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Citizen Science, Crowdsourcing, Gamification and Cryptocurrency, Oh My!

Doug Levin

For that reason, I am excited that this coming week the White House is set to shine a deserved light on one domain where the benefits of abundant access to powerful technology tools are most clear: citizen science. The post Citizen Science, Crowdsourcing, Gamification and Cryptocurrency, Oh My!

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6 Websites that Explain Elections

Ask a Tech Teacher

The first few explain elections in general and the next teach the process through gamification. C-Span provides Americans with access to live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S. C-Span resources can be accessed directly from the website or via a downloadable radio app, iTunes, iPhone, Android, or Blackberry. election process.

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5 of the biggest education trends in 2024

eSchool News

Consequently, we will see a shift in how edtech enhances learning and how schools support teachers, as well as a renewed focus on accessibility, social emotional learning, and individualized approaches to learning that improve student outcomes. Here are five of the biggest education trends in 2024: 1.

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Friday 5: K-12 coding

eSchool News

India has even introduced coding from class six, based on the country’s new education policy. The gamification of learning is one of many fun ways to learn coding and is a great way to teach technical topics that some students would naturally shy away from. Educators have found a solution to this problem: gamification.

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15 Edtech items to include in your back-to-school checklist for teachers

Neo LMS

Having a welcome section that introduces your class will motivate them to access the content you have prepared. In this section, you can include a link to the calendar to access all the activities you have planned for the semester. for easy access or sharing. No back-to-school checklist is complete without a warm welcome.

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8 Websites that Explain Elections

Ask a Tech Teacher

The first five explain elections in general and the next three teach the process through gamification. C-Span provides American’s access to the live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S. C-Span resources can be accessed directly from the website or via a downloadable radio app, iTunes, iPhone, Android, or Blackberry.

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Using a school LMS to deliver PD for teachers

Neo LMS

They create courses, give access to all sorts of learning materials online, use gamification features, design learning paths, encourage online collaboration, monitor student progress, do grading, and so on. There are many ways in which an LMS with a comprehensive feature set can assist teachers in delivering their best instruction.

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