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Alexa Goes to ISTE: Edtech Companies—and Teachers—Debut New Skills for Learning

Edsurge

Across the massive, brightly colored expo hall at ISTE 2019 , the annual education technology conference where companies display and demo their latest gadgets, upgrades and software, several vendors showcased the new skills they have developed for Alexa-enabled devices.

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Top 25 Sites/Apps of 2019

Technology Tidbits

Top 25 Sites/Apps of 2019 Wakelet - Wakelet lets educators easily bookmark any item on the web (i.e. Knoword - A super fun Vocabulary game w/ educational portal where teachers can create their own word lists and track/monitor students. brainstorming, assessing learning, etc.). article, blog, tweet, etc.)

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AI in VR and AR with Rachelle Dené Poth

The CoolCatTeacher

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. She received the ISTE Making IT Happen Award in 2019 and has received several Presidential gold and silver awards for her volunteer service to education.

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Video for learning: Today and tomorrow

Learning with 'e's

Alternative modes Today, education has expanded beyond traditional learning spaces into distance education , blended learning, flipped classrooms , mobile learning, and online delivery through technologies such as MOOCs ( Massive Open Online Courses ). The future? So what will educational video look like in the future?

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Sites/Apps Every Teacher should try for Back to School

Technology Tidbits

Answerables - An innovative cross between Learning Management System and Game Based Learning that can be integrated into any curriculum to teach any subject. Education Galaxy - A new site for grades K-6 that uses Game Based Learning to help students in a wide variety of subject.

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Game On: Kahoot Snaps Up DragonBox for $18 Million for Its First Acquisition

Edsurge

And with gaming as core to both company’s DNA, “there is a good match between our philosophies.” Kahoot offers a web-based and mobile app that allows anyone to create and partake in multiple-choice quizzes. The company also earned $1.9

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Top 8 Advantages of an Interactive STEM Curriculum

Kitaboo on EdTech

But now with mobile phones, tablets, and laptops being a part of school education, it is much easier to deliver STEM courses on these devices, making the courses more interactive, accessible and engaging. Related: 8 Trends in Education Technology That Will Have A Major Impact | 2019. Allows Students to Keep Up with Technology.

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