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A Special Message from EiE’s VP of STEM Education, PreK-8 Curricula, and Professional Development, Heather Gunsallus.

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Dear Friends of EiE®,

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AI Joins the Online Security Battle

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Eric Iversen Uh oh On a Friday afternoon in 2019, a British energy company executive got a call from his CEO asking him to move money to an account in Hungary to pay a bill that was about to come due. As most people do in response to requests from their boss, he got right on the job, transferring over $240,000 to the specified account.

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9 Documentaries to Scare You Off the Internet

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From WarGames to Sneakers to The Net to the Lisbeth Salander movies , these movies have told the stories of clever – sometimes too-clever – computer-obsessed characters getting into data networks they shouldn’t and the troubles that ensue. Eric Iversen. So, yeah, not exactly realistic. Here are nine that we liked. Naval Research Laboratory.

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Engineering Toy Fun for Young Learners

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The “E” in STEM, out loud. If kids learn from a young age that they can “engineer” things themselves in a world largely shaped by “engineering,” they are more likely to consider the field as a course of study and work, when such decisions arise in their later lives. Eric Iversen. A natural fit Young kids are natural engineers.

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Online Gaming Should Be Fun and Safe, for Boys AND Girls

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One estimate held that about 500 million people watched e-sports competitions in 2020, four times the viewership from four years earlier. Last April, during the first full month of lockdown, Twitch viewership jumped by 50 percent from March. Eric Iversen. A quick rise Online gaming was already growing in popularity before COVID.