Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The Learning Roomba educational toolkit attempts to address robotics usability issues by keeping total costs down while making the tools as easy to use as possible. This toolkit is a collection of resources and tools to facilitate teaching robotics to pre-college students. Through these resources, students can learn about science, math, and engineering topics in a fun and exciting way.
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Filed under: Class Activities, Grades 6-8, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades 9-12, Lesson Plans | Comments Off on Curriculum: Learning Roomba
Tags: Building robots, Class Activities, Curriculum, Lesson Plan, Robotics, Technology for Learning
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a plan for more widespread and intense use of technology by educators. Goals include “connected teaching,” employing teams of interconnected educators in lieu of a single classroom teacher; ensuring that students and teachers can connect to learning sites anytime, in or out of school; and technology-based standards and assessments that measure 21st-century skills and expertise.
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Tags: Technology Education, Technology for Learning, U. S. Department of Education
Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
St. Cloud State University has developed a lab on wheels, better known as the Science Express, that visits K-12 schools in central Minnesota. The 53-foot-long semi-trailer contains a highly sophisticated science lab with equipment that no K-12 school could afford to have.
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Tags: Laboratory Experience, Programs for Students, Resources for Teachers, Teacher Resources, Technology for Learning
Posted on January 19th, 2010 by ASEE
SAFE-Net, a Cyber Safety Awareness program of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, focuses on raising the awareness of students, parents, and educators about cyber threats, measures of protection, and cyber ethics. The website provides materials about cyber security issues, with lessons geared to grades 1-3, 4-6, and 7-12.
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Tags: Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, Parents, Technology for Learning
Posted on January 19th, 2010 by ASEE
Cybersmart! provides free online curriculum for grades K-12 addressing issues of Web safety and ethics: Safety and Security Online; Cyberbullying and Ethics; Authentic Learning and Creativity; Research and Information Fluency; Twenty-First Century Challenges.
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Tags: Computer Engineering, Courses, Cybersecurity, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, Teacher Training, Technology for Learning
Posted on January 18th, 2010 by ASEE
Interactive white boards are replacing traditional chalkboards in classrooms. In schools that can afford them, they provide a multimedia tool. A recent study showed that they are used most successfully by teachers who already perform well without them, effectively making the best teachers even better.
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Tags: Research on Learning, Teaching Aids, Technology for Learning
Posted on December 7th, 2009 by Jaimie Schock
During the week of December 6 – 12, educators, students and parents are invited to participate in Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek), designed to raise awareness of computing’s role in today’s global information society and promote in-depth computer science education for K-12 students.
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Tags: Computer Engineering, Events, Technology for Learning
Posted on November 30th, 2009 by Jaimie Schock
Discovery Communications will launch a TV programming initiative called “Be the Future” in support of the Obama Administration’s push to boost STEM education. Over the next five years, Discovery will produce an educational programming block designed to inspire student learning and interest in science careers.
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Tags: Technology for Learning, Television show
Posted on November 28th, 2009 by ASEE
Bucknell University will host its 4th annual Engineering and Science Education Expo Mon., Dec. 7. More than 50 student teams will share inquiry-based teaching units and gizmos designed to teach science and engineering concepts to K-8 students. The Gizmo Expo allows participants to watch the gizmos in action, talk to student designers, and learn.
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Tags: Engineering Expo, Grades 6-8, Ideas & Inventions, Technology for Learning, University outreach
