Category Archives: STEM
NAO Robot Tours New England
Code on the Brain
We’ve had code on the brain for the past few months as we’ve been making the rounds with NAO — who makes a quick cameo at 2:25 in the video below from Code.org.
Code.org is a non-profit that is a committed to increasing computer programming education. We think its mission is great and encourage … Read more
Teq Breezes Through the Windy City
Last week, Teq took off for Chicago to present NAO at National Robotics Week.
Chief Learning Officer Joe Dixon gave two presentations at the Museum of Science and Industry that gave students their first look at the educational robot. From there, Dixon and a team of instructional technologists gave hands-on sessions with students … Read more
Posted in Events, Science, STEM
Tagged Chicago, Joe Dixon, Museum of Science and Industry, NAO, National Robotics Week, STEM
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Kids Coding, A New Literacy
Do you play video games, use computer programs, or have a phone or camera? Do you know that someone wrote (coded) a series of instructions to make those amazing technologies work? Did you know that you could do it too? It doesn’t take a genius. In fact, if you can read and write then you … Read more
Teq to present NAO at National Robotics Week in Chicago
Huntington Station, NY – Teq is excited show off its academic robot NAO in the Windy City for National Robotics Week 2013, at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.
On Monday and Tuesday, April 8 and 9, Teq’s Chief Learning Officer Joe Dixon will be giving demonstrations to show off NAO, an … Read more
Posted in Engineering, Events, STEM
Tagged Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry, NAO, National Robotics Week, STEM
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Robots App for iPad Features NAO
Robots for iPad is a beautiful app created by IEEE Spectrum Magazine. And who — you ask — is the handsome humanoid cover model that graces the front the app’s icon? That’s our friend NAO, who’s featured among more than 100 of his robotic counterparts. The app allows you to explore the history … Read more
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Tagged Aldebaran Robotics, Apps, IEEE Spectrum Magazine, iPad, NAO, robotics, STEM
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NAO Academic Robot Featured in Study on Autism
When Teq launched its partnership earlier this year with Alderbaran Robotics — makers of the NAO Academic Robot — we were excited about introducing an exciting new tool for STEM education, computer programming and engaging students’ critical thinking skills. But the NAO, as it turns out, is also being used to study the effects that … Read more
Posted in Science, Special Education, STEM, Technology
Tagged autism, NAO, robotics, special education
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NYC Grant-Funded STEM Project a Success
New York, NY — About a dozen New York City teachers worked together recently to build wooden structures used to fling balls of wadded paper across a classroom. They weren’t developing new ways to frustrate janitors, the group was learning new ways to create accessible lessons in the areas of Science, technology engineering and Math … Read more
Meet Teq’s Newest Learning Partner: NAO
Teq instructional technologists recently concluded their first round of training on Teq’s newest product offering, NAO — an academic robot that promises to be an exciting new learning tool in the classroom.
NAO (pronounced “now”), 23 inches tall, will help schools address the critical shortage of STEM professionals especially in the fields of engineering and … Read more
5 Ways to Incorporate Felix Baumgartner’s Jump into the Classroom
1. Use Fluid Math to teach acceleration due to gravity. The video below shows how FluidMath’s Animation feature allows you to write a function (such as ay= – 9.8t2) that describes an object’s motion, and then run a simulation of the movement along a path.
2. Use Algodoo to simulate the ascent … Read more
Posted in Classroom Tools, Fluidmath, Lesson Plans, Math, Physics, Science, STEM, Video
Tagged Algodoo, Bobak Ferdowski, Felix Baumgartner, FluidMath, NASA, PhET, Physics, YouTube
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