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'''Blocks to Robots''' ([[2008]]) is an educational guide book by [[Marina Bers|Marina Umaschi Bers]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/yourlife/family/articles/2007/10/22/zora_and_the_explorer/|title=Zora and the explorer Can cutting-edge technology foster a sense of humanity? A pioneering child development researcher says yes.|last=Meltz|first=Barbara F.|date= October 22, 2007|work=Boston Globe|accessdate=7 February 2010}}</ref> that introduces the idea of learning with technology in the early childhood classroom.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bers|first=Marina Umaschi. |title=Blocks to robots; learning with technology in the early childhood classroom |publisher=Teachers College Press |___location=New York|date= 2008 |pages=154 | ISBN=9780807748480 }}</ref>

'''Blocks to Robots''' ([[2008]]) is an educational guide book by [[Marina Bers|Marina Umaschi Bers]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/yourlife/family/articles/2007/10/22/zora_and_the_explorer/|title=Zora and the explorer Can cutting-edge technology foster a sense of humanity? A pioneering child development researcher says yes.|last=Meltz|first=Barbara F.|date= October 22, 2007|work=Boston Globe|accessdate=7 February 2010}}</ref> that introduces the idea of learning with technology in the early childhood classroom.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bers|first=Marina Umaschi. |title=Blocks to robots; learning with technology in the early childhood classroom |publisher=Teachers College Press |___location=New York|dateyear= 2008 |pages=154 | ISBN=9780807748480 }}</ref>

Research shows that attitudes about science, math, and technology start to form during early education. This book shows how to successfully use technology in the classroom, using a [[constructivist]] approach to teaching and learning. Bers focusses on robotic manipulatives that allow children to explore complex concepts in a concrete and fun way (Bers,2008).

==Reviews==

*{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-174601735/blocks-robots-learning-technology.html|title=Blocks to robots; learning with technology in the early childhood classroom.(Brief Article)(Book Review) |date=February 011, 2008 |work=Reference & Research Book News |accessdate=7 February 2010}}

*{{cite journal|last=Hubbell |first=Elizabeth R.|date= February 22, 2008|title=(Book Review) Blocks to Robots: Learning with Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom |journal=Teachers College Record |issue=ID Number: 15023 |url=http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentId=15023|accessdate= 2010-02-07}}

==References==

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