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How K–12 Classrooms Can Benefit from Robotics

EdTech Magazine

Fri, 09/06/2019 - 11:01. McKinsey & Company notes that Gen Z is composed of digital natives who prioritize unique identity and are rooted in the “search for the truth.” . MORE FROM EDTECH: See how education robotics companies are invigorating K–12 learning. How K–12 Classrooms Can Benefit from Robotics.

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5 Steps to Gamify Your Elementary Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

She has been a presenter at ISTE 2019, NCCE 2016-19, the Southern Oregon EdTech Summit 2015-18, and IntegratED 2017-18. It’s called Next Level Gamification: [link] Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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Long Live the '90s: ‘Edtech’ Crazes Every Teacher (and Student) Secretly Wishes Were Still Around

Edsurge

So we rounded up the most beloved edtech tools of the ‘90s for your scrolling pleasure, from early internet sensations to the hottest hardware you just had to have. And if that’s not enough, Netflix has a reboot set for 2019. Today, it seems every edtech company out there wants to gamify learning. Get it gumshoes. .

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K–12 Teachers Use Virtual and Augmented Reality Platforms to Teach Coding

EdTech Magazine

Thu, 02/28/2019 - 15:20. MORE–FROM–EDTECH: See how mixed reality tools are helping K–12 teachers engage their students. Innovations in virtual and augmented reality in the classroom are taking the concept of gamification to a whole new level. . Technology Companies Invest in AR and VR Education Apps. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

She has held several leadership positions with education companies, most recently Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Achieve 3000, Kaplan K12, and Renaissance Learning. Prior to this, they founded their own company called EdGenius.net, where they provided consulting services for organizations looking to improve teaching and learning practices.

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6 Tips for making the most of ed tech exhibitions

Neo LMS

The NEO team will be heading to London next week to attend The BETT Show 2019 , between January 23-26. For many teachers, edtech conferences are a major highlight of the school year and a great opportunity to connect with fellow educators. Heading to Bett 2019? So, how to solve this problem? Easy: get to know “the market”.

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

Edsurge

This was in early 2019. Deepak Cheenath That puts CoCo’s strategies to keep students engaged or motivated to learn at complete odds with what many edtech companies have been trying to do to teach literacy or STEM — mimic online games like Robolox or Minecraft that children spend hours immersed in outside of school.