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T.H.E. Journal February 2009 |
Student Attitudes: Online Learning Students participating in a survey reveal their opinions about online learning courses.  |
T.H.E. Journal June 2008 |
Classroom Jeopardy! StandardsLink by ETA/Cuisenaire ETA/Cuisenaire is debuting Classroom Jeopardy! StandardsLink, a new series that uses the format of the popular TV game show to offer standards-based content in math, science, and language arts for grades 3 to 8.  |
IndustryWeek July 22, 2009 Peter Alpern |
Getting Ready for the 'Robot Revolution' As advances in technology allow for smarter, more versatile robots, they are expected to become more widely used in places such as laboratories, hospitals and food service operations.  |
T.H.E. Journal September 2008 |
WeDo by Lego Education Lego Education announces the WeDo, a new product that makes it possible for students ages 7 through 11 to build creative thinking, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.  |
T.H.E. Journal September 9, 2009 Jennifer Demski |
Learning to Speak Math The presence of a bilingual educator is proving pivotal to the success of technology initiatives aimed at developing Spanish-speaking students' grasp of both the concepts and the language of mathematics.  |
T.H.E. Journal March 17, 2010 Ruth Reynard |
Real-Time Technology in Middle School Language Instruction Recently, I interviewed a German language middle school teacher and she shared with me her uses for Web 2.0 tools in foreign language instruction.  |
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 |
MathAmigo With the increased focus on math scores due to the No Child Left Behind Act, Valiant USA has released this K-8 standards-based math program for handhelds, including Palm OS devices, the AlphaSmart Dana and the Sony Clio.  |
T.H.E. Journal April 2009 |
Matematicas by EducationCity.com EducationCity.com has launched Matematicas, the Spanish-language version of its e-learning resource for math, made especially for students whose primary language is Spanish.  |
T.H.E. Journal May 2008 |
Kidspiration 3 by Inspiration Software The software will give students in kindergarten through grade 5 even more ways to use visual learning to explore and understand words, numbers, and concepts.  |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2006 Anders Bylund |
Meet Microsoft's Mr. Roboto Will we all want to thank the Redmond giant for revolutionizing robotics someday soon? This stock might be worth a look.  |
Fast Company April 1, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt |
Fast Talk: Cynthia Breazeal on Teaching Robots The director of MIT's Personal Robots Group uses crowdsourced data to teach robots about human behavior.  |
T.H.E. Journal June 2004 |
FYI ... Arts4All Ltd. A provider of digital arts, arts education and entertainment content for students, will be lending some of its content to United Learning's unitedstreaming.  |
PC Magazine September 15, 2006 Lance Ulanoff |
LEGO Mindstorms NXT LEGO Mindstorms NXT is an excellent upgrade to an already worthy robot-building kit.  |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 John Teresko |
Cutting Tools for Robots How much could you save if some of your machining operations were performed by robots?  |
T.H.E. Journal January 2009 |
Smart Table by Smart Technologies The Smart Table, is an interactive learning center designed for students from preschool to sixth grade.  |
IEEE Spectrum November 2008 Ray Almgren & Mark Walters |
Let the Games Begin The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics competition leaps onto a new controller platform.  |
Home Toys June 2002 Galaasen & Hengl |
Robotic Technology Has Arrived With the increased use of microchips in equipment such as appliances, heating and cooling systems, entertainment systems, fire and burglar alarms and the general trend towards home automation, advanced personal robotics naturally follows.  |
Science News March 18, 2006 |
Explore Your Knowledge Test your math and science knowledge at the National Center for Education Statistics Web site.  |
Registered Rep. December 19, 2011 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
8 Facts You Didn't Know About the ACT and SAT In honor of test-taking season, here are some valuable statistics to know about the two tests.  |
PC Magazine January 29, 2004 Sebastian Rupley |
Racy Robots Military aircraft inspired the slick-looking designs for a new line of robots from start-up company White Box Robotics. Unlike the predetermined features in most robots, White Box's robots will be designed to let each owner choose what his robot will do.  |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2007 John Teresko |
I, Microsoft By providing a common development platform, Microsoft hopes to expand the potential for robotics.  |
PC Magazine December 28, 2004 Sebastian Rupley |
My Very Own Robot Want to rig your own robot? After more than a year of development, White Box Robotics is preparing to ship its 912 series of customizable robots (shown) in the first quarter of 2005.  |
HHMI Bulletin May 2012 Cori Vanchieri |
Jo Handelsman: Engage to Excel How to keep STEM students from jumping ship?  |
National Defense June 2008 Stew Magnuson |
Students Hope Robot Snakes Slither Out of Lab A family of robots that mimic the movement of snakes have potential use in search-and-rescue and surveillance missions.  |
BusinessWeek September 4, 2006 Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Brainier Robots, Brainier Kids? LEGO's robot kit could help spark an early interest in science.  |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 John Teresko |
Greater Accuracy in Robots Leads to More Applications There is a trend to offer tools that will increase the accuracy of robots by compensating for variations in the manufacturing process.  |
