Game Development Platforms for Young Coders

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It offers a variety of game design tools, from block-based coding for beginners to JavaScript and Python for more advanced users. Kids can build games, animate stories, and even learn robotics or Minecraft modding. It’s recommended for kids 12 and up who are comfortable with more sophisticated game design tools.

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