Category Archives: Teaching Technology

5 Robots Seeking Your Crowdfunding Support

Posted on February 27, 2016 by dkohn96

From Robotics Trends Kamibot Programmable Robot for Kids Kamibot is a programmable papercraft robot for kids that can be customized with code and colorful skins. Kamibot is built around the open-source Arduino platform, so kids can easily learn how to … Continue reading →

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ZeroUI Inc

Posted on January 13, 2016 by dkohn96

From Robotic Trends By Eugene Demaitre January 12, 2016 ZeroUI Inc. has developed a set of four motor modules with a gesture-based controller glove for an intuitive user interface. With Ziro, makers can control wheels and direction or arms on … Continue reading →

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Lego Education Launching New Robot Learning System For Kids.

Posted on January 6, 2016 by dkohn96

From: VentureBeat Date: Jan 4, 2016 Lego Mindstorms robots have done wonders getting kids interested in science and programming. Now Lego Education is launching a new robot learning system, dubbed WeDo 2.0, to help teach kids about engineering, technology, and … Continue reading →

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Robot Competition List

Posted on January 4, 2016 by dkohn96

Found a wonderful summary of K-12+ competitions at http://robotics.nasa.gov/edu/matrix.php. Check it out.

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ASEE Talks

Posted on December 31, 2015 by dkohn96

More for me than general consumption, but the link below is for a series of talks at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Engineering Technology Leadership Institute (ETLI) that I wanted to keep: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=asee+etli+2013

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Ozobot

Posted on December 30, 2015 by dkohn96

Just ran across an ad for a robot I haven’t seen before: Ozobot. Looks to be geared towards teaching kids programming. More info at: http://shop.ozobot.com/

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Quantum Computers Explained

Posted on December 30, 2015 by dkohn96

This video explains why we have reached the end of Moore’s Law and what Quantum Computers are and how they work.

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Hour of Code 2015

Posted on December 19, 2015 by dkohn96

Published on Nov 16, 2015 Computer science is a foundational field that opens doors for all boys and girls. Starring Sheryl Sandberg, Jasmine Lawrence, Karlie Kloss, May-Li Khoe, Mia Epner, Alice Steinglass, Jess Lee, Jessica Alba, Paola Mejía Minaya, Malala … Continue reading →

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UC Davis Releases Free Tools for Teaching Robotics

Posted on October 18, 2015 by dkohn96

http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/uc_davis_releases_free_tools_for_teaching_robotics?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly

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Inspire Her

Posted on February 19, 2015 by dkohn96
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