The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

As a gamification guru and moonshot thinker, Michael transforms the traditional classroom into a high-energy environment where active student engagement is paramount. Here’s my interview with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen about the best iPad apps for the elementary classroom. ” Want to hear another show full of ideas?

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2022

Founded in 2012 by Chris Twyman and Ian Garland, the innovative, web-based publishing platform brings together passionate educators, technology experts, corporate sponsors, enthusiastic parents, and students to promote and develop creativity, writing, reading, critical thinking, and other essential 21st century literacy skills.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Elementary teacher Michael Matera has students enter the realm of nobles (see video below) as his students join teams as part of learning in a not so bloody or violent Game of Thrones type approach. Jane McGonigal’s 2012 TED Talk shares how gaming can help those who game have resilience and how good games can improve the world.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2016

The Bedtime Math app , launched in 2012, spurs family math talk by sending parents daily word problems prefaced by a paragraph of story – about everything from subway-riding dogs to galactic travel – illustrated with a photo or video. There are no fancy graphics, sound effects, scores, rewards or other gamification gewgaws.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

However, what does that look like for early elementary grades (K-3)? Using gamification, the most motivational aspects of games in non-game settings, has changed the game of school. Mobile Learning Experience 2011 , 2012 , and 2013 were fantastic opportunities for educators to learn, share, and connect. A massive online game?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own.

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Kevin Corbett

JULY 25, 2014

72% of best selling apps in 2012 were aimed at PREschoolers and children in elementary school. The post The Mobile Learning Imperative in Higher Education appeared first on | elearning, mobile learning, gamification and more. The Mobile Learning in Higher Education [ INFOGRAPHIC ]. On average, each millenial owns 2.4

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