Coding and robotics go hand-in-hand, and they’re becoming a more integral part of classrooms across the country. Aside from the excitement students muster when they see a robotics kit morph into a ...
On a visit to a class in Sitka, Alaska, we watched second grade students gain incredible experiences in computer science skills. The teacher, Cindy Duncan, believes in teaching young children to code, ...
Toy robots are nothing new. In the 1980s, the R2D2-like Tomy Verbot or the clunky Milton Bradley Big Trak let kids program their movements or actions using voice commands or a keypad. The marketing ...
At Fort Knox, Kentucky, students in Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools are diving into robotics and coding, gaining skills that prepare them for a fast-changing, tech-driven ...
Imagine your first-grader constructing a robot in a science class to represent animals’ habitat adaptations. Or maybe a third-grade student using Minecraft to build a virtual world based on a book ...
The World Economic Forum has estimated that 85% of joblistings in 2025 will require technological competency. While this doesn't meanchildren need to be coders and developers to have a successful ...
Those viral Chez Robots are everywhere this summer — including summer camp. Eleven kids aged 7 to 10 attended summer camp last week, keeping cool and giving a voice to their very own “viral robot,” ...
This story was updated because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy. See correction below. In partnership with The Repository, every Monday, Stark Community Foundation highlights positive ...
My five- and seven-year-old constantly fight over who gets the iPad first. We have one, and they get to use it in tiny doses, usually when I'm at my wit's end. Their favorite app? ScratchJr, MIT's ...
Experience programming robots can make young girls more interested in technology and more confident in their abilities in related subjects, a study published in the Journal of Experimental Child ...
Looking to a future where robotics are integral to learning in South Africa’s schools, the education nonprofit Good Work Foundation (GWF) is expanding its successful Open Learning Academy robotics and ...