Studica Ltd, has partnered with Burton Electro-Technical to create a new way to teach Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Automation to Secondary and Post-Secondary students. Bringing PLC into the Classroom Norman Burton of Burton Electro-Technical has just completed an installation for a University in Ontario which included PLC integration with the fischertechnik 3D Robot and the fischertechnik Indexed Line. These … Read More
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SumDog is ready for Back to School with the largest series of math contests America has seen. These contests are designed for students from first grade through eighth grade. All contest are aligned to meet common core state standards. Each contests generally requires a student to play for about an hour. This year SumDog has added a new twist to their … Read More
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Unity is the optimum choice for interactive design and development because it is affordable and easy to use. With a full user interface and efficient scripting, game design has never been easier. You can do it all with Unity. As part of their commitment to bring game development to everyone, this wonderful company has put together special academic pricing to … Read More
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We work with numerous schools and educators who are gearing up to incorporate the fischertechnik STEM Lab Program into their classroom activities. But while we are understandably both very proud of, and excited about this new standards focused, project-based learning STEM education solution that combines comprehensive curriculum with the fischertechnik construction system, it is still only one part of what … Read More
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Do you also feel like you want to express yourself creatively in one way or another? You are not alone. This is a fact of human nature. However, with our world becoming more complicated every day, universal creativity is in decline, causing an ever growing emptiness in our lives. We all consume music on a daily basis and a majority … Read More
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Cloud computing seems to be all the rage these days. Many software companies are beginning to develop their products so that you can do all of your work anywhere, anytime by keeping your work stored on the internet. Autodesk is no exception to this new workflow. They have created a cloud-based solution called Autodesk 360. Getting Started with Autodesk 360 … Read More
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Our awesome team of co-op students (Arsalan, Survesh, Ashutosh, and Charles ) have taken on a challenge to create an app that enables users to customize their own fischertechnik robot and apply sensors to it. You can learn how to create your own app by following along to see how our interns tackled this task. The project consists of 3 … Read More
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The Recovery Report highlighted projections of jobs and education requirements through 2020 and published some interesting findings that solidify the importance of STEM education in the future of the United States. Recovery Report 2020 Highlights: Regarding Education and the Workforce, this report projects that by 2020 a whopping 65% of all jobs in the United States will require an education … Read More
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In game design, there’s a lot of working parts. Much like a film, a video game may require many different creative minds working together to bring something to life. This includes sound designers, character modelers, animators, programmers, game designers; the list goes on and on. Of course, the big developers can boast an ending credit roll of over 200 people, … Read More
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Trying to stay on top of the changes in technology can be a daunting task. News of innovation, new products and gadgets happen daily. I get my fix from a variety of sources including Engadget, Ars Technica, AnandTech, Asymco and others. For Apple and related news, I will read John Gruber’s insightful posts at Daring Fireball. A while back a … Read More
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