001 Game Creator Makes Game Design a Breeze

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001 Game Creator Makes Game Design a Breeze

Formerly known as GG Maker, 001 Game Creator introduces young designers to the world of game design with an easy-to-use, intuitive platform. Create 2D and 3D games with the click of a mouse, thanks to the program’s graphically assisted scripting. That’s right, no coding skills required! Engage your students in game design, while exploring basic principles of science, technology, engineering … Read More

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Career Choices for STEM

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Many years ago, long before my time at Studica, I worked with a non-profit, dedicated to assisting displaced, out-of-work individuals and those new to the work world to identify new career choices.  I was amazed to learn of the education, skills and work experiences some of my clients could offer to future employers. For some, the process of lifelong learning … Read More

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How Video Games and STEM Education Fit Together

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How do video games and STEM education fit together? STEM Education is the big thing right now for education. Society wants to encourage kids to get into the sciences so we can be a more cutting-edge workforce. As such, many administrators at schools all across the country are making many of their purchasing decisions based on whether or not something is viable for STEM or not

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Webcast of Autodesk’s Digital STEAM Workshop 12/14/11

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f you are an educator that works with Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics or use Autodesk software this is a great webinar for you to attend. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 14 3PM EST (12PM PST)

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Interesting STEM News from K12Lab for Education

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A high school robotics class teamed up with a regional health care clinic and together they’ve created a Knee Brace Simulator. Utilizing LabVIEW for Education and the NI myDAQ. They developed a solution for keeping weight off the knee during recovery. Here’s a video with Evan Reyier, Rita Collier and Dr. Larry Kravitz explaining how it was done.

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A Guide to Autodesk’s Resources and Curriculum

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The Autodesk Design Academy software curriculum was developed to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and is intended for secondary schools looking to offer students a relevant and engaging pre-engineering, pre-architecture program that maps to U.S national academic standards.

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Promoting STEM Education with fischertechnik

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The trick for educators is to find tools for introducing STEM related concepts to students in middle school, high school, college and beyond, which nurture their interest in the subjects while at the same time providing an interesting and exciting way to learn. A great way to do is by introducing fischertechnik to your classroom.

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