2024 was a big year for educational technology (edtech). While we lost digital friends like Flipgrid and Jamboard, we made some new advances, and AI is everywhere. Magic School AI celebrated its first birthday and now has more than 3 million teachers and 1 million students using their platform, and our blog is closing in […]
Category: Coding
Hour of Code is Coming!
The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify “code”, to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, with teachers planning 1-hour events as introductions to coding activities. […]
Educator Spotlight: Chris Ramsey – Telling Stories with Ozobots
This week we return to our monthly “Educator Spotlight” feature on the Tech Diaries blog. Each month, a different MPS staff member is featured on the blog highlighting how they are using Educational Technology with their students. April’s Spotlight Educator is an elementary Advanced Learner Specialist who works with several MPS schools. Name, role, and […]
The Hour of Code is Coming!
Welcome back, MPS! I’m so excited, I’ve been busy thinking about how I’m going to decorate my space for Computer Science Week, December 5-11. I love this week because it is a great opportunity for teachers that may not normally do anything with computer science in their subject areas to help students make powerful connections […]