Inc. April 2006 Chuck Green |
A Record Year For Robots New orders of industrial robots jumped by 23 percent in 2005, thanks in part to growing interest in robots among entrepreneurs. Larger tax credits for purchases of new equipment are driving the trend, as are other factors.  |
IEEE Spectrum December 2011 David Schneider |
Robot Gift Ideas These robotics kits can liven up the holidays -- and give a kid a taste of robotics engineering  |
National Defense August 2009 Jason Jacks |
Battery to Extend Work-Life Of Bomb-Disposal Robots A team of Penn State University researchers developed a battery for the military's bomb-disposal Talon robots that has a 23-percent longer life span than current power packs.  |
IndustryWeek February 15, 2012 Josh Cable |
The Future of Robotics in Manufacturing: Moving to the Other Side of the Factory To boldly go where they've never gone before, robots will need to become smarter, cheaper and easier to use. The industry could turn to an unlikely source to get there.  |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2008 Jill Jusko |
Toyota Debuts New Robot Models The Japanese manufacturer introduces its latest additions to "partner robots" being developed to assist people in their everyday lives, but practical use for household robots remains a few years away.  |
T.H.E. Journal February 17, 2010 Patricia Deubel |
Web 2.0 in Instruction: Adding Spice to Math Education Mathematics lags behind other subjects in class-centered web 2.0 communities for children, and an even larger lag in informal, recreational communities.  |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2007 John Teresko |
Robots, Computers And Education At Georgia Tech, students are assigned their own personal robots.  |
Technology Research News December 31, 2003 Smalley & Patch |
Bots, humans play together Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are betting that putting humans and robots on the same soccer team will encourage the kind of cooperation that leads to understanding.  |
IEEE Spectrum March 2011 Erico Guizzo |
Robots With Their Heads in the Clouds A Google researcher argues that cloud computing could make robots smaller, cheaper, and smarter  |
Technology Research News April 7, 2004 Kimberly Patch |
Robot guided by its voice Researchers generally help robots navigate by giving them the sense of sight. A simpler approach is based on another human trait: listening to the sound of one's own voice. It also helps if the walls have ears.  |
Entrepreneur January 2008 Amanda C. Kooser |
Rise of the Robots Robots are well on their way from the pages of science fiction to your front door. In fact, advanced humanoid robots could be a part of our everyday life as early as 10 years from now.  |
InternetNews April 11, 2008 Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft Updates Robot Dev Kit Microsoft wants to make sure it doesn't miss what so far has been a slow moving robotics market.  |
T.H.E. Journal January 2009 Jennifer Demski |
STEM Picks Up Speed The use of authentic scenarios to teach abstract concepts such as constant velocity is helping educators spark student interest in math and science.  |
IEEE Spectrum May 2006 Stephen Cass |
Getting Vexed Vex Robotics Starter Kit: A robot kit that's fun as well as functional. While the kit's target audience is high school kids in classroom and lab settings, it is versatile enough to appeal to a much wider audience.  |
T.H.E. Journal April 2004 |
Math TODAY Texas Instruments and USA TODAY have partnered to create Math TODAY, a free resource of classroom activities based on USA TODAY 's articles and signature graphics for use with Texas Instruments' educational handhelds.  |
Chemistry World July 9, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
3D printing allows soft robots to rise up Although they may not be taking over the world any time soon, a 3D printed soft robot mimicking the flexible body of an invertebrate has been manufactured by a group of scientists in the US.  |
PC Magazine January 18, 2006 Sebastian Rupley |
Talking Bot It looks a little like a 23rd-century kangaroo, but RIDC-01, from the Japanese robot maker Tmsuk, is one of the most ambitious examples of human mimicry ever.  |
Wired February 2006 Brendan I. Koerner |
Geeks in Toyland Lego built a global empire out of little plastic blocks, then conquered the wired world with a robot kit called Mindstorms. So when the time came for an upgrade, they turned to their obsessed fans and rewrote the rules of the innovation game.  |
T.H.E. Journal April 2004 |
The Math Slate The Math Slate uses an old-fashioned chalkboard motif to teach students ages 5 through 10 basic math skills.  |
IndustryWeek June 1, 2008 John Teresko |
A Robot that Can Smile or Frown MIT debuts Nexi, a robot with facial expressions.  |
Technology Research News February 23, 2005 Kimberly Patch |
Humanoid robots walk naturally There's a reason most movie robots have wheels in place of legs or are powered by an embedded human. Making machines walk on two legs is exceedingly difficult.  |
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Paul Muhlrad |
Irving Epstein: Better Living Through Chemistry (Class) It will require a change in mindset for chemistry faculty if we are going to get students into chemistry because they want to be, rather than because they have to be.  |
Fast Company John Paul Titlow |
We're Doomed: Robots Can Now Learn To Adapt To Injuries A new study published today in Nature explains how robots can use a sort of "evolutionary algorithm" to learn new ways of operating after being injured, according to the MIT Technology Review.  |
IEEE Spectrum December 2006 |
Just Charge It At Robot Kitchen, in Hong Kong, robots greet, seat, and feed patrons.  |