NewTek TriCaster helps Valley Local High School to Distribute Events Coverage to More Fans

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For high school students, staying connected with friends, family and the world, via Web communication, is typical. Now, schools are finding the Web to be an affordable vehicle for sharing school events and sports through live webcasts; reaching a broader audience, no matter how or where they watch. Now that live video streaming is easier and more cost-effective, schools on … Read More

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RoboCup Junior in the USA – An Ideal Arena for fischertechnik Robotics

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These days there is a tremendous amount of interest in robotic competitions and events, both as a tool for facilitating active classroom participation, as well as for extracurricular activities. One of the biggest robotic competitions in the world is the RoboCup, which this year alone will have hosted events in Mexico, Germany, Iran, Austria, the Netherlands, Canada, Turkey and Japan. … Read More

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Spooktacular Student Software Deals

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Too Scared To open your Wallet around Halloween time? There is no need for fear because Studica is having an awesome Spooktacular October Savings Event. If you are an educator or a student, you will definitely be interested because Studica is offering deep discounts on commonly used student software and hardware. For example, everyone has to modify or create PDF … Read More

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Student Contest Update: Robob Searches the Galaxy and Finds $500

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Well, actually, Robob’s creator – Jack O. from Denmark gets the cash for creating an awesome game called Robob. Studica announced the student contest winner of the “Robot Game Design Competition”. For this competition, Studica partnered with Unity to challenge students to create a web-based game incorporating Robots in some fashion. It was also required that the game be created … Read More

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Creating High Tech Spy Devices with myDAQ

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Since it is the 50th Anniversary of the James Bond franchise, we thought it would be fun to post this blog on how you can become your own 007 by creating high tech spy devices. The folks over at K-12 labs release this awesome video on how to create a laser listener with a NI myDAQ, NI myDAQ  Protoboard, NI … Read More

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How To Reset Unity Licensing

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Recently, I found out we had Unity 4.0 beta licenses. I went to download the beta, which can be found here. I went ahead and installed it and I got a message when I booted up 4.0 beta: “This Pre-release version of unity 4.0 can only be run by 4.x license holders”. The option listed on the box was “Quit … Read More

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3D Anatomy Resource for Massage & Manual Therapies

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Having used Primal Pictures‘ software for many years, Judith DeLany, a very well-known and respected massage therapist, author and instructor suggested an innovative, new product specifically designed for massage and manual practitioners, teachers and students with a focus on massage techniques.  This idea became a reality in 2012 with the publication of 3D Anatomy for Massage & Manual Therapies. The … Read More

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Zombie Contest from Mixamo

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Hungry for Brains? Well, maybe not.  But are you hungry for money? Mixamo is offering $2000 in cash prizes and subscription credits for the best Zombie creation submitted to their Zombie Creation Contest.  Mixamo has set the mood by revealing “The Legend of Duallahan Grove” which describes a quaint little lakeside, logging town crawling with pumpkin vines producing wonderful harvests. … Read More

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October Education Webinars

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Want to learn more about how to incorporate STEM into your curriculum? Perhaps you would like to encompass Gamification, 3D Modeling or Engineering Software into your lesson plans? If you are exploring these ideas, Studica offers some great education webinars that allow you to further your interest in STEM education. Here is the October schedule for educational webinars featuring exciting … Read More

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GameSalad Discounts for Students & Teachers

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GameSalad is exciting new Video Game development software for cross-platform development and publishing. Watch this video to see more. GameSalad features a visual design mode which does not require the user to know code. You can download the creation tool for free to test your developing skills. But If you go Pro, you then can use  GameSalad’s web publishing system … Read More

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