[ad_1] We’ve asked Apple and Google for comment. There are already plenty of people who disagree with Schiller’s assessment, mind you. As we found out through the teachers themselves, Apple’s ideal and the practical reality can be two very different things. While some educators do see value in iPads, tight school budgets frequently make them […]
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Amazon offers teachers a place to sell resources they create
[ad_1] The Ignite platform is invitation-only for now and free to join, but Amazon will take a 30 percent cut of sales and for items costing $2.99 or less, it’ll shave off a 30-cent transaction fee. Once you’ve uploaded your original resources, Amazon will review them to “to help protect the rights of creators and […]
Google and Ivanka Trump unveil a tech job training program
[ad_1] Separately, Google added that it was bringing its IT Support Certificate program to 100 community colleges, and making it easier for colleges to grant credits to certificate owners. The move, which comes as part of the Grow with Google strategy, is meant to help people either land entry IT support jobs or advance their […]
Kano’s latest coding kit is a Star Wars-themed motion sensor
[ad_1] If you want to force push a Tie Fighter, though, you’ll need to assemble some code first. Like previous Kano products, the bulk of your time will be spent tweaking puzzle-like programming pieces inside the app. These blocks dictate what is shown on screen and, more importantly, how they react to your hand movements […]
Apple’s contactless student IDs come to 12 more schools
[ad_1] The expansion comes alongside support for school credential formats from Allegion, CBORD and HID. You can expect more colleges and universities to add support going forward. It could be a long while before you can simply leave your conventional ID back at the dorm when many schools don’t even support NFC-based IDs, let alone […]
‘Code with Google’ helps bring coding into the classroom
[ad_1] “Code with Google is the next step in our ongoing commitment to closing equity gaps in computer science education. With the right tools and resources, more teachers can help their students unlock their potential with code,” wrote Google Vice-President of Education and University Relations in a blog post. The resource wraps in the company’s […]
Social media is revolutionizing how scientists interact with the public
[ad_1] “It was right after the election and I noticed that there was all this energy in the community, thinking about how we could better communicate our science to the public,” University of Connecticut PhD student Sarah McAnulty told Engadget. “I thought we needed some way to engage scientists, in a low time-commitment, high-impact, kind […]
Now Duolingo teaches the world’s five most common languages
[ad_1] The courses are available on Android, iOS and the web. Whether or not you need to know Arabic, this marks an important milestone for Duolingo — it now teaches the five most commonly spoken languages on the planet. You can generally assume that Duolingo will help you settle in a new country or make […]
Google’s Chromebook App Hub for students and teachers is live
[ad_1] Perhaps more interesting for teachers is that apps come alongside something called “idea sparks,” which are essentially editorial pieces of content written by people in education that give examples of lessons to use the app in the classroom. The Hub also has a host of filters for searching for trending topics, subjects that teachers […]
DJI’s first educational robot is a $500 drone tank for kids
[ad_1] I had the chance to play with a RoboMaster S1 and I can tell you that this thing is rugged and can definitely take a hit, so you don’t have to be afraid to smash it against other robots, walls or objects you put in front of it. According to DJI, the S1 has […]