Online Program Brings Power of Immersive Space Simulations to STEM Learning

By Jane Gallagher

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Online learning has increasingly become a viable option for schools and districts to provide their students with improved access to a greater number of the courses they need. Teachers are becoming more adept at incorporating online resources into their daily instruction, and the oldest K-12 online programs are now more than twenty years old. Hundreds of thousands of students are using online instruction either full-time, or to supplement their local school’s offerings. Today, students have many choices to utilize the power of online education to make learning personal and meaningful to them.

Happy Thanksgiving from RobotLAB!

Happy Thanksgiving!

During these challenging times, let's not forget what Thanksgiving is really about. This holiday of gratitude is centered around giving back, appreciating good fortune, and creating special memories with your family, whether you're getting together virtually or social distancing in your mom's backyard this year.

We at RobotLAB appreciate you as a human being and your efforts as an educator and a leader. We want to say THANK YOU! we know it hasn't been easy this year, but we appreciate how much you sacrificed, adjusted, and re-adjusted your life to everything that's happening! Sending you warm wishes from our RobotLAB family to yours. Happy Thanksgiving! (and stay safe) 

Can AR Be The Antidote to Virtual Classroom Shortcomings?

By  PARKER MCDONOUGH.

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Distance learning can impede hands-on learning experiences, but AR has potential to increase virtual student engagement

How to Raise Your Kids to be Geniuses? 3 Science-Backed Techniques

By Shreiya Aggarwal-Gupta

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All the parents in the world have one goal in common: to help their children be the best at whatever they do. (Those who say they don’t will still read this article.)

The obvious place to test that out – at least on an intellectual level – is school. “Does my kid understand stuff better than others and show the propensity to retain and use information?” is a common question that comes to a parent’s mind, even if they don’t pressurize children to do well, by any stretch of imagination.

In my experience as an early education and STEM blogger, there is no guaranteed way to do this. But yes, there is a definite path you can handhold young kids along – it’s easier the earlier you start – and there are tons of science-backed activities you can try out to make your child that bit smarter than they’d otherwise turn out to be.

An Alternative App To The Discontinued Google Expeditions Is Available For Educators

A long-time Google Expeditions partner, stepped up to fill the gap created by Google’s decision to sunset the popular app, introducing VR EXPEDITIONS 2.0

San Francisco, Nov. 20, 2020, - RobotLAB Inc., the leading educational robotics company, announced today the general availability of VR Expeditions 2.0 for classroom teachers. The company created the virtual field trip app and content management system in partnership with Encyclopedia Britannica, following Google’s decision to sunset the Expeditions App as publicly shared on Nov. 12, 2020.

Using PBL to Boost Online Engagement

By Amy Nichols

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This period of remote teaching is a good time to start using project-based learning, which encourages authentic work and creativity.

Supplementing Remote Learning With Non-traditional Education

By Daniel Farkas

Sometimes, educational experiences are found in the least likely of places--especially during remote learning.

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Tech Trends that Will Influence Education in 2021

By Jonathan Brown

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Technology is advancing from day to day, changing our lives in the nick of time. There is no denying that the appearance of the internet and various devices changed the way we learn forever. Let’s look at the most significant EdTech trends that will transform education in 2021.

5 STEM Skills Needed in Non-Tech Industries

By Devin Partida

 STEM is one of the most versatile fields out there. It incorporates countless skills like data analysis and technical knowledge that professionals can then apply to a variety of industries. Remaining in STEM is not the only option available. Taking that expertise and using it elsewhere opens up opportunities in every industry imaginable.

Robotics Tips and Tricks for Inclusion and Integration of Students

By Sebastian Rice

Do you know the most efficient way to teach kids something new?

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The answer comes in the form of gamification. It’s a practice of adding game-like elements to learning experiences in order to help students grasp and retain knowledge quickly and effortlessly.

The real question is how to apply this principle to coding and strengthen the inclusion and integration of children. Well, it turns out that robotics has the greatest potential to engage young scholars and assist them in their attempts to figure out how programming really works.

In this post, we are going to explain to you the best robotics-related tips and tricks that can help students become beginner-level programmers. Let’s take a look!