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MIT App Inventor 2 beta is a Great Way to Introduce Design to a Coding Curriculum
MIT App Inventor, originally conceived and built out of Google Labs, democratizes app creation for Android smartphones. In this video,...


The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
Gary Wolf of Quantified Self writes: Princeton University Press has just reissued this classic essay ["The Usefulness of Useless...


How Gaming Connects to SEL and Career Readiness
Leverage your students’ interests in gaming to build social and emotional learning—skills that will be valuable in their future jobs....


123D Circuits or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Circuit Board
123D Circuits 123D Circuits is an online electronics simulator and collaborative design platform, born from the partnership between...


Using Technology to Inspire Independent Readers
As teachers, one of our most critical jobs is to create independent readers. Getting kids excited about books is the first and most...


Google Arts & Culture: Explore Stories from Around the World
Experiencing the world’s art just got a little easier, thanks to Google’s newly launched Arts & Culture application which puts works of...


I…ROBOT?
Recently, I have been fascinated by the television show “Westworld”, which describes a future world where robotics & artificial...


The Scribbler S3, The Perfect Place for Students and Teachers to Begin Their STEM/STEAM Journey
For 25+ years Parallax has provided the electronics industry with high-quality robotics, revolutionary microcontrollers, a wide variety...


Test Takers Continue to Face Challenges When Using Some Technology
Reports suggest that familiarity with devices is key to better performance on standardized tests. The average U.S. student completes 112...
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