La revista EDUCACION 3.0 es un medio de comunicación global cuyo propósito es contribuir al cambio metodológico en las aulas a través de las TIC y de las metodologías activas. Se dirige a todas aquellas personas que conforman el sector educativo y participan en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje, incluidas las familias. En este mes, la...
23 International Environmental Film Festival
27/10/2016
From November 3rd until 10th, the 23rd International Environmental Film Festival, the longest Film Festival in its genre, is taking place at CaixaForum, CosmoCaixa, Cinemas Girona, French Institute of Barcelona and in the following Universities: University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra and Blanquerna. More information
How do we know what color dinosaurs were?
20/01/2016
The microraptor was a four-winged carnivorous dinosaur with iridescent black feathers. But if our information about this dinosaur comes from fossils, how can we be certain about its color? Len Bloch shows how making sense of the evidence requires careful examination of the fossil and a good understanding of the...
MEDCLIC: The Mediterranean in one Click
23/12/2015
“la Caixa” Foundation, and the ICTS SOCIB set up the program MEDCLIC which has the dual objectives of promoting research and bringing the benefits of the new marine and coastal observation technologies to society. One of the objectives of the “Medclic: the Mediterranean in one click” project is to investigate...
Upcycling the Oceans Project
22/12/2015
Ecoalf Foundation has begun to remove trash from the seabed via fishermen off the coast of Levante (Spain). The project Upcycling the Oceans, organized in three phases, aims to show that cleaning the oceans is possible and the portion of the collected materials can be recycled into pellets, thread, fabric and...
Kano, a computer designed and constructed by children
13/10/2015
Alex Klein is the developer of KANO minicomputer. This computer can be constructed and programmed by seven years old children. As a game of Lego, children can learn to design their own games, watch high-resolution videos, connect to the Internet, fly a drone… As the designer explains, the children will...
The school Benaula in Caldes de Malavella won the third prize in the contest ‘Robolot’
04/09/2015
The school Benaula, an educational center which collaborates with our project, won the third prize of robotics within the category ‘technological projects’ in the contest ‘Robolot’. During the academic year the students were involved in an extracurricular activity associated with technological projects .In the first trimester the students programmed with...
2015 International Year of Light and Light-based Technology
02/06/2015
2015 has been declared by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technology (IYL2015). By proclaiming the IYL2015, the United Nations, together with 100 partners over 85 countries, is recognising the importance of light and light based technology in the lives of the citizens of...
Greg Gage: How to control someone else’s arm with your brain
04/05/2015
Greg Gage is on a mission to make brain science accessible to all. In this fun, kind of creepy demo, the neuroscientist and TED Senior Fellow uses a simple, inexpensive DIY kit to take away the free will of an audience member. It’s not a parlor trick; it actually works....
Jornada Tecnorepte 2015
27/04/2015
Tecnorepte es una iniciativa organizada por la Universitat de Girona y el Departament d’Ensenyament de la Generalitat de Catalunya. El objetivo de esta actividad es situar el progreso y la estima por la ciencia y la tecnología en un contexto escolar que permita el acercamiento a conocimientos especializados en beneficio...
Cosmobot 2015. Competición de robots inteligentes velocistas y combates de sumo
Cosmobot es la competición robótica más importante del Estado Español. Tiene como objetivo divulgar tres valores importantes: el trabajo en grupo, la investigación práctica y la orientación a resultados. La competición se realiza durante 2 días y a esta asisten los mejores ingenieros, investigadores y especialistas en robótica autónoma dedicados a...
Concurso “Cuéntanos cómo ves Internet”
21/04/2015
Con el tema “Los derechos humanos en internet”, el concurso Cuéntanos como ves Internet busca promover el buen uso de las nuevas tecnologías en los Centros Escolares y, a la vez, sensibilizar a profesores, alumnos y familias sobre la importancia de estas tecnologías en el desarrollo de los niños. El certamen está...
VII Edición de la Jornada Programa
La Jornada Programa es una actividad organizada por el Departament d’Ensenyament de la Generalitat de Catalunya dedicada al intercambio de experiencias didácticas, tanto en la escuela Primaria como en Secundaria, donde se empleen entornos de programación y de robótica educativa. La Jornada está dirigida, especialmente, a maestros de primaria y de secundaria, pero...
