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Modern Learning Strategies: 6 Channels Of 21st Century Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

Learning is a conversation–whether personal, local, and direct, or more general, global, and digitally-based. What are the effects of dialogic learning? A 2008 study by Stan Frijters, Geert ten Dam, and Gert Rijlaarsdam presented a study on teaching value-loaded critical thinking comprising of 297 students.

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5 Simple Ways to Improve Physical Education w/ #Edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

VICKI: Yeah, because you’re teaching a kid how to shoot a basketball shot and they say, “No, I am doing it right, I am doing it right.” So you can imagine, it’s sort of like having an instant replay in your classroom and that brings out this enormous array of possibilities. [00:02:00].

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@Quizizz : Say Goodbye to Worksheets and Crosswords

The CoolCatTeacher

Jon was the co-designer of Minarets High School , which originated as a GAFE, 1:1 Macbook and PBL based high school in 2008 and has been named an Apple Distinguished School three times. So I taught my kids how to self-correct. So on Monday, I give them the test. And they’re like, what; you’re giving us a test and it’s Monday.

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The hidden audience effect

Learning with 'e's

Speakers included Derek Robertson, Steve Dale, James Langley, Chris Mayoh and Julian Wood, who presented variously on games based learning, e-safeguarding, embedding the iPad across the curriculum, the use of QR codes and mobile devices in education, and how to engage readers with digital texts.

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50 Of The Best Video Games For Learning

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If you’re interested in the possibility of video games for learning–that is, teaching and learning with video games to master both academic and non-academic content–than the following collection may be of interest to you. E3 2008 - Fallout 3 Trailer. How to play Civilization V! Follow List.

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