Category Archives: Teaching Technology

Robotics Summit

Posted on June 17, 2011 by dkohn96

If you missed the last Robotics Trends’ Virtual Conference Series – Robotics Summit back in March (see my report) here is your chance to participate again. The next one is on June 22. Click here for more info.

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Robotics engages students, experts say

Posted on June 9, 2011 by dkohn96

From: eSchool News June 7, 2011 By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor Engaging students at younger ages and making science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education more appealing were some of the main topics up for discussion at a roundtable discussion … Continue reading →

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S.P.A.R.K.

Posted on May 27, 2011 by dkohn96

Looking for educational resources about robotics? Try S.P.A.R.K. (Starter Programs for the Advancement of Robotics Knowledge) at http://spark.irobot.com/. This website, sponsored by iRobot, the makers of the Roomba, has educational resources, links and videos and much more. Check it out!

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UofM Programming Challenge / Robotics

Posted on May 1, 2011 by dkohn96

Yesterday, UofM Computer Science department held its “Programming Challenge” Competition. This year they changed the format a bit and added ROBOTICS to the competition. They used Lego RCX robotics and programmed them with LeJOS. They had around 80 students compete … Continue reading →

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Beyond Camping, Canoeing, Boy Scouts Add Robotics

Posted on April 8, 2011 by dkohn96

From: NPR and the AP By HOLLY RAMER (AP) CONCORD, N.H. April 8, 2011, 03:53 am ET Can a robot pitch a tent? If so, a Boy Scout who builds one might be able to earn two merit badges at … Continue reading →

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Stuff from Robotics Summit

Posted on March 10, 2011 by dkohn96

From the Robotics Summit Virtual Conference March 10, 2011 Web Links First one is a great How to Build a Robot Tutorial from RoboShop. GEARS Educational Systems Project Lead the Way HannoWare (12blocks – graphical programming, robots and other engineering … Continue reading →

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NextGen Education and Research Robotics Virtual Summit

Posted on March 10, 2011 by dkohn96

The NextGen Education and Research Robotics Virtual Summit will take place 10am-5pm EST on March 10, 2011. The virtual event will focus on the implementation of robotics to accelerate learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among K-12 and … Continue reading →

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NXT Resources

Posted on March 9, 2011 by dkohn96

Thanks to Dan from Triangle Amateur Robotics here is a resource list for NXT Robots: For the mechanical/LEGO techniques side of things, start with Tora No Maki (this recently became available in book form, but you can still download it … Continue reading →

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Interesting Website / Free Robot Book

Posted on February 26, 2011 by dkohn96

Just found http://www.roboteducation.org/ with a free book “Learning Computing With Robotics“. This book, and the website are part of The Institute for Personal Robots in Education (IPRE).

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Programming Contest at UofM

Posted on February 15, 2011 by dkohn96

We’d like to invite you and students to participate in the 2011 Programming Challenge at the University of Memphis on Saturday April 30th, 2011. This event will be an opportunity for your students to learn about exciting technologies in computing. … Continue reading →

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