Audiovisual Festival on Science, Technology and Innovation
17/04/2015
The NOVUM Festival invites at the Diseny Hub Barcelona to enjoy a selection of the best unpublished documentaries on science, technology and innovation on 17th, 18th and 19th April. Free admission with limited capacity as screening room. Location: Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, 37, 08018 Barcelona Alive Inside Date: 17th April, 20 h. Original...
Las tecnologías móviles en los centros educativos
21/03/2015
En la sesión plenaria del 4 de marzo, el Consejo Escolar de Cataluña ha aprobado el Documento 1/2015: Les tecnologies mòbils als centres educatius. En este documento se recogen diversas consideraciones sobre la presencia y el uso de los dispositivos móviles en los centros educativos de Cataluña, el desarrollo de...
Workshop “Building games”
10/03/2015
In this activity reproduce some architectural experiments: structures growing network, interchangeable parts, expandable buildings… Date: Monday, March 30th 2015 at 11.00 Tuesday, March 31th 2015 at 11.00 Wednesday, April 1th 2015 at 11:00 Duration: 1h 30min Location: Caixa Forum. Ciutadans street, 19,...
Talentum Schools Workshop at Mobile World Centre
02/03/2015
School Mobile World Centre is a free program of open workshops and conferences at the Mobile World Centre in Barcelona. The school includes Talentum Schools program it offers activities for children to create their own projects, play with the robot ATTI, play with augmented reality as well as to be creators of...
Space Place – Nasa
11/11/2014
Space Place is a website designed especially for children and is maintained by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), the California Institute of Technology and ITEEA (International Technology and Engineering Education Association). Through the page content the visitors can access to activities about various topics related...
ESA-Kids
The European Space Agency (ESA) was started in 1975 and is constituted by 20 countries. ESA-kids is a portal created especially for young children in order to know the world of space travel, astronomy and earth sciences. The portal is organized by topics and resources. The topics explain aspects of...
Code
16/09/2014
Launched in 2013 in the United States, Code.org® is a non-profit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science by making it available in more schools, and increasing participation by women and underrepresented students. The project proposes that computer science and computer programming should be part of the core curriculum in...
Scratch
15/09/2014
Scratch is a programming language and an online community where children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation with people from all over the world. When participating in the Scratch online community, members can explore and experiment in an open learning community with other Scratch...
AraTecno: Portal temático aragonés para la enseñanza de la tecnología
19/08/2014
El portal está orientado a ser un soporte para el aula de tecnología y servir de referencia tanto a los profesores que imparten la asignatura tecnología e informática como a los alumnos interesados en estas áreas. Para ello, el portal ofrece una amplia gama de recursos educativos y sirve como...
Ambientech: science, technology and environment
24/06/2014
Ambientech is a non-profit organization whose main objective is to develop and expand training in science and technology with a focus on environmental protection, an understanding that environmental education is a cross field which should be included in all curricula intended for students of all ages. The Ambientech program is...
MIT Technology Review
22/06/2014
An innovative, digitally oriented global media company whose reach is rapidly expanding. Its mission is to identify important new technologies—deciphering their practical impact and revealing how they will change our lives. Founded at MIT in 1899, MIT Technology Review derives its authority from the world’s foremost technology institution and from...
To Space and back
13/06/2014
Esta exposición temporal de CosmoCaixa Barcelona, muestra cómo los avances científicos y tecnológicos para la exploración espacial han generado conocimientos y recursos utilizados en beneficio de la sociedad. Muchos de los aparatos utilizados en la medicina y en la vida cotidiana en general fueron desarrollados a partir de tecnologías pensadas...
Edu3.cat
09/06/2014
Edu3.cat es un portal de radio y televisión educativas por internet impulsado por el Departament d’Ensenyament de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Dispone de más de 5000 materiales audiovisuales elaborados por el propio Departament, Televisió de Catalunya (TV3) y Catalunya Radio, entre otros, organizados por niveles educativos. En particular, ofrece secciones...