The Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) and the LEGO Group are hosting the 5th Annual Northeast Region LEGO Engineering Conference on Friday, May 1, 2009.
The purpose of the conference is to gather teachers and educators who use or plan to use LEGO MINDSTORMS to teach math and/or science in their classrooms. The conference begins with registration from 7:30am-8:30am and ends with a glimpse into future developments by the CEEO. The cost is $75 per attendee and includes lunch.
For more information CLICK HERE.
The About Us box usually found in the right navigation bar on the homepage of LEGOeducation.us has moved!
That section can now be found in the left navigation bar under the Clearance button.
Direct links to our news room, newsletters, blogs, and grant resources can be easily accessed as well as details on LEGO Education North America by visiting this section of the web site.
LEGOengineering.com is happy to announce our new Community section. The Community section empowers LEGO educators from around the world to share lesson plans and activities and get feedback from other users. Users can also post questions, ideas, tips, problems and start discussions with the worldwide community. Users can view and share photos of LEGO creations from students.
Becoming a member is easy. Just click the Join Now link here or on the Community front page. Within seconds you will be able to upload content, ask questions, and make comments.
Check it out at http://www.legoengineering.com/
Starting this week, Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Academy will be offering a FREE webinar training series: Learning ROBOTC!
Now through October, the Robotics Academy will be hosting a weekly webinar training session for all ROBOTC enthusiasts. All webinars are free of charge and will include a forum where you can get your questions answered. The online course will be recorded for those who cannot attend and the forums will be monitored daily to answer questions.
Registration for each webinar is required. CLICK HERE to learn what the webinars are about and how to sign up!
For the latest LEGO Education news, product updates, and robotics builds, check out the most recent issue of LEGO Smart News!
Inside this online publication you will find features on the LEGO Education Robotics Continuum, product launch information for LEGO Education WeDo Robotics and TETRIX by Pitsco, as well as details on how your students can become LEGO Smart!
Interested in viewing the issue in printed form? CLICK HERE to download your copy!
Thanks to the talent and time of ISOGAWA Yoshihito, LEGO users everywhere can access a new 200+ page building resource! Tora no Maki is the first of hopefully many books developed by Yoshihito illustrating how to build various mechanisms with LEGO Technic bricks. Over 300 building challenges are presented using more than 1700 images.
Topics covered in the down-loadable publication include: gears, bracing, pulleys, walking mechanisms, springs, differentials, and much more! The author is only asking for a $10 donation if you find his work useful.
For more information or to download the publication and make a donation, click here.