STEM
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Toys need to be fun, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be educational too, and there are some great examples around at the moment that teach things like coding, making and design skills. Here we look at some of the best educational tech toys which are going to be available for Christmas 2016.
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Osmo Coding is a game which combines an iPad with physical play pieces to help teach kids logic and problem solving skills. With the help of a young tester, we recently took the game for a spin to see what it’s like.
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Sphero has announced a new iteration of its education-focused robot ball. The SPRK+ is designed to help teach kids about coding and features a scratch-resistant clear shell to let users see the technology they are controlling.
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Google has created an app to turn Android devices into mobile laboratories and inspire young scientists.
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We recently spent some time walking the halls of London Toy Fair. Here’s our round-up the major tech trends at the show, and a look at our pick of the best new tech toys for 2016.
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KinderLab Robotics has launched a new robot building and programming platform called Kibo that's designed for youngsters from 4 years and up. After creating a custom robot build, kids then put colored program wooden blocks into order before scanning the sequence into the base and pressing go.
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Georgia Tech is offering an accredited online Master of Science degree in Computer Science which will be open to public matriculation in the 2014-2015 school year. Built around Massive Open Online Courses, the goal is to equal the bricks and mortar degree for less than US$7K in tuition and fees.
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A young German designer has come up with a concept for a short-distance, solar-powered bike that could easily be rented in big cities. But how trustworthy is the public?