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Looking for a Class Robot? Try Robo Wunderkind

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There are a lot of options if you want to bring programmable robots to your classroom. It is a build-a-robot kit designed to introduce children ages six and up to coding and robotics as well as the fun of problem-solving and creative thinking. If I were to rate myself with robotics, I might be closer to a 5 than a 10.

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5 Practical applications of IoT in the classroom

Neo LMS

Also, teachers can build an edtech digital ecosystem similar to those on smartphones to design a creative learning experience. Standalone VR headsets don’t require additional mobile devices and offer a fully immersive VR experience. Teachers can screen capture students’ work and give instant feedback. VR headsets.

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Websites and Apps to Support Hour of Code

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Animatron –design and publish animated and interactive content that plays everywhere, from desktop computers to mobile devices. BeeBop –based on the Beebop floor robot–free. App Inventor –build Android apps on a smartphones; from MIT. Here are all those that don’t easily differentiate by grade. BrainPop coding games.

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Why a Robot-Filled Education Future May Not Be as Scary as You Think

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The robots are coming, and some of them are charming. That was my reaction on a recent visit to Singularity University, when I met two robots named Pris and Pepper. To date, 75 percent of the global population has access to a mobile phone. What will face-to-face mean in a robot-filled world?

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How to use Sphero the Robot in STEM and Beyond – From Courtney Pepe

EdTechTeacher

As someone who primarily taught math and science when I was a classroom teacher, I associated robots, robotics curriculum, and robot apps as things that were only used in those subjects. However, this past year my school received a robot grant that provided ten robots for us from the company Sphero.

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Teachscape now works with the Swivl robot for PD

eSchool News

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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Why Convenience Boosts Student Campus Life

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Raised on quick responses from smartphones, social media, instant messaging and immediate-access entertainment sites, today’s students live in an on-demand world. Convenience and compassion on a mobile phone. In an earlier column , I predicted that convenience will rule higher ed; today, inconvenience has overtaken it.