Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 22, 2023

A wealth of educational websites and apps are now readily available that make learning fractions engaging and fun for children. These digital tools use interactive games, dynamic visual aids, and graded tasks designed to simplify fractional concepts and enhance mastery. So let’s look at eight of the top options worth weighing up today.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 18, 2021

So, in this article, I’m going to share my thoughts and experience about the technologies and solutions that reshape the educational industry and the way we learn in 2020 and beyond. The educational field was constantly evolving along with new technologies even before the pandemic. Educational and/or topic-based. Gamification.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2024

On the other, skeptics raise concerns and worries about the unknown–causing some educators to hesitate when it comes to experimenting with AI. Challenge #1: Inequitable access to resources Some thought leaders have openly worried about how access to AI tools might impact today’s existing digital divide.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2019

Every year, education finds new ways to make learning more inclusive and diversified. Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Kamy Anderson has eight practical ways to use AI in learning: Artificial intelligence (AI) is disrupting the education industry. 3. Gamification. Then again, not all students thrive on gamification.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

But those webtools exemplify where the gamification of education started. Let me step back a moment to explain the SAMR Model as it applies to the use of technology in education. Tom’s Digital Breakouts offer free games this teacher created and freely shares with others. More on SAMR and Gamification.

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

This means that there are more concepts, terms, and trends in education that teachers need to be aware of - but how do you keep track of them all? Blended learning combines traditional, in-person learning with digital learning, so that students can experience both forms. Edtech is being used in classrooms more than ever before.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 20, 2019

We are experiencing a rising tide of advocacy for high quality civic education across the nation. There is also increasing interest and promising research around the impact that gamification can play in instructional design. Therefore, how might we leverage the power of gamification and game-based learning to enhance civic education?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2018

However, in the current educational environments where technology is used to enhance learning outcomes, educators have consciously allowed for and are making use of technology to facilitate learning online. Gamification in a virtual classroom. Gamification in a virtual classroom. Discussion Boards. Panel Discussion.

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Hapara

MAY 10, 2022

View Session Details >> Digital citizenship. Why the Abstinence-Only Approach Isn’t Working With Digital Citizenship. View Session Details >> Games for learning & gamification. Be sure to stop by Booth #1530 to meet different educators, admins, staff and the team! Location: In-person TBD.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2023

I published this several years ago, but with the current dissatisfaction of many parents with traditional education, it’s worth revisiting. This applies to both 1) education pursued with the goal of college or career, and 2) the critical preparation of students to succeed in life. Be prepared for this discussion.

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Hapara

MAY 13, 2022

That is a plan intended for children who don’t need or qualify for special education yet, for a variety of reasons, and may benefit from accommodations in school. This powerfully sets them up for success as they continue their education or enter the workplace. Gamification option . Exportable highlighted notes .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Digital citizenship I. Digital citizenship II. Digital note-taking. Gamification of education. Topics include: 6 Topics to teach every lesson. 8 Tools that are going away (from the classroom). Assessment. Class exit tickets. Class warm-ups. Differentiation—general. Google Search and research.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

This applies to both 1) education pursued with the goal of college or career, and 2) the critical preparation of students to succeed in life. Educators who wish to use PDL often run into three roadblocks : School Standards. Educational Applications. The historic purpose of education is to help students to thrive as an adult.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2019

For anyone involved in education, the importance of engagement is clear. Throughout each school year, educators attend tech conferences to evaluate the tools that they hope to implement in the coming fall, but many still struggle to achieve student readiness when it comes to fundamental initiatives like one-to-one devices.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

Art Based Strategies for Literacy Instructions The Learning Science of Music Teaching Life Skills and Financial Literacy Shaping Global Citizens through World Crisis Education. Student Achievement Through Gamification and Game-Based Learning Sports and Games: Using Instructional Models in PE. You have to relate to educate.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) today announces the 50 winners of the 2023 CODiE Awards in Education Technology. Educators and administrators serve as judges for the first-round review of all nominees. “The

