educational technology

Nov

Best STEM Gifts for Kids 2023

Top 5 STEM Gifts for Kids This Holiday Season The holiday season is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to encourage the kids in your life to explore the exciting world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). STEM gifts not only entertain but also educate and inspire curiosity all year long […]

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Sep

Top Three Open Educational Resource (OER) Databases

Open educational resources (OERs) are those that are “freely available to the public, both technically and legally, to use and redistribute without limitation” (U.S. Dept. of Education Office of Educational Technology, 2017). OERs are: Public – available to all to no cost. Accessible – available in a machine-readable format that is non-exclusive and usable without [...]

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Tags: OERs, open educational resources,

Feb

What is AR?

What Is AR? AR, an abbreviation for augmented reality, is a technology which adds imaginary elements into the real world for you to interact with. Augmented reality is sweeping across all industries including education, manufacturing, retail, sports, medical fields - it’s the future. To give you a sense of how AR can transform your surroundings [...]

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Feb

The ONLY Hybrid Robotics and Coding Platform

Develop the skillset As educators, we constantly strive to prepare our students for the ‘real world’ and since the beginning of time itself, education has always been evolving and has always provided for the needs of society. Before, we would educate students for a specific job, but now it is much different, as we move [...]

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Nov

Are You Making the Top 2 Deadly Sins of Distance Learning?

Distance learning is America’s chance to finally give every student a personalized, meaningful education. But tragically it’s tremendous power is being stifled by the age old, outdated, ineffective system that is American education. Rather than providing instruction in creative new ways, honoring student interests, and connecting students to the world at their fingertips, I am […]

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Jul

Technology Jobs of the Future

The job market evolves constantly. Fueled by the rapid growth of technology, industry demands critical 21st century skills. Today’s students must be prepared for jobs which do not yet exist. It is estimated that 85% of jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t even been invented yet (Institute for the Future, 2017). “New categories of [...]

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Mar

Distance Learning Tips for STEM Teachers

Within a matter of days educators went from classroom teachers to distance learning teachers, leaving many of us scrambling to figure out what to do and how to make the best of this new online learning situation. While using technology tools for teaching is not foreign to most of us, not seeing our students face-to-face [...]

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Mar

Online STEM Activities

If you are looking for online STEM activities that students can do from home, check out this helpful list of our top five virtual STEM learning options: Career In STEM® Explorer– now 25% off! 95+ STEM career profiles conveniently & expertly curated to help teens find their future STEM career, today! The Career In […]

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Mar

What are smart machines?

Smart watch. Smart fridge. Smart phone. So what does the 'smart' part really mean? It is no secret that technology is smarter than ever. Siri can tell us literally anything we want to know, flying robots (drones) deliver pizza, and of course a scary movie or two about machines taking over the world. So what [...]

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