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Simulations as a Teaching Strategy

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In the diverse and ever-evolving world of simulation, there’s no doubt that tactics such as gamification continue to have a positive impact across a broad range of industries and activities. This is why gamification and wider simulation strategies hold huge value in educational facilities across the globe. What is a Simulation?

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Subscribers: Your February Special is Available

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Digital citizenship I. Digital citizenship II. Digital note-taking. Gamification of education. Twitter in the classroom. Differentiation—general. Differentiation—How to teach the hard-to-teach class. Google Search and research. Grading Technology. Inquiry in the Classroom. Problem solving.

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10 Ways to Rejuvenate and Learn This Summer

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Student Achievement Through Gamification and Game-Based Learning Sports and Games: Using Instructional Models in PE. As you prepare for your summer, teachers, you know you need to rest to be your best. a Book (or Two). Reestablish. Connections.

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35 Take-aways from Summer 2016 Professional Development

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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. Twitter Chats worked best with larger groups.

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8 Websites that Explain Elections

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The first five explain elections in general and the next three teach the process through gamification. It is part of Commoncraft’s Education series, including videos on libraries, Twitter, and augmented reality. website, radio app, podcast. C-Span provides American’s access to the live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S.

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17 Take-aways from Summer PD

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Some had been teaching for thirty years and still enthusiastically embraced everything from twitter to the gamification of education. When the standard reading materials or watching a video didn’t work, we used other options to explain a prickly topic (like Twitter–that was an experience!).

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12 Websites that Explain Elections

Ask a Tech Teacher

The first five explain elections in general and the next three teach the process through gamification. It is part of Commoncraft’s Education series, including videos on libraries, Twitter, and augmented reality. website, radio app, podcast. C-Span provides American’s access to the live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S.