EdTech Show Daily @ TCEA • February 1, 2023

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Get To Know: UBTECH Education

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By Kristina Davis, Educational Specialist, and Rusty Nye, EDU Product Manager, UBTECH Education

UBTECH Robotics is a global leader in AI and humanoid robots for business, industry, educators and consumers Our newest robotic solution, the ADIBOT series, is a costeffective disinfection solution for schools, medical centers, hospitals, hotels, government offices, fitness centers and businesses These robots use 360-degree radiant light coverage and UV-C disinfection to inactivate harmful pathogens in areas where people need and want to be without the use of harmful chemicals or costly downtimes.

UBTECH Education is a division of UBTECH Robotics Our classroom solutions establish the strong foundation students need to thrive: a high-quality STEM education integrated with the development of 21st-century skills and computational literacy

We offer vertically aligned robotics kits for elementary to high school with the UKIT Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced UKITs are assembly-based kits that students use to build robots using high-quality 3D build instructions

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Teaching Strategies, a leading developer of early childhood curriculum, assessment, professional learning and family engagement solutions, announced the acquisition of Noni Educational Solutions, a trauma-focused edtech start-up that has developed a groundbreaking, app-based resource designed to support preschool-5th grade teachers working with children who have been impacted by trauma

The solution, called noni™ for Teachers, was developed in partnership with Adventist HealthCare The Lourie Center for Children's Social & Emotional Wellness, a pioneer in research on best practices for supporting children impacted by trauma and adverse childhood experiences

"Even prior to the pandemic, more than two-thirds of children had experienced at least one traumatic event by the age of 16," said Jimmy Venza, Ph D , Child Psychologist and Executive Director of the Lourie Center "In the aftermath of these past two years and the resulting stresses placed on families and children, that statistic is only likely to worsen "

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Maximizing Engagement in Robotics and Computer Science Programs

The coming decade will bring unprecedented changes within the workplace From education, to retail, to hospitality and transportation, virtually all industries will be transformed by robotics and artificial intelligence

Millions of jobs will be eliminated by technology while millions of new jobs will be created Still millions more jobs will be transformed and students that graduate from high schools with strong technical skills (including robotics and A.I. literacy) will be significantly advantaged.

H o w e v e r , d e s p i t e t h e i n c r e a s i n g importance of robotics and computer science education, enrollment in these courses in the United States continues to lag behind many other countries

Within American high schools, enrollment averages less than 3 percent of boys and 0 3 percent of girls To put those numbers into perspective, a school with 2,000 students will often have less than 30 boys and 3 girls in their robotics programs. This means that 1,967 students are missing out on a literacy that is rapidly becoming a key differentiator across a huge spectrum of jobs.

Amplify Acquires Desmos Curriculum to Build the Future of Math Instruction

Amplify, a next-generation publisher of curriculum and assessment, announced that it has acquired the curriculum and instructional technology of Desmos, the acclaimed developer of digital math tools and curriculum The deal is the culmination of a close partnership between Amplify and Desmos over the past two years Desmos’ world-renowned calculators will remain independent as part of a separate Public Benefit Corporation called Desmos Studio that will focus on the development of free, best-in-class online calculators and other tools.

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The Amplify and Desmos curriculum teams will now deeply integrate the technology and content they’ve both been developing and piloting for several years The resulting combined program, based on IM K–12 Math™, will bring together Amplify's proven ability to deliver the highest quality STEM curriculum to millions of students, and the groundb r e a k i n g d i g i t a l t o o l s a n d i n s t r u c t i o n a l approach of Desmos Desmos technology will also power new modes of creative, collaborative learning in the next generation of Amplify’s science and literacy core programs.

Now a part of Amplify, teacher.desmos.com will be called Desmos Classroom and will continue to provide free lesson-building tools and lessons to teachers around the world Users can expect more instructional content, professional learning resources, and classroom learning tools, continuing to enhance Desmos

Newline Interactive Welcomes The Scholastic Network as Newest Technology Partner

Newline Interactive, the leading provider of quality interactive touch displays and collaboration solutions, announced a new partnership with The Scholastic Network, a digital signage and broadcast network company The two companies have collaborated to launch the Newline Visual Communication Solution powered by TSN app exclusively on all of Newline’s interactive flat panel devices

T h e N e w l i n e V i s u a l Communication Solution powered by T S N i s a d i g i t a l b r o a d c a s t n e t w o r k designed to provide unified visual communications in schools and businesses The app can be used to broadcast inform a t i o n , a n n o u n c e m e n t s , e m e r g e n c y alerts, livestreams, marketing messages and more to employees, students and t h e c o m m u n i t y d i r e c t l y t h r o u g h a Newline panel without the need for a separate media player.

