Collect Data, Program & Learn like a Machine! Watched any good movies lately? Well if you have, it was likely recommended to you by a streaming service utilizing Machine Learning. Did your smartphone spell-check your last text? That’s machine learning too! If you’ve ever seen a self-guided vacuum bump into a couch, and then turn […]
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How STEM Education is shaping the next generation of first responders Alcidé Salcé is a 21-year veteran of the FDNY and a member of the Command Tactical Unit in charge of dispatching state-of-the-art, first responder technology such as Drones and Quadruped Robotics. “Whenever we are busy, unfortunately, that means someone is having a bad day,” […]
The Computer Science Teachers, Teacher! If you are in the education space, you already know that computer science students have a bright and abundant professional future ahead of them. With a 15% projected growth in Computer Science and IT jobs over the next decade – the real challenge has become scaling up Computer Science Education […]
Adam and “The Drone RoadShow” When an Engineer spots a problem – they find a way to solve it. That’s one of the many STEM lessons Adam Jerozolim teaches students across the country with his traveling STEM “Roadshow.” It’s also a principle that helped launch the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education in which Adam […]
The newest addition to the DroneBlocks Curriculum is something to be excited about! Our new drone simulator map features a highly interactive Mars Surface Environment ripe with learning opportunities for STEM students. For the very first time, this map arrives paired with an in-depth Course packed with amazing STEM-filled lessons. The map and course were […]
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Nothing excites the team at DroneBlocks like community growth and participation in developing amazing STEM learning tools such as the DroneBlocks Simulator. After its release last year, the Drone Simulator has become a favorite among educators, and a conductor of great exercises and productive feedback. The DroneBlocks Simulator’s current “City Environment” has proven to be […]
DroneBlocks first burst onto the scene in 2017 with an invigorating idea to push STEM education to new heights. The DroneBlocks vision was to introduce Drones in the classroom and harness their amazing learning capabilities. After success in thousands of schools across the United States and around the World, DroneBlocks aims to continue its pioneering […]
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DroneBlocks students have taken to the skies with the latest Drone Simulator 2.0 update released this past winter. The new simulator has allowed STEM students across the globe to access the magic of flight from their school or home computers as well as practice and plot their real-life DroneBlocks Missions virtually, before attempting a live […]
“How does the “Curve Block” work in DroneBlocks?” Under “Navigation” in the DroneBlocks coding apps and DroneBlocks Simulator lives the “Curve Block”. After some experimenting you may ask yourself “How do the values in the curve block determine the direction and shape of the curve the drone will follow?” Recently, Mark Kaercher a Math teacher […]
Charting a Safe Course So you’re ready to introduce drones to your classroom and bring your students’ learning to new heights! … but as with many new trending technologies, the web can be flooded with drone content, making it difficult to navigate a place to start. Are these drones safe to be flying in a […]
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