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Participating in #EduBrawl at #SXSWEdu 2013

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SXSWedu takes place in Austin March 4th - 7th, 2013. where four practicing educators will share opinions on hot topics in education such as mobile devices, game-based learning, and flipped classrooms. WeAreTeachers invited me to be part of a panel called EduBrawl!,

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@Quizizz : Say Goodbye to Worksheets and Crosswords

The CoolCatTeacher

Jon is a Google Certified Innovator (#GTAWA 2011), has been a Lead Learner for a Google Teacher Academy (#GTAMTV2), is also an Apple Distinguished Educator and has facilitated over 10 Executive Briefings and led sessions in Final Cut Pro for the 2013 Apple Institute. VICKI: Happy edtech tool Tuesday.

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

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Flocks of educators and entrepreneurs have made their way down to San Antonio this week for the mecca of edtech conferences, hosted by the International Society for Technology in Education—better known as ISTE. Upgrades also include Smarty Ants Español, a program designed to help K-2 Spanish-speaking students learn how to read in Spanish.

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KyEdRPG Spotlight: Chad Collins and "The Academy"

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

Chad Collins has been with Spencer County Public Schools (KY) since 2013, first as a middle school social studies and ELA teacher, and currently as the campus Gifted and Talented Teacher for Spencer County Middle School (SCMS) as well as Spencer County Elementary School.

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GlassLab Set Out to Prove Games Could Assess Learning. Now It’s Shutting Down.

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In 2013, it created an educational version of SimCity , the classic city-building franchise owned by Electronic Arts. If anyone can fundamentally change the nature of assessments in K-12, then there could be a big opportunity for game-based learning products,” White adds.

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8 Tried and True Edtech Tools to Try in 2018

The CoolCatTeacher

Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers has several online professional development options to check out: GSuite for Teachers , Teaching History with Technology , and Practical Edtech Coaching. Tried and True Edtech Tools to Try in 2018. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here.

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Kahoot Acquires Clever for $500M, Hoping to Expand Its Presence in the U.S.

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The publicly traded, game-based learning company announced Thursday that it was acquiring Clever, a digital learning platform used widely among K-12 schools in the U.S. For Kahoot, which launched in 2013, the deal could be a boon. The Oslo-based company has a large global presence already, with 1.6