“We are excited to collaborate with The Scholastic Network to launch the N e w l i n e V i s u a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n Solution powered by TSN app,” said Ty Hall, Newline’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing “With the app,

schools and businesses can leverage a Newline display for all digital signage and visual communication needs, all without the need for a separate media player, making it easier than ever to b r o a d c a s t i m p o r t a n t a n d e n g a g i n g messages to students, employees, the community and key stakeholders ”

M i c h a e l B r o y l e s , C h i e f E x e c u t i v e Officer of The Scholastic Network, adds, “ P a r t n e r i n g w i t h N e w l i n e I n t e r a c t i v e just felt natural. The Scholastic Network is the leader in visual communication and Newline is the leader in interactive flat panels By partnering together to bring our digital signage platform to schools and businesses via Newline’s award-winning interactive displays, it is a boon to both companies ”

T h e N e w l i n e V i s u a l Communication Solution powered by TSN app will debut later this year on the Newline Interactive App Store.

For more information, visit www newlineinteractive com, call 888 233 0868, email sales@newline-interactive com or stop by booth #652

RedCap: A Key Step in 5G for New Devices and Services

The inclusion of 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) in the 3GPP Release 17 specification is good news for end users, IoT device manufacturers and mobile carriers RedCap enables a new realm of 5G IoT devices and related application and s e r v i c e o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h a t c a n b e expected in the next few years

5G use cases are typically categorized under LPWA/massive Machinet y p e - C o m m u n i c a t i o n s ( m M T C ) , enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) a n d U l t r a - r e l i a b l e , L o w - l a t e n c y Communications (URLLC) Each of these has features to enable the delivery of s e r v i c e s , s u c h a s e x t r e m e c o v e r a g e

(LPWA/mMTC), high data rates (eMBB) o r l o w l a t e n c y w i t h h i g h r e l i a b i l i t y (URLLC) The 3GPP specifications define the requirements to meet these needs But many IoT applications within these categories can run with reduced 5G r e q u i r e m e n t s R e d C a p d e f i n e s t h o s e requirements

RedCap defines IoT device requirements that need smaller, less complex and lower-cost RF solutions with longer battery life than existing 5G offerings, such as for the latest smartphones IoT applications with these characteristics include wearables, industrial wireless sensors and video surveillance – key

The ACE-Flex Series: Taking Automated Captioning to the Next Level

By Kathryn Armelie, Marketing Manager, Link Electronics

L i n k E l e c t r o n i c s u n v e i l s t h e n e w e s t addition to the ACE Series product line, the ACE-Flex Series These Automated Captioning Engines use the latest in ASR technology to convert speech into text and caption data for up to four c h a n n e l s o f a u d i o s i m u l t a n e o u s l y Using a cutting-edge neural network l i n g u i s t i c s a l g o r i t h m , t h e A C E - F l e x S e r i e s c o n v e r t s s p e e c h t o t e x t a n d sends out fully compliant captioning data, through traditional broadcast or OTT streaming This system is designed for customizable caption displays, and compatible with most closed captioning encoders or devices. The ACE-Flex Series is ideal for high-volume, multic h a n n e l c l o s e d c a p t i o n i n g e n v i r o nments, including broadcast hubs, government entities with concurrent meetings, corporations captioning simultaneous events, and universities captioning various live content or any situation where up to four channels of audio require captioning at the same time.

More than 20 language packages are included, with the ability to translate and caption in multiple languages for more robust accessibility The ACEFlex Series has a web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) that contains an event scheduler and EPG functionality, allowing for different audio inputs and caption outputs on demand, with selectable on-screen caption location and position. The unit comes preset with standard audio and caption data outputs for Link Electronics encoders, making setup for the device quick and efficient

T h e A C E - F l e x S e r i e s i s a s e r v e rbased solution housed in your own studio As an on-premises solution, it is free from the requirements of connect-

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Some IoT devices for 5G applications don’t need extremely high data r a t e s l i k e s m a r t p h o n e s d o R e d C a p specifies lower data rate requirements for IoT, which significantly reduces RF design complexity for some applications. Compared to current 5G implem e n t a t i o n s , R e d C a p s p e c i f i e s l o w e r maximum bandwidth, fewer frequency bands, fewer antennas and fewer MIMO layers and Rx chains It does not require

i n g t o t h e I n t e r n e t , a l l o w i n g f o r a s e c u r e c a p t i o n i n g o p t i o n T h e u n i t accepts up to four simultaneous inputs of SDI/HD-SDI with embedded audio, balanced analog audio, or balanced AES Once a captioning task is complete, the ACE-Flex Series can create the files of your choice, such as a capt i o n f i l e , s u b t i t l e f i l e , t i m e s t a m p e d t r a n s c r i p t , a W o r d d o c u m e n t , p l a i n text document or a variety of other file types. The ACE-Flex Series is also available in a convenient bundle to include SCE-492 caption encoders to create a complete automated captioning and encoding package The ACE-Flex Series is backed by Link Electronics highly specialized engineering team, offering white glove setup and 24/7 technical support after the first year with warranty.

