Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2021

And the action is everywhere: an indoor plastic pool awaits student design teams testing their ship prototypes, while in the courtyard, groups of students engage in a game that both explores and challenges their perception of themselves as mathematicians. And with the shift in terminology comes a shift in practice.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

But perhaps to understand why I’m a Microsoft One Note fan, I’d like to tell you a story from several months a go. His specialties include the use of OneNote notebooks and digital inking in the classroom and beyond. Let’s learn about One Note with Dr. Tom Grissom. Listen Now. See the list. Thanks, Dave.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Great teachers attract their students to today’s topic of learning like a 3-year old boy to a mud puddle. In my opinion, this artisanal craft of “hooking in” or “engaging” our students into a topic is best captured in Dave Burgess’ best-selling book, Teach Like a Pirate. Listen Now.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2019

In order to use technology properly in the classroom, teachers need to take a back seat and allow students to spend more time as the drivers of their own education, says educational consultant and public speaker Adam Welcome. . However, many educators struggle with finding creative ways to introduce new classroom tools. .

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

In his new book, Explore Like a Pirate, author and educator Michael Matera helps us unlock our curriculum and engage our students by providing an amazing framework in which we can Gamify our classrooms.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2019

We’re past winter break, and while spring break is around the corner, we still have months to go before summer brings empty classrooms and a bit of relaxation. You and your brother have discovered another realm and set off exploring the new wonderful world. Do you have a burning desire to learn about how imagination works?

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Michael Matera @ mrmatera , author of Explore Like a Pirate , talks about Purpose Driven Learning in the classroom. Matera as he’s known everywhere (Twitter, YouTube, and everywhere) teaches history in a sixth-grade classroom. Also, talking to kids in general platitudes, like, “You should just do better.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

And their growing presence in the classroom is especially cause for concern. “I We were trying to point out to people what teachers’ lives really were like, and to get past some of the noise, misconceptions and outright mistruths. Increasingly there’s less choice about when you use technology and when you don’t.” Is this a recent book?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

You can gamify your classroom. Sixth-grade teacher Jessica Gordon@ 1337teach gives us tips, ideas, and links for how to gamify our classrooms now. Jessica Gordon , 6th grade teacher from Missouri gives us simple tips to gamify our classrooms. The big mistake many educators make when working to gamify their classroom.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Because, as someone who’s been both a classroom teacher for 15 years and now an educational researcher, I’m convinced these aren’t just toys. from $53.99, can be an excellent tool for teaching concepts like cause and effect, spatial awareness, and engineering basics. Buy Pirate Ship on Amazon 4.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 1, 2017

Awesome Apps for iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen (Episode #1). 5 Ideas for Using Game Based Learning in Your Classroom Today with Michael Matera (Episode # 5). February 6 Casey @cjkorder winner of “ Explore like a Pirate ” by Michael Matera. GiveAway Winners.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2017

They can cover news, current events, history, or pretty much anything the creator would like. Here are popular ways to use podcasts in your lesson plans: Audio Tours: Students record school tours, acting as the tour guide so newcomers can explore the school through the eyes of a peer. Story Pirates Podcast. Create your own.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2017

I could also easily argue it’s because privatizing education and giving learning data to closed corporations are the biggest mistakes we’ll ever make. But although I think these are both very valid reasons, I’m saying this for a much simpler reason: personalized learning is never going to work and we’re wasting our time.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 3, 2016

If you’ve ever struggled to buy presents like I do, you probably ask people what they like to buy. “Alexa, play Every Classroom Matters podcast.” I could see how people with wifi in their cars or who want a Bluetooth speaker might like it. ” We also listen to music and podcasts using Alexa.

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Gaggle Speaks

JANUARY 4, 2016

Teaching strategies are constantly evolving while technology is taking on a more dominant role in the classroom. In the text, Dweck encourages readers to have a more open mindset, more like a work in progress, and what better time to have a fluid mindset than now. This book explores grading with differentiated instruction.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 13, 2020

Much like the K12 classroom, we have to rethink everything–planning, delivery, and followup. Many of them have been able to get by with the knowledge they had of basic email and word processing tools they had access to on their desktop computers but never had a reason to explore new tools. Click To Tweet. Click To Tweet.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 18, 2021

In this episode with Shake Up Learning Trainer and Community Manager, Pam Hubler, we explore the new updates to Google Meet. The post 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Google Meet – SULS0110 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Quick Tip of the Week. Have you ever needed to mute noisy notifications in a tab in Chrome?

