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Teaching with Amazon Alexa

Sylvia Martinez Dec 14, 2020 Tagged with alexa, amazon

Alexa is a voice-activated, cloud-based virtual assistant, similar to Siri on Apple devices, or Google Assistant. …

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Four Take-Home Makerspaces Under $100

Gary Stager Aug 7, 2020 Tagged with coding, computer programming, COVID-19, engineering, gary stager, invent to learn, makerspaces, making, micro:bit, STEAM, STEM

Whether school is face-to-face or remote, it’s now possible for students to use low-cost take home…

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History of Laptops in Education Resources

Gary Stager Aug 6, 2020 Tagged with 1:1 computing, AALF, Bob Johnstone, Bruce Dixon, constructionism, David Loader, gary stager, laptops in education, seymour papert

Girls’ School Leads Laptop Revolution (1993) Newspaper coverage of the birth of 1:1 computing Reflections of …

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Wolfram Math Resources

Gary Stager Dec 11, 2019 Tagged with Conrad Wolfram, gary stager, http://computerbasedmath.org, math education, Mathematica, mathematics, school reform, Stephen Wolfram, Wolfram Alpha, Wolfram Language

Revolutionary software tools Click here for Conrad Wolfram resources Computational Thinking modules from Wolfram U (mentioned …

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Program your Own Gameboy!

Gary Stager Nov 14, 2019 Tagged with block programming, coding, constructionism, csweek, Cynthia solomon, DIY, electronics, engineering, game design, gaming, hour of code, invent to learn, logo, makecode, maker movement, physical computing, programming, robotics, seymour papert, STEAM, STEM

In 1971, Seymour Papert and Cynthia Solomon authored a prescient paper, Twenty Things to Do with …

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Graphing Linear Equations in Snap!

Gary Stager Nov 6, 2019 Tagged with algebra, beauty and joy of computing, bjc, bjcnyc, code.org, coding, computational thinking, computer science, cs4all, gary stager, hour of code, logo, math, mathematics education, programming, scratch, snap!

  Snap! is a block based language created by the University of California at Berkeley and …

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The Maker Movement Moves Into The School Art Studio

Sylvia Martinez Aug 20, 2019

Don’t miss this fantastic article by Erin Riley about the intersection of art and making. The …

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Eight Big Ideas of Constructionist Learning Laboratory (Bulgarian Translation)

Gary Stager May 21, 2019

Translated by Jenny Sendova – Senior Researcher at Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Sofia, …

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Our Favorite Material for Learning by Making

Gary Stager May 13, 2019 Tagged with BBC micro:bit, computer as material, Constructing Modern Knowledge, Cynthia solomon, education, gary stager, Hummingbird Bit robotics kit, physical computing, robotics, seymour papert, Sylvia Martinez

The best construction kit for learners just got better! I have been teaching robotics to children …

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The Subtlety of Prompt Setting

Gary Stager Apr 19, 2019 Tagged with constructionism, engineering, invent to learn, pbl, Prompt setting, robotics, STEAM, STEM

In Chapter Four of our new book, Invent to Learn – Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in …

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Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom is published by Constructing Modern Knowledge Press, a part of CMK Futures. CMK Futures helps educators invent the future with books, professional development, and events. See more at CMKFutures.com. Privacy Policy & Disclosures. Some linked items may be Amazon Affiliate links.

CMK Futures

Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom is published by Constructing Modern Knowledge Press, a part of CMK Futures. CMK Futures helps educators invent the future with books, professional development, and events. See more at CMKFutures.com. Privacy Policy & Disclosures. Some linked items may be Amazon Affiliate links.

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