F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , e m a i l s a l e s @linkelectronics com, call 417 320 3438 or go to www linkelectronics com

EN-DC support; it reduces QAM, can run half-duplex and use TDD instead of FDD, and lowers transmit power All of t h e s e m e a n l e s s d e s i g n c o m p l e x i t y , w h i c h r e d u c e s c o s t A d d i t i o n a l l y , RedCap supports only standalone (SA) 5G networks, so there’s no requirement to support two active Tx chains simultaneously

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while engaging in the engineering design process Once complete, students program using drag-and-drop coding and easy interaction with a mobile-compatible app or block and text coding via a browser-based programming environment. UKIT solutions are intended to be easy to implement while offering endless possibilities to scale.

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Within middle schools, the results are marginally better with 5-15 percent of students typically enrolled – still tangibly below the needed levels

“It’s truly a crisis,” says Dennis Kambeitz, Founder of Robots Education “Robotics and A I will impact all industries, but it’s only our most engineeringminded students who tend to take this type of education The unfortunate truth is that the students who need this education the most are often the ones who are least likely to enroll ”

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noni for Teachers is an app-based digital coach and collection of classroom teaching resources that guide t e a c h e r s t h r o u g h p r o v i d i n g t r a u m ai n f o r m e d i n s t r u c t i o n T h e a p p u s e s real-time responsive technology, serving up immediate guidance based on teacher input and giving teachers the ability to track and even predict child behaviors that stem from exposure to t o x i c s t r e s s a n d a d v e r s e c h i l d h o o d experiences

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Classroom as the most powerful free resource for math educators

“ W e h a v e a d m i r e d D e s m o s f o r more than a decade, watching them sail from strength to strength on a current of excellence and teacher enthusiasm The past two years of working closely together reinforced a shared vision for improving math education,” said Larry B e r g e r , A m p l i f y ’ s C h i e f E x e c u t i v e Officer “We will now merge our math curriculum development efforts, with the goal of building a new kind of teaching and learning experience that helps every student love learning math and gain access to math’s power and beauty ”

Desmos Studio will become a separate Public Benefit Corporation led by original Founder and Chief Executive Officer Eli Luberoff, and will continue to build and grow the Desmos suite of

Our integrated STEM curriculum is standards aligned and uses our UKITs to m a k e S T E M , c o m p u t e r s c i e n c e a n d c r o s s - c u r r i c u l a r c o n c e p t s e x c i t i n g , accessible and relevant for all levels of learners Our detailed teacher guides and interactive digital student notebooks provide educators the support and resources they need to feel confident working robotics lessons into core instruction.

F o r t u n a t e l y , t h e r e a r e s o l u t i o n s that have been shown to dramatically improve engagement.

Dennis has demonstrated robotics to more than 18,000 students, with really exciting results “When we demonstrate robotics with the EZ-Robot Humanoid at high schools, we’ll typically see 25 percent to 45 percent of students indicate that they would like to learn robotics That’s an increase of about 1,000 percent for boys and 10,000 percent for girls The teachers can’t believe it.”

A t t h e m i d d l e s c h o o l l e v e l , t h e results are even more impressive, where

t h e t e a c h e r - c h i l d r e l a t i o n s h i p c a n a c t u a l l y a c t a s a b u f f e r a g a i n s t t h e n e g a t i v e i m p a c t o f t r a u m a , " s a i d K a il e é B e r k e , c o - F o u n d e r o f N o n i E d u c a t i o n a l S o l u t i o n s a n d a n a u t h o r o f m a n y o f T e a c h i n g S t r a t e g i e s ' c u rr i c u l u m a n d a s s e s s m e n t r e s o u r c e s . " H a v i n g p e r s o n a l l y e x p e r i e n c e d t r a um a t i c c i r c u m s t a n c e s a s a y o u n g c h i l d , a n d e v e n t u a l l y t e a c h i n g a n d c a r i n g f o r y o u n g c h i l d r e n w h o h a d a l s o h a d e x p o s u r e t o a d v e r s e c h i l d h o o d e x p er i e n c e s , I k n o w f i r s t h a n d w h a t t e a c he r s f a c e a s s t u d e n t s r e t u r n t o t h e t r ad i t i o n a l c l a s s r o o m A d d r e s s i n g t h e l i f e l o n g m e n t a l a n d p h y s i c a l c h a ll e n g e s t h a t c a n r e s u l t f r o m t r a u m a i s e s s e n t i a l t o a s t u d e n t ' s s u c c e s s , a n d w e m u s t e n s u r e o u r e d u c a t o r s h a v e t h e s u p p o r t t o d o s o "

The app also provides intervention and prevention plans, whole-class guid-

calculators and other tools, and the community that relies on them. The calculators will remain free to teachers and students globally and available for companies to license for use in their products Its partnerships with over 75 o r g a n i z a t i o n s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d w i l l p r o v i d e D e s m o s S t u d i o w i t h t h e r e s o u r c e s t o c o n t i n u e i n t e n s i v e r e s e a r c h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a r o u n d D e s m o s c a l c u l a t o r s a n d o t h e r t o o l s long into the future.

