Earlier this summer, Information Communications Technology (ICT) Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) students from Heart Lake Secondary School attended a Robotics and Controls Hardware Interfacing Course at Studica Limited in Mississauga, Ontario. Studica Limited provided the students with fishertechnik, National Instruments myDAQ and mySTEM hardware products. The students were then asked to program and control a system of components and … Read More
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Every July, the European-based magazine Develop hosts the biggest awards night in the game development industry. On July 9th in Brighton, England, the Develop Awards honored accomplishments in game development with a focus on creativity, teamwork and inspiring innovation. Over 175 companies were in attendance with more than 500 representatives from around the world. Unity Technologies was one of twenty … Read More
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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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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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Studica recently attended the US News STEM Solutions Expo in Washington, DC. This National Leadership conference brings employers and educators together to solve the STEM education crisis in the United States. We had a great time and were able to showcase our great education offerings such as the fischertechnik STEM Lab program with curriculum created by Tom White, various fischertechnik … Read More
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Pre-order Unity 5 Unity announced the impending release of Unity 5 at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco. This news comes 16 months a after the release of Unity 4. In typical Unity fashion, Unity 5 will improve upon its predecessor in many ways. It comes as no surprise that Unity 5 improves upon the easy-to-use, affordable game engine … Read More
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