Last night, WorldSkills 2015 hosted a spectacular Opening Ceremony, marking the first day of competition with a ribbon cutting from some of the event’s global partners. The WorldSkills Competition has partnered with well-established businesses around the world to showcase skilled labor and bring awareness to the opportunities presented by vocational education. The Opening Ceremony began with the Parade of Nations, … Read More
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Day two of preparations for the WorldSkills 2015 competition in São Paulo, Brazil is ongoing. Students were not allowed in the robotics arena today, however many of them spent yesterday evening working on their robot designs until 8:30 p.m. (UTC). More than 23 experts from different countries were charged with setting up the evaluation space where robots will be competing in Mobile … Read More
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Today is “Familiarization” Day at WorldSkills 2015 in Brazil. Competitors will be attending preparation meetings and visiting their workplaces for orientation. For the first time ever in its 65 year history, the WorldSkills competition will be held in Latin America. There is sure to be excitement with over 1,000 competitors from 59 different countries competing. This the largest vocational education and skills competition in … Read More
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Conquering technology in the classroom isn’t just a challenge for educators. Students often struggle to find affordable software and digital devices for class, while simultaneously scrambling to cover living expenses at college. But, not to worry! Students can take advantage of all kinds of discounts on technology, food, clothing and so much more. You just have to know where to … Read More
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The 2015 WorldSkills Competition in São Paulo, Brazil is just days away! In preparation for the largest vocational education and skills competition in the world, participants are fine tuning their work. Competitors in each country have been chosen to compete based on their hard work and demonstrated mastery of their skill. The WorldSkills organization spent these final weeks celebrating the dedication … Read More
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One of the most common mechanics that you’ll find in almost any video game is the ability to shoot something. Bullets, fireballs, arrows, etc. As a game designer, you can have your character shoot whatever your heart desires. Of course, implementing a shooting mechanism is not quite as simple as running a function called ShootBullets(). In this post, I am … Read More
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fischertechnik celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, on Sunday, July 26, 2015. The company hosted a FANCLUB day at fischertechnik headquarters in Waldachtal, Germany. Here, people from all over the world could enter their own designs for display and view the many exhibits of fischertechnik systems released over the years. These incredibly innovative systems were invented by Professor Artur Fischer, … Read More
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Studica would like you to meet our new friends, Dash and Dot! These fun, interactive robots are the latest from Wonder Workshop – a company dedicated to teaching children the fundamentals of programming. Developed with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards, these robotic devices offer new lesson plans to help K-5 educators use Dash & Dot to teach young … Read More
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