Many kids these days are happy holding a smartphone in their hands and using their thumbs to navigate a number of screens while opening dozens of apps they may or may not even understand. It’s also become clear that kids love technology. Here are some of the best ways to combine child-friendly play with beneficial technology to get kids excited.
Come learn about this rapidly emerging field of technology and that impact it will have on modern education. You’ll have the chance to try out the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and more, network with some brilliant industry leaders, and hear from Caitlin Krause, a VR advocate and speaker, on the impact of immersive education in today’s classrooms.
In the past, we could rarely use our digital devices in the classroom. It was commonly believed that they distract students and also disturb a teacher’s work. Now more and more high school and university teachers allow using smartphones in class thus making the process of gaining new knowledge more interesting. How can we use smartphones during class or lectures?
We’ve been working hard perfecting our skills, as you can see above, and we’re ready to put on a great event. Come sample some of the best virtual reality headsets, including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and more at our FREE hands-on workshop and networking event! You’ll learn from expert speakers and get to try the headsets.
Besides hosting our own virtual workshop and participating in one regional webinar, we made our way to a handful of amazing conferences all around the Northeast. And, everywhere we went, the enthusiasm we were all met with made all the hard work worth it. Let’s recap it, shall we? Head inside for all the details on these amazing events and sessions.
As educators, we strive to provide our students with the best foundation for success. But, more importantly, we seek to impart skills that students can tap into throughout their academic and professional careers. The days of rote memorization are long gone. Now, students must learn how to ask the hard questions, solve difficult problems, and be creative.
The Eduporium team is thrilled to announce the first after-school VR event that lets you learn, play, collaborate, and meet fellow EdTech leaders who are curious about virtual reality’s uses in education. Stop by on your way home after school on Thursday, April 13. Come meet Caitlin Krause, a noted educational industry expert and teacher.
Your kids can learn key computer science skills. They don’t even need the most expensive equipment. They don’t need to be a genius. All they need is a true love for playtime, a knack for creativity, and one of our NEW SAM Labs kits! Coding is the No. 1 skill today’s kids will need to know, so we’ve added these two kits to the Eduporium store to help them get started.
We began the month with a table and a constant crowd on Feb. 2 and 3 at Learn Launch’s annual Across Boundaries Conference held at the amazing Hynes Convention Center in Boston. A local organization, Learn Launch is dedicated to expanding Boston’s EdTech ecosystem by connecting many of today’s educators with innovative products and companies (like us)!
According to Code.org statistics, about 90 percent of parents in the United States want their children to learn how to code. On the other hand, only 40 percent of students in K-12 schools are currently learning about computer science. Considering the huge demand for technically competent workers in today’s growing-by-the-minute IT sector, learning how to code is key.
