Tag: edtechchat
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How can Robotics bring STEM learning to life?
It has often been highlighted that there is a growing shortage of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) professionals in the US. Over the last decade, reports ... -
7 Ingenious Ways to Use Edtech in the Classroom, While Meeting the Common Core Standards
Edtech makes teaching a breeze, right? Um…maybe not. Edtech remains an untapped resource in many classrooms. We are here to help teachers climb the edtech learning ... -
Why Makerspaces Are Perfect for School and Public Libraries
Makerspaces have become one of the latest trends for libraries as they continue to adapt to the changing needs of users. Like other library services, makerspaces ... -
How Virtual Reality is Changing Education
We all know how wildly popular Pokémon GO was when it first launched (and continues to be). With as many as $5.7 million spent daily on ... -
Can Gamification Help Struggling Students?
If you aren’t familiar with the idea of gamification, be prepared to thank the Millennials for its inclusion in almost everything. Gamification involves bringing in traits ... -
Why Virtual Reality has the Potential to Transform Education as We Know It
Virtual reality has been on the radar since Morton Heilig’s Sensorama in the 1950s, and head mounted versions of the technology were even around in the ... -
Using Smartphones in the Classroom
Today’s students are hard wired with innate abilities to network using technology. By far, their current ‘technology of choice’ is the mobile phone. According to Cell ... -
STEM to STEAM: More Than Just a Good Idea
Why Should Schools Transition from STEM to STEAM? The answer is a ‘no brainer.’ Sure, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are basic academic subjects and ... -
The Brains of K-12 Students Come Prewired for EdTech
Forget the books. Save your paper and pencils for Art Projects. Generation Z students, born in the late 1990s to the present, have grown up with ... -
How to Solve 6 of the Biggest Classroom Problems with EdTech
Some of the biggest problems in education occur in the classroom and consequently, are issues that need to be sorted out by teachers. These issues broadly ...