In the News & Updates section of our blog, you'll find updates on many of the latest STEM developments. These include happenings from the STEM and MakerEd worlds as well as important Eduporium announcements. This is where we'll share updates on product additions, announce the recipients of our monthly educational technology grant, pass on company news, highlight upcoming events, and discuss a whole lot more when it comes to cool topics in STEM education. Beyond our STEAM coverage, we also touch on various elements of 21st century learning. These include remote instruction, special education, social-emotional learning, and equity and diversity. If it's happening in the world of education, we're interested. And, we'll offer our analysis on what's affecting students, teachers, and administrators, attaching our genuine thoughts to keep you updated.
This is an area for us to keep a repository of recent happenings. Whether it's the release of a new type of technology, any additions to an EdTech product line, the arrival of new brands to our store, or some thoughts on the current state of education, there's a good chance you'll find it here. As time has gone on, we've participated in more STEAM and makerspace events. So, we've started to keep curated collections of those experiences. You can find them all throughout the News & Updates category. As Eduporium continues to expand and we get to participate in more STEM education projects with educators in some of the country's biggest school districts, we'll share those stories, too. We hope our collective accomplishments and partnerships with members of the K–12 community inspire others to innovate in new ways!
From Aug. 2-5 2016, we’re participating in the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Make Learning Happen event in Syracuse, NY. We were selected as the event’s preferred vendor after spending much of the last couple of months working to create, procure and customize EdTech bundles for PK-12 students in the districts they serve.
They couldn’t wait to get started and rushed to open the boxes we had received from Eduporium—an educator’s dream for one-stop shopping and the latest STEM classroom technology! We must say that some of the facilitators entered the Makey Makey activity with some trepidation, however, most were curious and excited to explore the possibilities!
At Eduporium, we search all over the world to try to locate the most useful, innovative, and exciting new technologies to deliver to the K-12 academic community. If products can boost creativity and spark a new enjoyment of learning, we’ll want to tell you all about them! With that said, let us present SpatialNote, a brand new space-related way to
Mayor de Blasio stated that, in an effort to ensure that every child has the opportunity to develop skills needed not only to succeed in the workforce of the future, but even to enter and succeed within New York City’s rapidly growing technology sector, every school in the city will be required to offer computer science courses to students—regardless of
Could you type an essay blindfolded? Maybe, but even with all the hours you spend sitting on a swivel chair and punching keys, there’s almost no chance you could get through, say, a two-page paper scot free if you’re not looking at the text. What if you were asked to type the same two-page essay on your mobile phone? Could
There may come a time when one single EdTech tool might not be enough for all the marvelous projects and unique activities you’re planning for your classroom. You know what? We thought of that too! Eduporium now offers intuitive bundle offerings that feature specifically selected STEAM solutions grouped together to help all your students excel with hands-on learning.
Our newly added Circuitry Starter Bundle contains EdTech tools that combine light creativity with fun DIY projects. There’s no better way to design a classroom around productive play than by packaging some of the most intuitive circuitry tools, so we’ve strategically bundled tools for teaching key concepts and making STEM learning fun!
The Tech Will Save Us kits combine tech-focused projects, usability and immediate satisfaction to encourage kids to experiment with a number of different DIY activities and is sure to inspire the next creative generation! There really is something for everyone—music lovers, gardeners and aspiring inventors!
Knowing her students needed to be incorporating modern STEM projects into their education, she and her team set out to create the perfect makerspace for all they wanted to accomplish. Officially coined, the “Fab Lab,” Elizabeth’s final product is one that students can use every day—collaboratively or individually—to construct creative projects.
Erin Piazza is the Library Media Specialist at Watertown High School in Watertown, MA. Tasked with expanding the possibilities of her students’ 21st century education, Erin set out to turn her traditional, bookshelf-filled library into an innovative makerspace for her children to explore, craft and learn through hands-on activity!
