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Educators are still learning how best to use 'maker' kits in classrooms, and aim to provide one for each student to use in school and at home. A student, above, uses a maker kit from a New York City-based company for a hands-on building activity. More components can be added to the kits at each grade level.
Educators are still learning how best to use 'maker' kits in classrooms, and aim to provide one for each student to use in school and at home. A student, above, uses a maker kit from a New York City-based company for a hands-on building activity. More components can be added to the kits at each grade level.
Courtesy of littleBits Education
Curriculum 'Maker' Movement Takes Steps to Build 1-to-1 Environments
Some in the "maker" movement are looking to start a 1-to-1 trend in schools akin to the push to put a digital device in the hands of every student.
Benjamin Herold & Michelle R. Davis, October 6, 2015
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5 min read
Classroom Technology Is "Maker" Education Ready to Go 1-to-1?
An all-girls private school in New York City and a Texas district are among the first to provide littleBits' programmable electronics kits to all students or libraries.
Benjamin Herold, September 24, 2015
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4 min read
Classroom Technology K-12 Librarians Turn to Tech, but Lack Bandwidth and Money, Survey Finds
School Library Journal's 2015 Technology Survey reveals librarians' increased use of tech tools, as well as the barriers they face in using digital resources.
Sara Gilgore, August 5, 2015
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2 min read
Jason Meyer, of Epson, displays the company’s Augmented Reality Sandbox, which allows users to transform a topographical map in real time.
Jason Meyer, of Epson, displays the company’s Augmented Reality Sandbox, which allows users to transform a topographical map in real time.
Charles Mostoller for Education Week
Ed-Tech Policy How Digital Learning Is Reshaping Education
Leadership, professional development, and hands-on learning were on the minds of nearly 20,000 educational technology enthusiasts who attended the ISTE annual conference in Philadelphia.
Benjamin Herold & Sean Cavanagh, July 7, 2015
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6 min read
Classroom Technology Q&A Maker Spaces for Early Learners: Q&A
School librarian Nan Stifel talked with Education Week about her process of creating a library maker space for children in prekindergarten through 3rd grade.
Benjamin Herold, June 30, 2015
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2 min read
Curriculum Students Shine at ISTE 2015
At the nation's largest ed-tech conference, students showed off projects to help local farmers, develop assistive technology, and address pollution through sustainable design.
Benjamin Herold, June 30, 2015
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3 min read
Classroom Technology Ed-Tech Trends to Look for in 2015: Project-Based Learning, Maker Spaces
Maker-spaces, adaptive learning, and wearable technologies are among the ed-tech trends to keep an eye on in the next few years, a new report says.
Sean Cavanagh, June 29, 2015
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3 min read
Education Opinion Maker Spaces: What Can They Do for ELL Students?
Makers spaces are a growing trend around innovative schools across the country, and they have benefits for ELL students that teachers may not even think about.
John Spencer, June 28, 2015
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3 min read
Federal ISTE 2015: Ed-tech Leadership, Maker Education, and Professional Learning
Roughly 18,000 ed-tech enthusiasts will descend on Philadelphia this weekend for the annual conference of the International Society for Technology in Education.
Benjamin Herold, June 26, 2015
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3 min read
Erie’Onna Seaster, 3, and other children at the Crescent Early Learning Center in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood use an app-based activity to support “high-quality talk” among children, parents and teachers.
Erie’Onna Seaster, 3, and other children at the Crescent Early Learning Center in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood use an app-based activity to support “high-quality talk” among children, parents and teachers.
Jeff Swensen for Education Week
Federal Digital Learning 'Playbook' Released by Pittsburgh Network
A nationally recognized collaboration in Pittsburgh has created a guide for other cities to build cross-sector networks to support hands-on and digital learning.
Benjamin Herold, June 17, 2015
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1 min read
Science Obama Kicks Off National 'Week of Making'
Today, the President announced the beginning of a National Week of Making, part of a larger initiative to get more K-12 and higher education students inventing, tinkering, building, and creating.
Liana Loewus, June 12, 2015
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1 min read
Sarah Cramer, a librarian in training, consults with Jay Wambere, a 5th grade student, about his LittleBits electronic music composition at Mitchell Elementary School in Ann Arbor, Mich. The schools i participating in the Michigan Makers program, a University of Michigan initiative that supports the use of maker spaces in schools.
Sarah Cramer, a librarian in training, consults with Jay Wambere, a 5th grade student, about his LittleBits electronic music composition at Mitchell Elementary School in Ann Arbor, Mich. The schools i participating in the Michigan Makers program, a University of Michigan initiative that supports the use of maker spaces in schools.
Daryl Marshke/University of Michigan School of Information
Standards School Librarians Push for More 'Maker Spaces'
Librarians are showing growing interest in the "maker movement" as their roles shift from collectors of information to facilitators of project-based learning.
Jacob Bell, May 12, 2015
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5 min read
A student uses a simulation game called MEteor at a science center in Orlando, Fla. The game uses the principles of “embodied cognition” to teach planetary physics.
A student uses a simulation game called MEteor at a science center in Orlando, Fla. The game uses the principles of “embodied cognition” to teach planetary physics.
University of Illinois-Chicago/University of Wisconsin
School & District Management Frontiers of Digital Learning Probed by Researchers
They are examining how emerging technologies facilitate new types of hands-on learning, and how technology can provide a window into students’ thinking.
Benjamin Herold, May 5, 2015
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8 min read
Science What Exactly Is the Maker Movement?
While born of an age-old concept, the "maker movement" officially turns 10 this year.
Liana Loewus, May 1, 2015
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1 min read
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