The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah, today, we’re going to talk about how to use technology to make science more exciting and more effective. So, Leah, what’s your first idea for using technology to engage kids in science? Is technology a distraction? So we use the Paper 53 app on our iPads. Can we have a fifth idea for technology and science?

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EdTech Technology Robotics Classroom 185

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2017

She is not alone, as educators around the United States get ready to start the 2017-18 school year, supplies—particularly technology—can cost classrooms hundreds of thousands of dollars. The platform allows educators to fund everything from technology supplies to professional development trips. (In This is a process.

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Technology Classroom iPad Maker Movement 126

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2017

We work with robotics, because robotics are tools that allow them to learn coding and to learn abstract logic and thinking while not sitting in front of a computer screen. So robots have motors, they have sensors, they can move around. Each block represents a command for the robot. So same as with a robot.

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Robotics Classroom Pearson Company 315

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.

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Robotics Elementary Classroom Flipped Classroom 360

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

We do a lot of work with Scratch Junior , a free app on iPads and things. Calculating those X and Y coordinates — which really kids of most ages can do — and then realizing that they can make the physical robot go here or there based upon their program. That’s what these robots are. Steven: Exactly.

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Elementary Robotics Tools Company 187

The Electric Educator

JANUARY 26, 2015

I had the opportunity to attend the Future of Educational Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando Florida this past week. The maker movement is growing I can''t tell you how many sessions there were on 3D Printing, makerspaces, tinkering, hacking, etc. Swivl is a rotating "robot" that follows you while capturing video and audio.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2015

This year that (almost) was brought with it a renewed, and much welcome, interest in science and technology, as STEAM, Makerspaces, 3D Printing, and coding became some of this year’s hottest topics. There is something for every type of thinker with this tiny tinker robot. Makey Makey. Make some magic this holiday season. Ozobot Bit.

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