Category Archives: Teaching Technology

The 2017 Top Programming Languages

Posted on November 4, 2017 by dkohn96

From: IEEE Spectrum The 2017 Top Programming Languages Python jumps to No. 1, and Swift enters the Top Ten By Stephen Cass Date: July 18, 2017 It’s summertime here at IEEE Spectrum, and that means it’s time for our fourth … Continue reading →

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Neat way to learn Robotics

Posted on September 29, 2017 by dkohn96

From: https://www.roboterra.com/ Origin™ Robotics Kit & CastleRock Looking for a fun and easy way to introduce STEM in your classroom? Our Origin Robotics Kit enables anyone to build real robots and program them. The kit includes metal parts, servos, LEDs … Continue reading →

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Robotic program helps students build STEM skills

Posted on September 11, 2017 by dkohn96

From: KPLC Tuesday, September 5th 2017, 6:20 pm CDT By Jolina Okazaki, Multimedia Journalis KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, Louisiana MIDLAND, TX (KWES) – A STEM robotics program at Lee High School is allowing students to put their engineering skills … Continue reading →

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Turing Tumble: Gaming on a Mechanical Computer by Paul Boswell — Kickstarter

Posted on June 3, 2017 by dkohn96

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/871405126/turing-tumble-gaming-on-a-mechanical-computer

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State Progress on K-12 Computer Science Ed Policies: ‘We Have a Long Way to Go’

Posted on April 24, 2017 by dkohn96

https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/04/10/state-progress-on-k12-computer-science-ed-policies.aspx

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How to Make Hydraulic Powered Robotic Arm from Cardboard – NTD Inspired

Posted on March 24, 2017 by dkohn96

Instructions can be found at: http://mb.ntd.tv/inspired/diy/make-hydraulic-powered-robotic-arm-cardboard.html

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America’s High School Graduates Look Like Other Countries’ High School Dropouts

Posted on March 17, 2016 by dkohn96

Ed Note: I felt I had to post this as an educator…… From: nprED Date: March 14, 2016 A new study confirms what many Americans already knew deep in their hearts: We’re not good at math. Not only that, but … Continue reading →

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Collierville HS Wins VEX State Championship

Posted on March 11, 2016 by dkohn96

Congratulations to the Collierville VEX Robotics Team who won the TN State Championship on Saturday in Nashville. The robot named “The Illuminati” was crowned Tournament Champion and will advance to the VEX Robotics World Championship in Louisville, KY April 20-23. … Continue reading →

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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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