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#05: 5 Ideas for Using Game-Based Learning in your Classroom Today

The CoolCatTeacher

Get a free 45-day trial of SmartLab for Game Based Learning. SMART Learning Suite is today’s sponsor. Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. Mini Games. Use Game Mechanics. Adventure Paths.

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8 Great Ways to Level Up Game Based Learning in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Play Good Games, Get Great Results Game based learning in the classroom should not be worksheets with points. Here are eight ways to level up game based learning. Because, face it, many educational “games” fall short. That is what game designers mean by ‘chocolate on broccoli.’

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Augmented Reality Lessons You Can Use Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Games4Ed facilitates collaborations between educators, researchers, game developers, publishers, and policymakers to further the use of games and other immersive strategies in schools. Mitch served on the Board of the Ed-Tech Industry Network (ETIN) of the SIIA from 2012-2019, was cochair from 2015-2016, and was the chair in 2019.

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?Updates, Upgrades and Overheard: What Was Unveiled at ISTE 2017

Edsurge

So the company plans to release three new articles a week aimed specifically at elementary students. Upgrades also include Smarty Ants Español, a program designed to help K-2 Spanish-speaking students learn how to read in Spanish. the game-based learning platform, is going mobile. WHO GIVES A KAHOOT?:

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50 Of The Best Video Games For Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

was invited to speak at the CDC in Atlanta about the disease models inside the game! ? The game creates a compelling world that engages the public on serious public health topics” – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ? Best Tablet Game of 2012” - New York Daily News. ? BEST OF WORLD-BUILDING GAMES (iTunes).

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7 Ways My Interactive Display is a Key Part of My Student-Centered Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Principles of Instruction: Research-Based Strategies That All Teachers Should Know. Formative assessment is a not-so-secret of my own success, and the interactive display is part of this as I show certain items and hide others. Research Note: Every student response describe here is a quick and painless form of formative assessment.

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Cybersecurity is Still Paramount for Schools

edWeb.net

Prior to coming to Highline in 2012 Dr. Enfield served as Interim Superintendent for Seattle Public Schools. In 2017, the district opened MOSAIC, a personalized learning elementary school, and created the MyPath program, which allows high school students to create their own class. Louis, Missouri.

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