Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2019

Without one, schools and districts run the risk of missing out on many of the potential benefits that having devices in the classroom can unlock, such as introducing personalized learning, teaching digital citizenship and giving students access to the myriad of apps and tools available online. Engagement in the classroom matters.

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Digital Citizenship Gamification Student Engagement Case Study 156

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Wikipedia defines “gamification” as: “an educational approach to motivate students to learn by using video game design and game elements in learning environments. Gamification lesson plan. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Units are modular. Gamestar Mechanic. 4th-9th grade.

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Gamification Android iPad Digital Citizenship 190

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 wanted to get it right, see how it worked. They are inquirers.

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Digital Citizenship Personal Learning Network Twitter Gamification 150

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. Many teachers noted that it was as important to them to validate their approach to teaching technology in their classroom as it was to extend their learning. They are life long learners.

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Digital Citizenship Gamification Common Core Flipped Classroom 150

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Classroom Technology Just because we have technology tools doesn’t mean it is being used effectively or in a pedagogically-sound way. Standards have emerged to help us use technology in ways that improve learning and shape students in positive ways for future careers and knowledge they need to have to be successful.

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Blended Learning Social Media Differentiated Instruction Learning 404

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Find connections to the norms and granular information that allows you to dynamically build lessons that meet unique goals. Gamification of learning — The Internet is filled with a spectrum of educational games that support academic goals. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. In-place curriculum.

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Education Learning Gamification Digital Citizenship 212

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

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. Greater acceptance of technology as a tool.

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Chromebook Education Gamification iPad 152

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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Edmodo Classroom Learning Gamification 215

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Here are guidelines, culled from top education sites like Edutopia, Google Education, Educational Technology, and EdWeek that are valuable when evaluating any website: free or small fee. Here’s one I think meets all these basic requirements as well as makes students want to practice their math: Prodigy Math Game.

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Common Core Gamification Digital Citizenship Guidelines 150

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

MSEDTechie

MARCH 27, 2015

Most districts don’t have funding to send teachers to national conferences, or to host keynote speakers, but instead have found ways to revamp the look of Professional Learning to meet the needs of their staff in non-traditional ways. Gamification relates to applying game thinking into a non-game context.

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techlearning

APRIL 13, 2018

In fact, just the other day, a group of my rockstar girls pitched a new dog toy via Twitter and are now set to meet with the awesome people at Planet Dog to see if their toy would be a fit for their product line. Everything was pushed to a wider, authentic audience. As the COO, amplify what students do. Challenge them to go further.

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Flipped Classroom Gamification BYOD Industry 48

Hapara

MAY 13, 2022

Do you understand how to prepare our learners’ digital learning environment so every individual has the elements they need to flexibly accomplish their learning objectives? We can begin by scrutinizing our learners’ technology tools and platforms from the lens of inclusion. Gamification option . Why I vet edtech tools.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions. ClassPad.net helps kids brush up on their math skills all year-round by offering digital scratch paper students can use to help them solve problems. CASIO CLASSPAD.NET ( classpad.net ) Casio’s ClassPad.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 71

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2024

This discussion aims to navigate through commonly cited concerns from educators, highlighting how each perceived obstacle to integrating AI into classrooms can actually be overcome through applications of the very technology in question. AI technology can bridge this gap.

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Digital Divide Gamification Digital Citizenship Future Ready 126

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Teachers are calling for changes that make classrooms more engaging, inclusive and relevant for a new digital era. The results also indicated a clear difference in approach to technology in the classroom between those schools with an established sustainable digital strategy and those without.

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EdTech Data Survey Blended Learning 122

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2014

We must always keep working to be there, to be present, to be at the edge of what’s happening, and to be very visible while focusing on people, not technology, not the collection. Close to 40 presentations in four different strands: Stories for Learning, Games and Gamification, Passion-Driven Learning and STEAM. Those are merely tools.

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