“We chose this unique deal with Amplify because, in our years working t o g e t h e r , i t ’ s b e c o m e c l e a r t h a t Amplify shares our pedagogical vision and our commitment to quality, and recognizes what’s made Desmos special We know that Amplify’s exceptional team can help us continue to improve while bringing our curriculum and activities to as many teachers and students as possible,” said Eli Luberoff, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of

Our goal is to help kids develop r e a l - w o r l d s k i l l s t o s o l v e r e a l - w o r l d problems Our UKITs and curriculum enable educators to inspire students to build, code and deepen STEM learning in classrooms, libraries and before- and after-school programs No matter your needs – we’re ready to help support you in whatever way we can with our wide variety of robotics kits, AI curricul u m a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t

up to 90 percent of students will indicate that they would like to learn robotics, following Dennis’ presentations.

“ T h e r e ’ s s o m e t h i n g a b o u t E ZRobot’s Humanoid that students simply love,” says Dennis “Schools that implem e n t r o b o t i c s p r o g r a m s w i t h i t s e e huge increases in enrollment across the entire student population - boys, girls, nerds, jocks, at-risk, SEN, gifted and even students who aren’t as academically inclined Everybody can have success.”

What is Dennis’ secret to generating this level of engagement?

ance, support for partnering with families of trauma-impacted children, builtin teacher professional development around trauma and adverse childhood experiences, and resources that address t e a c h e r s ' o w n s e l f - c a r e a n d m e n t a l wellness.

The app and teaching resources will be available for immediate purc h a s e b y s c h o o l s a n d p r o g r a m s I t seamlessly joins Teaching Strategies' family of solutions to support socialemotional learning in early childhood e d u c a t i o n i n c l u d i n g T h e C r e a t i v e C u r r i c u l u m ® , A l ' s P a l s ™ , G O L D ® , ReadyRosie®, and professional development courses.

About Teaching Strategies D r i v e n b y r e s e a r c h t h a t s h o w s a c h i l d ' s f i r s t e i g h t y e a r s f o r m a c r i t i c a l f o u n d at i o n f o r s u c c e s s i n s c h o o l a n d i n l i f e ,

Desmos. “As an independent entity, D e s m o s S t u d i o w i l l c o n t i n u e t o improve the calculators that teachers a n d s t u d e n t s k n o w a n d l o v e T h e Desmos calculator is now embedded in math classrooms across the world, and for that reason should be managed as a resource for the public good, which means keeping it free for educators and students while continuously improving it for years to come.”

About Amplify

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offerings.

W i t h U K I T s , e d u c a t o r s h a v e t h e ability to integrate science, engineering a n d c o d i n g t h r o u g h f u n , h a n d s - o n learning

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“I’ll typically demonstrate the robot for four or five minutes, and then give the students the opportunity to volunteer to program the robot. In 40 minutes, students as young as 4th grade can program the robot to wave, talk, respond to their voices, recognize their faces and greet them by name EZ-Robot is an incredibly powerful platform that is easy enough to be learned, or taught, by virtually anyone ”

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f o u n d a t i o n i n e a r l y r e a d i n g a n d m a t h . A l l o f i t s p r o g r a m s p r o v i d e e d u c a t o r s w i t h p o w e r f u l t o o l s t h a t h e l p t h e m u n d e r s t a n d a n d r e s p o n d t o t h e n e e d s o f e v e r y s t u d e n t T o d a y , A m p l i f y s e r v e s m o r e t h a n 1 0 m i l l i o n s t u d e n t s i n a l l 5 0 s t a t e s F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t w w w a m p l i f y c o m

About Desmos

Desmos wants to build a world where every student learns math and loves l e a r n i n g m a t h , w h e r e a s t u d e n t ’ s a c c e s s t o t h e p o w e r a n d b e a u t y o f math doesn't depend on their place of b i r t h , r a c e , e t h n i c i t y , g e n d e r o r a n y other aspect of their identity Its free suite of calculators are used annually by millions of teachers and students around the world, and its activities and c u r r i c u l u m p o w e r t h e d a i l y w o r k o f hundreds of thousands of teachers and millions of students. For more information, visit www desmos com

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