The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Computational Thinking and Math for Elementary Grades. We do a lot of work with Scratch Junior , a free app on iPads and things. Vicki: Steve, do you find that there are teachers that think that kids can’t really understand these concepts — like elementary kids really understanding XY coordinates? And its free! Listen Now.

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Elementary Robotics Tools Company 187

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Steve Jobs said in his final Apple keynote introducing the iPad 2, “It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing.”. Anyway, so he was talking about designing these little robots that were about the size of a quarter, and how they were designed. Vicki: Wow.

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Robotics Elementary Classroom Flipped Classroom 360

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

So we use the Paper 53 app on our iPads. Now, do you use robots? What about robotics? In my class, we use the Sphero robot quite a bit. See Top Tips for Teaching with Robots Using Sphero. So that’s my Go To robot. Then I had some success there and started to break out using iPads more in the lab setting.

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EdTech Technology Robotics Classroom 185

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2017

As the maker movement catches on, we're seeing more requests for things like MakerBots, 3Doodler pens, and robotics kits.” She turned to the platform a few years ago when her principal wanted students to use iPads for a digital photography club. “A For the longest time teachers all wanted iPads just because they could.

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Technology Classroom iPad Maker Movement 126