Category Archives: Teaching Technology

Resource List

Posted on May 10, 2012 by dkohn96

Back on April 28th and 29 the USA Science & Engineering Festival was held at the DC Convention Center. A colleague on the Engineering Technology Listserve Wrote the following: Hello Listmates, Last weekend at the USA Science and Engineering Festival … Continue reading →

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K-12 Website

Posted on May 8, 2012 by dkohn96

Looking for STEM Education ideas, see http://k12lab.com/ This is a website to find and share STEM education ideas. It is sponsored by NI (the makers of LabVIEW and the NXT Software) so it has a lot of stuff on Robotics! … Continue reading →

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Mobot for STEM Education

Posted on April 29, 2012 by dkohn96

From Barobo, Inc Website The Mobot educational robot broadens student participation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. Mobot teamwork will engage students on collaborative learning who might otherwise be inclined not to participate in classroom activities.

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Lego Robot Link

Posted on February 25, 2012 by dkohn96

Was just told about a website for Lego NXT Robots that I just had to share. Damien Kee has a wonderful site and also sells books/Curriculum for using NXT in the classroom. My favorite is a simple to build NXT … Continue reading →

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First Lego League Forming Teams In Memphis

Posted on August 12, 2011 by dkohn96

If you are interested in starting a FIRST Lego League Team in Memphis, MCS along with US First will be holding a FIRST LEGO League Interest Meeting on Thursday, August 25 from 3:30 pm.- 5:00 pm at the Teaching and … Continue reading →

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Virtual BreadBoard

Posted on July 28, 2011 by dkohn96

Just found http://www.virtualbreadboard.net/ The description on the website reads: VirtualBreadboard is a simulation and development environment for embedded applications that use microcontrollers. It is easy to use and can replace a protoboard for experimenting with new designs. VBB simulates many … Continue reading →

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NI and LEGO Robotics Continuum

Posted on June 20, 2011 by dkohn96

More Videos National Instruments K12 Lab

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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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