Guiding Students to Be Independent Problem-Solvers in STEM Classrooms

By Stephanie Toro

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Teaching high school students how to plan to solve a problem in science, technology, engineering, and math is a crucial step.

3 Reasons Virtual STEM is Here To Stay

By Alan Downward

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Virtual STEM offers engaging learning opportunities for students—opportunities that have proved essential during COVID.

5 Reasons Why Coding is Important for Young Minds

By Patria

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As a Kindergarten STEM teacher, mom and grandparent, I am consistently empowering myself to keep up with the newest ways to engage my family and students with 21st Century concepts.  Recent research puts coding at the forefront of future careers. So, how do we learn and teach our children how to code, and why is this so important? More importantly, how young do we begin teaching our children?

Why Robots are the Bridge for Remote Learning Gap

By Tiffany Harper

Artificial intelligence and machine learning play an important role in promoting remote learning in this era where many institutions are going digital. The growing implementation of technology in education is creating a remote learning gap amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Robots can be used to allow geographically dispersed people to participate in important meetings and events. They are helping students to remain connected to their teachers or fellow students to ensure learning continuity. This blog reveals why robots are the bridge to the remote learning gap. 

How 3D Tech can Help Overcome Learning Hurdles

By David Chen 

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3D tech opens up an entirely new world of educational possibilities—even when students learn from home.

4 Ways To Support The Growing Role Robotics Will Have in Society

By Dmitry Krasovskiy, Ph.D., Head of Education and Learning Services, EPAM Systems, Inc.

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Here’s how edtech providers can buoy educators’ efforts to teach tomorrow’s inventors to embrace the future through robotics. 

4 Tips to Make Virtual Learning Fun for Students

By Chad Rei

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Virtual learning doesn’t have to be a headache—students can become engaged and absorb new information with a few key strategies.

How To Use Virtual Reality To Motivate College Students

By Nancy Howard

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VR and AR technologies have been around for a while now and are being used in many different industries. One of the spheres to adopt Virtual Reality is education – and for the right reasons. Both in theory and in practice, VR has proven its worth in improving learning experiences in a number of ways.

Particularly, VR can be used to motivate college students and encourage them to become more engaged and successful learners. Yet, not every educator is well-acquainted with this type of tech, so here’s how to use virtual reality in the classroom to increase motivation.

VR Expeditions 2.0 Helps Schools Recoup Investments in Lenovo Mirage Solo after Google Abandoned Daydream Platform

RobotLAB steps in after Google abandons popular virtual field trip application

RobotLAB Inc. (RobotLAB) the leading educational robotics company, is coming to the rescue of educators and students left stranded when Google abandoned the Daydream platform and discontinued the Expeditions app that allowed educators to take students on virtual field trips using Lenovo Mirage Solo virtual reality (VR) headsets.

Tech-Centric, But Not Remote: Teaching in the Classroom This Year

By Andrew Simmons

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Some of the tools and skills that teachers used and developed last year are invaluable in the in-person classroom.