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Flip Grid: 6 Fun Ideas to Engage Learners in Conversation with Teryl Magee

The CoolCatTeacher

Episode 117 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I’ve included a comparison matrix with features to help you figure out what system is best for you. I’ve included a comparison matrix with features to help you figure out what system is best for you.

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Why Should You Create an Interactive Textbook, and How to Create One?

Kitaboo on EdTech

they help you drive more engagement in comparison to traditional print books or regular eBooks. Better Accessibility. Interactive eBooks make the content more accessible for readers. Besides, they also allow readers to download eBooks and access them offline, even without internet connectivity. Drive Higher Engagement.

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Our mutual friends

Learning with 'e's

Learning within a highly connected community of practice provides learners with new vistas, greater scope for exploration, and access to dialogue at the highest level in their field of study. References Jenkins, H. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Social media can reduce the degrees of separation. Surowiecki, J.

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Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0

User Generated Education

Philipp Schmidt (2007) provide an excellent comparison of how Education 1.0 is that of pedagogy: There is little doubt that the most dominant form of instruction in Europe and America is pedagogy, or what some people refer to as didactic, traditional, or teacher-directed approaches. References. Education 1.0 Keats and J.

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The Best, Free Financial Literacy Courses for Middle and High School

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Picture a classroom full of students excited to learn about money. These financial literacy skills include comparison shopping, avoiding online scams, effectively using credit, and investing. Welcome to the world of free financial literacy courses!

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The Rise of eSports in Education: Breaking New Ground

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter If you want to know how to start an eSports program in your school. But if you have some kids in AV, they probably have access to it and they'll… you know, this is something that they want to do and doing live broadcasts is, you know, what AD kids do.

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What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge?

The Hechinger Report

There are pockets of poverty in the county that rival the Delta while Starkville is, by comparison, a wealthy town,” he said. In the past year, several of his former students from East Oktibbeha who now attend Starkville High have stopped by his classroom to ask for college references. I struggled at first just to keep up.”.

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