Pixie

Software for student publishing and creativity.

Wixie

Online student publishing and creativity platform.

Frames

Create animations, digital stories, and stop-motion.

Create web sites, epubs, and presentations.

These software tools let users search and insert images from Pics4Learning within the application.

Lesson Plans

High-level ideas for engaging students and using Pics4Learning images in the classroom.

Creativity

Articles to help build powerful thinking skills with creativity.

Digital Storytelling

Articles and ideas for engaging students with digital storytelling.

21st Century Classrooms

Articles to help you create a 21st century classroom and build 21st century skills.

Articles, ideas, and lessons for engaging students with technology.

Bot Wars Here

This essay explores the legacy of the and the rise of robot combat as a sport like BattleBots . Bot wars: the arms race, SEAS-style

Option 2: Robot Combat and the Evolution of STEM (Cultural/Technical) Bot Wars

: Analyze how robot wars might lower the threshold for conflict by making war seem "costless" to political leaders. This essay explores the legacy of the and

: Argue for an international regulatory regime that maintains "meaningful human control" over life-and-death decisions. This essay focuses on the real-world implications of

This essay focuses on the real-world implications of and the shift toward "robotic empire".

Because "Bot Wars" refers to several different concepts, here are three essay outlines based on the most common interpretations: a futuristic military ethics analysis, a reflection on robot combat as a sport, or a literary analysis of the Bot Wars novel series.

Option 1: The Ethics of Autonomous Warfare (Academic/Political)

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Creative Educator

A free source of strategies to foster creativity, and integrate technology into the classroom.

Rubric Maker

Create custom rubrics for your classroom.

Wixie

An online student publishing and creativity platform.