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The 5-Year, $15 Million Global Learning XPRIZE Competition Is Over. Here’s Who Won.

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In September 2017, five finalists were chosen to field test their tools with thousands of children across villages in Tanzania. and London-based nonprofit Onebillion. Kitkit offers a game-based learning program on tablets to help children learn independently. Across the world, 198 teams applied.

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

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It’s also a time when companies of all sizes and ages announce their latest updates and tools. GOTTA CATCH ‘EM ALL: Newsela , a popular online resource which allows teachers to select and assign articles based on students’ Lexile levels, is aiming to bring its materials to younger students. classrooms. “As WHO GIVES A KAHOOT?:

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Kahoot Launches First-Ever Premium Version for Schools.

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schools— Kahoot is offering the first premium version of its game-based learning platform. Until today, Kahoot’s website and mobile app, which feature nearly 60 million multiple-choice quizzes, have been completely free for students and teachers. million into the company, according to Crunchbase.

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How Tablet Games Can Teach Skills to Students with Visual Impairments

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Schultz has taken a career in building special needs software and games for people who are blind or have low vision into ObjectiveEd, a new endeavor at a time when investor interest in educational tools and investor interest in assistive technology are apparently on the rise. million across 71 deals in 2017.

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AI in VR and AR with Rachelle Dené Poth

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She is the past-president of the ISTE Teacher Education Network and served on the Leadership team of the Mobile Learning Network for five years. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Virtual Reality (VR) as a New Educational Paradigm

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Date: Thursday, December 7, 2017. So I think what we’re waiting on, to really have the area explode, VR in education, are the mobile headsets that are running web VR — which we haven’t seen a lot of yet. I mean, this is not a game. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Enhanced Transcript. Re-create that.

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7 Global Project Ideas from a Leading 3rd Grade Classroom

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Learn about global Kahoots, how she tweets with her class and more global collaborative techniques in this show. Instantly scan and score with any mobile, desktop or document camera. Tuesday, October 24, 2017. Mrs Morgado (@MrsMorgado1) October 20, 2017. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.