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

This means that there are more concepts, terms, and trends in education that teachers need to be aware of - but how do you keep track of them all? Blended learning combines traditional, in-person learning with digital learning, so that students can experience both forms. Edtech is being used in classrooms more than ever before.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future. Gamification of classes. Shared responsibility. 24-hour help.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced Education Technology finalists. Educators and administrators serve as judges for the first-round review of all nominees. and globally. Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2018

Vivek Singh, education professional and contributor to Ask a Tech Teacher, has some interesting ideas on using your native LMS as a social learning platform. Education, thus, has its roots in the earliest social interactions. Gamification and Virtual Reality. Little has changed in today’s space-age. About the author.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 27, 2017

You’re part of a revolutionized educational system, and there are no precise rules to follow. Robert Eugene, an educational expert from BestEssays , explains that students can even fall in love in writing when you teach them through games: “You can make any lesson more captivating through a game. Gamified education is the future!”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

This summer, educators need to get some rest so that we can be our best. As I look ahead to this summer and listen to educators, here are 21 hot topics that I think we should consider including in our summer PD. We have to relate to educate. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 14, 2020

As a result, many educators have shifted to online classes to support the learning needs of their students. While some teachers have experience with integrating technology into their lesson plans, for many other educators this is completely new territory. Thus, it’s important to educate them on the digital tools needed for success.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The first five explain elections in general and the next three teach the process through gamification. Also included are direct access to elected and appointed individuals, audience call-ins to officials, audience-created videos, lesson plans for educators, and more. website, radio app, podcast. House of Representatives and the U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Solutions to this problem abound but one of the most popular with K-16 educators — because it works — is to gamify learning. Wikipedia defines “gamification” as: “an educational approach to motivate students to learn by using video game design and game elements in learning environments.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

From gamification to digital citizenship to PD for teachers to classroom robots and everything in between, the 102 posts that have been published on the NEO Blog in the last 12 months covered oh so many subjects related to education technology and e-learning for educational institutions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In this case, efriend and fellow educator, Jessica Sanders from WhooosReading.org , shares her favorite tools for kick-starting readers. I think you’ll like her choices: Not every student is motivated to read—as you, as an educator, know better than anyone else. This is another tool that uses gamification to motivate students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The first five explain elections in general and the next three teach the process through gamification. Also included are direct access to elected and appointed individuals, audience call-ins to officials, audience-created videos, lesson plans for educators, and more. website, radio app, podcast. House of Representatives and the U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2016

We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. They were connected educators. They are life long learners.

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

This year I am aiming high with 7 educational transformations. While it’s not listed in the 7 transformations, the overarching goal will be to help students navigate their digital world and build a positive digital footprint. The first month of school will be focused on lessons on digital citizenship and leadership.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2015

Some had been teaching for thirty years and still enthusiastically embraced everything from twitter to the gamification of education. They were connected educators. Teaching digital citizenship remains a challenge–as much because it needs to be organically blended into all learning as that it is not well-understood.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Any connected educator has heard buzzwords like flipped classroom, gamification, social-emotional learning (SEL), differentiation, and personalized learning. When I designed the gamification unit, I had no idea the effect it would have. But Ray taught me an invaluable lesson about buzzwords, adaptability, and unintended results.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 23, 2019

Luckily there are technology & resources that are helping educations with the task of teaching cybersecurity to K-12 students…meaning that educators don’t have to just rely on the old school techniques like books & whiteboard drawings to teach the complicated subject of cybersecurity. Start When They Are Young.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The education platform surveyed parents in California and Texas to understand their perspectives on their children’s education. In California, most parents have sought tutoring or study sessions (26 percent), homework help or after-school programs (23 percent), or educational online platforms (20 percent).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Volunteer at the 5th Annual Global Education Conference. Digital Citizenship Week. Library 2.014 on YouTube.

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techlearning

AUGUST 20, 2018

Consumer version of Minecraft gets an Education Toggle: Microsoft is bringing the Chemistry feature to the consumer version of Minecraft, giving kids the ability to continue to play and build compounds outside of the classroom. Teacher’s will also have access to tutorials and other free class resources via Education.Minecraft.net.

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