GameSalad is an innovative company that provides a code-free, 2D game development platform, which is an incredible tool for learning and teaching game design and the theories of project based STEM Education. Research shows, “70% of teachers agree that using digital games increases motivation and engagement with content/curriculum.”[1] Curriculum that is able to use engaging activities makes it easier for … Read More
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Studica partnered with Impero this year at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 2014 Conference to bring forth a real solution to the concerns educators and parents have when confronted with digital learning in the classroom. The conference is being held in Atlanta, GA from June 28th through July 1st, 2014. For over three decades, this conference has been … Read More
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Lumion, the well-known Architectural 3D software company, has announced its upcoming design competition aimed at the next generation of architects and designers. As they point out with the popularity on Minecraft it is crystal clear upcoming generations like to design and build. Starting today – July 1st, 2014, the company launched a visualization software competition in hopes of inspiring creativity among … Read More
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We’re a little behind the times in celebrating Robot Week, but we HAD to share some of the awesome projects littleBits came up with for their celebration. These projects include some of everyone’s favorite robots and are made entirely of littleBits. Wait, you haven’t heard of littleBits? Not sure why are we so excited to be featuring them on our … Read More
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Additive Manufacturing (AM) is being applied to a wide range of industries, such as the automotive industry, the medical field and even aerospace manufacturing. The name is very appropriate, since Additive Manufacturing is described as any technology that builds a 3D object by adding layer-upon-layer of material. This material can range from plastic, metal, concrete and perhaps one day even … Read More
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As I ran a bit long in the last fischertechnik blog post (what else is new?), I was unable to mention a couple of cool snippets of fischertechnik news that I want to share with you now. The first bit of news concerns RoboRAVE International 2014, which was held in Bernalillo, New Mexico at the beginning of May. RoboRAVE, for … Read More
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Studica recently started selling the Da Vinci 1.0 desktop 3D Printer from XYZprinting. For my own learning and to help inform others, I went ahead and created a quick video showing the process of importing an STL file, preparing it for printing, and then printing it. Affordable 3D Printing 3D Printing is becoming more and more affordable for consumers, institutions, … Read More
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As an educator, parent or concerned citizen, you know that the current state of STEM education in the United States is very poor. We live in a country where every day thousands of students drop out of school. It’s hard to believe that even today students do not graduate from high school. Of those who do graduate, many are not … Read More
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If you are a regular reader of the fischertechnik blog posts, you’ve no doubt heard us discuss how project based learning and other non-lecture classroom formats have been shown to be most effective methods for addressing the STEM education dilemma. With this in mind, a few stories in the news caught my eye. The first, from the Homeland Security News … Read More
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Studica was very proud and excited to take part in the 20th Annual Skills Canada 2014 National Competition (SCNC). The event was held last week (June 4-7, 2014) in Toronto, ON. SCNC is a multi-trade and technology competition where more than 550 young people from all over Canada participate in over 40 skilled trade and technology contests. The competition is … Read More
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