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It’s Time for Data – And Time To Make Time for Data
The technology tools on offer today impact not just the fabric of the school, such as learning management systems, but also the hands on learning of students, such as online learning platforms. All of these platforms produce data and it is in the amalgamation of all of this data that the benefits will be found, rather than in a single tool in isolation.
Breaking the Disconnection in Computer Science Education
Teachers know that technology education is vital. We just need to empower them and support them with the right tools to be in a position to deliver.
Code Your Holiday Cheers: Create Your Own Digital Greeting Card
We have prepared a fun activity (approximate duration: ~ 60 minutes) with resources and video tutorials so that you can do the same with your students just in time for the holiday season. We recommend this activity for ages 8 and above.
Top 10 (Non-Tech) Skills You Learn From Coding
Coding is more than just a technical skill. Students engaged in coding projects and activities will also develop a wide range of soft skills. In fact, when we talk to employers, we find that digital skills are the key to open the door, but the most important part of turning the opportunity into reality is being able to demonstrate the soft skills that go with them.
The Missing Soft Skill: Empathy
Given future jobs are likely to have a heavy reliance on problem-solving, empathy surely belongs on the lists of skills that students should focus on. But how do you develop someone’s empathy?
Advantages of Real World Technology Camps: Roblox
Roblox provides scripting tips and design elements through Roblox Studio – a free game creation platform that helps budding designers create and contribute games and activities. Through the platform and its features, students develop skills like creativity, self direction, storytelling, coding, giving and taking feedback.
Bring Digital Skills into Your Classrooms All Year Round
The Hour of Code is a great opportunity to bring coding into your classroom and to introduce your students to some vital digital skills. We believe that regular exposure to technology in a range of different contexts is the best way to prepare students for using technology in their futures and to understand how to apply it in connection with their interests.
What You Need To Know About the “Hour of Code”
The Hour of Code is designed to show that anybody can learn the basics of code and to broaden participation in the field of computer science and technology.
21st Century Tools for the Classroom: Quizzes & Videos
Formative assessment is an essential part of the learning process, allowing teachers to assess students understanding of concepts and learning needs. Here are a few of our favorite tech tools such as Quizizz and Kahoot that can help make assessments fun for students and easy for teachers!
Learning Through Play With Lego Mindstorms
For young kids, we would recommend keeping the phrase “Learning through playing” front of mind. In practical terms, we have found that introducing Technology with Lego Mindstorms to young kids is more effective than making them code early on.
Personalized Learning and Coding in the Classroom
Personalized learning is all about tailoring the learning experience to the needs of students, allowing them to gain more out of education by focusing on things that interest them and using learning styles that best suit their needs. Code offers a unique opportunity to allow for structured and yet personalized learning. Ultimately, the way you learn to code is by completing projects.
Do Video Games Benefit Student Learning?
While the discussion about modern games and their effect on today’s society is still an ongoing debate, the incredible potential of the medium to teach a range of skills, especially in education, is impossible to ignore.
Coding Is Just Like A Language
While they may look very different on a page, when it comes down to it coding languages and spoken languages share many similarities. Here are just 5 of the interesting ways coding is like a traditional language.
Behind the Scenes: The Team Building BSD Online
I’d like to take you behind the scenes of the BSD software development team. Our team is actually a multicultural and international group of developers, data scientists and designers from Thailand, Scotland, England, France, the US and Myanmar!
Women in STEM and Inspiring Female Role Models in the Classroom
As educators, it is crucial we work to improve female representation in STEM related careers. There are plenty of ways to bring female role models into your classroom. Here are some ideas.
BSD News
BSD Professional Development is now accredited to CPD Standards
With accredited providers in over 40 countries, CPDSO has worked with hundreds of training providers, educational organizations, and employers.
Faizaa, from Chittagong, Wins International Award
BSD CARE Award winner Faizaa Fariya Hridi at Upskill featured in Bangladesh’s Dainik Azadi – দৈনিক আজাদী!
PRESS RELEASE: EIS and BSD Partner to Bring 21st Century Skills to San Diego Youth
New partnership with the Elementary Institute of Science and BSD Education to address the rising importance of delivering coding and other digital skills to San Diego students.
PRESS RELEASE: BSD Education Awarded Research-Based Design Product Certification
Product Certification serves as a rigorous, reliable signal for district and school administrators, educators, and families looking for evidence of research-based products grounded in research about learning.
Hong Kong-Based BSD Education Plans To Raise $4m In Its Ongoing Series A Round
Hong Kong-based edtech firm BSD Education said it is currently in the process of raising US$4 million from undisclosed investors in its series A financing round.
Fourteen-Year-Old Girl Takes The Lead In Organizing Hong Kong’s First Global Hackathon
A global hackathon aimed at inspiring girls and young people from underrepresented communities to enter the world of artificial intelligence is set to take place in Hong Kong for the first time later this month.
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