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Graphite Blog

JULY 18, 2016

Summer break is a great time to explore a new skill or catch up on some reading. For me, Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess has kept me engrossed and inspired me to try some new things with my class this coming school year. You're creative. You're a techie." Experts are constantly learning. Experts make it happen.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

Since 2013, Jennifer Gonzales has been regularly blowing my mind with her thoughtful blend of effective classroom strategies and what’s new on the horizon that you can use in your classroom or library tomorrow. So explore the site, sign up for my weekly tips, or follow along on social media. by Jennifer Gonzales.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I love seeing kids gaining real-world skills, taking risks and learning from defeat in this gamified class,” said Matera, who wrote Explore Like a Pirate: Gamification and Game-Inspired Course Design to Engage, Enrich and Elevate Your Learners , a manual for teachers who aspire to design their classes as games.

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MSEDTechie

DECEMBER 3, 2015

They are designed to help our students become 21st century digital age learners by creating, inventing, and designing through challenge based learning activities, and exploration. I enjoyed spending time this week working in classrooms to share STEM experiences with students. Why Do We Need STEM? Each team member has a role.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2019

My Twitter friends, folks like @mrhowardedu and @Coachadamspe , gave me great suggestions on books to read that I want to share with you but first: A comment on the selections : I did get more suggestions than I could possibly list so I focused on books that were positive and uplifting rather than dark and foreboding. by Eric C.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 1, 2015

When he set out to visit all of the planet’s countries by age thirty-five, compulsive goal seeker Chris Guillebeau never imagined that his journey’s biggest revelation would be how many people like himself exist – each pursuing a challenging quest. There are a LOT of great books for teachers out there. Now all of these are exceptional reads.

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 13, 2015

One of the major benefits of using technology in the classroom is the ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of every student in every lesson. Below you will find website suggestions that address the different learning styles in your classroom with the help of technology: Verbal-Linguistic. |Kelly Tenkely|.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 7, 2020

There are lots of benefits to using podcasts in the classroom. To help you get started, we've put together a list of our favorite podcasts for the classroom. Story Pirates. If you haven't thought about how you might use podcasts in your teaching, take note: A 2019 study found that over 50% of people in the U.S.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 7, 2020

There are lots of benefits to using podcasts in the classroom. To help you get started, we've put together a list of our favorite podcasts for the classroom. Story Pirates. Kids can submit their stories to Story Pirates (with the help of a grown-up), which could make for a fun, real-world way to end a classroom writing unit.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Michael Matera, a 6th grade world history teacher in Milwaukee, used his expertise in gamification to write a top selling book, Explore Like a Pirate. Michael Matera, a 6th grade world history teacher in Milwaukee, used his expertise in gamification to write a top selling book, Explore Like a Pirate.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 26, 2019

There are lots of benefits to using podcasts in the classroom. There are lots of benefits to using podcasts in the classroom. To help you get started, we've put together a list of our favorite podcasts for the classroom. Story Pirates. A 2019 study found that over 50% of people in the U.S. For one, podcasts are free.

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Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

Real Questions About Artificial Intelligence in Education | EdSurge → "If you have enough knowledge you can probably deconstruct who any person is likely to be. As such, expect an abbreviated (TBD) publishing schedule for ‘A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News’ in August. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

100+ Game Based Learning Resources to Get Started in Your Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Game based learning excites learning in my classroom. It can ignite your classroom too. In this post, I’ll share what I’m doing in my classroom. Games are fun.

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 28, 2016

Ryan's responsibilities at Jackson Charter School in Rockford, IL include supporting other teachers as they try out new modes of instruction in the classroom. Calli Welsch: How did you get started incorporating games into your classroom? I started modifying and creating various games around using dice for learning.

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Want t o GO ABOVE AND BEYOND in the classroom with MORE Google Apps on your mobile device? Organize your ideas into projects, make predictions, take notes and collect data in multiple trials, then annotate and explore your results. Google My Maps Make custom maps to remember your favorite places, explore new cities, or view trends.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 29, 2019

This is a great way to stay up-to-date with innovative tools like G Suite for Education. She is my go-to resource for all things Google Classroom. You can learn just about anything on YouTube: how to fix your dryer, how to create a blog, or how to use Google Docs. 30+ YouTube Channels for Teachers! 30+ YouTube Channels for Teachers.

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Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

And I took, like many of us, some online classes, and I was frankly underwhelmed. And the couple of good ones were done by hand coding, JavaScript coding, things like that, which are impossible to do for most and out of reach for most educators. Learning Gadgets are almost like little apps. I served as moderator.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Good for you. But that’s not my job. And honestly, it’s probably not your job either.).

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Data breaches happen with alarming frequency. It’s one thing to be blasé about what a company you’ve chosen to do business with might do with your personal information; it’s another thing altogether when the bad guys have stolen it.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Data breaches happen with alarming frequency. It’s one thing to be blasé about what a company you’ve chosen to do business with might do with your personal information; it’s another thing altogether when the bad guys have stolen it.

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