From Social Citizenship to Digital Citizenship in the Classroom. According to Wikipedia ‘Social Citizenship’ was a term first coined by T. H. Marshall, who argued that the ideal citizenship experience entails access to political, civil, and social rights in a state. But how do we bring good social citizenship into the classroom? Simply being a …
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Smart sensors deliver data in the physical and virtual world There are many different Robots, from humanoids to intelligent self-driving cars, or just IoT systems that locally collect and process data from sensors. Kai’s Clan robots are the latter, with their sensors they can communicate with each other and produce data which students can read …
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Robots, AI and Christmas I love Malcolm Jack’s article in the Big Issue, Are songs written by Robots the Future of Christmas? Robots are no longer reserved for manufacturing or used for industrial purposes. How many kids will be getting a robot for Christmas this year or, how many adults will find a vacuum cleaner, …
Variety in Learning In my last newsletter, I talked about the fun facts to do with Kai’s Clan, and this made me think further about the word “FUN” Every generation has a different meaning of what is fun. When I asked my mum what was fun in her days, she mentioned that she and my …
The effectiveness of learning to code with coding cards When trying to understand the principles of coding, it is easier for kids to understand the basics in a step-by-step approach to how coding instructions work. Coding cards, unplugged coding, or screen-free coding is popular in schools as a way to teach algorithms and conditional statements. …
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Fun facts about Kai’s Clan Kai’s Clan is the only robot that can be coded remotely with real-time feedback and response, making it the perfect tool for hybrid learning. Did you know? Kai robots won’t drive off the mat. Our amazing team of developers has put in AI code to ensure robots don’t …
Filling in the gaps….learn to code Last night, I was watching the FBI Most Wanted television series. Our very own New Zealander, Keisha Castle-Hughes, from the movie Whale Rider, is Special Agent Hana Gibson for this series. It never ceases to amaze me how quickly they can fix a bug in an episode, while in …
This weeks news from Kai’s Clan – Case study coming from Malaysia >> >> Cassandra and Evon are 2 passionate young ladies from EdEvolution, who are dedicated to teaching coding to students. Last weekend saw them launch several popular sessions with students, where they used Kai’s Clan to learn how to code. These sessions using …
PSST! Come in on the secret. If you read this post, then you will be one of the first people to hear about a new addition to the Kai family! The Magical Developer Stork recently delivered us a new baby sister for Kai. Meet KaiBot! Kaibot is a physical robot that players can code and …
Global Chess Challenge and Mars Space Mission postponed I am sitting here writing this while Auckland, the city where I am right now, is in a stricter lockdown than the rest of New Zealand. Every country is trying to move on from this virus and learning to live with it. Some countries are opening up, …
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