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The Importance of 3D Printing in Education

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It’s relatively new on the education landscape and I have yet to reach a comfort level with it. Here are her thoughts on the importance of 3D printing in education: The range of possibilities which 3D printing provides is almost limitless. Some of the most promising uses for 3D printing in education include: Math .

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100th Day of School — It’s about Learning

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The 100th day of school is a special milestone celebrated in many educational institutions around the world. It is particularly popular in elementary schools, often filled with fun and educational activities centered around the number 100. History Research what happened the hundredth year of your home country’s existence.

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5 Ways Edtech Enhances Social Studies Lessons

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According to Wikipedia: “In the United States education system, social studies is the integrated study of multiple fields of social science and the humanities, including history, geography, and political science.” In MS and HS, it expands to cover science, mathematics, civics, economics, and maybe geography.

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Readers Respond: Does Fixing the Leaky STEM Pipeline Require Calculus To Adapt?

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With educators duking it out in the so-called “math wars” over the curriculum changes in California — which recommended delaying algebra, a critical juncture in the race to calculus in K-12 — the question rose to the fore this year. That was geography.” So what would it take to make STEM truly open to would-be future scientists?

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How Wearable Technology is Changing Education and Easing Disabilities

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Here’s an interesting piece from Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Jane Sandwood, on the explosion of wearable technology and its place in the education ecosystem: How Wearable Technology is Changing Education and Easing Disabilities. Education doesn’t stop outside of the classroom. Immersing in Education.

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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

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The purpose of this post is to provide researchers, students, educators, teachers (and anyone else frustrated with paywall restriction to human knowledge) with a set of open access journals and websites for free scholarly articles and research papers. You can browse its journals by subject or by alphabetical order.

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Fun Math Games to Help Students Practice Math Concepts and Skills

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Cool Math Games Cool Math Games offers access to a wide range of free math games that help students sharpen their mathematical skills. Math Playground Math Playground is an educational website that offers a wide variety of math games, videos and interactive activities for students in kindergarten to grade six.

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