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Leveling Up Language Learners’ 21st-Century Skills with Minecraft

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Before entering the game, students would outline their plans for the day—a great way to get them using the “going to” future tense and conditional form for hypotheses. Students recorded these reflections on a Google Doc as a reference for the next time we played. Language Learning and Minecraft. IrvSpanish. Vance Stevens.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Updates Partner Spotlight Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Final Notes Updates Did you miss the annoucement of our Online Summit Featuring Google for Education? We’re taking Google education summits online! September 6th + 7th! More information or register here! See you there!

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?Meet Intel Education Accelerator’s Newest Cohort of EdTech Visionaries

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This year’s cohort, whose products range from game-based learning to AI-generated flashcards, has a lot to be excited about. raised more than $9 million in a recent Series A round , and handheld wireless sensor company PocketLab is now teaming up with Google to bring the pocket-sized lab equipment to the Google Science Journal.

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Testing and the future of education: Anya Kamenetz on Future Trends Forum #6

Bryan Alexander

Indeed, Anya stated they educators are “fumbling” on qualitative assessment so far. She cited the recent Google artificial intelligence success AlphaGo ; I recommended this Wired article. Anya offered an anecdote, that some district-level benchmark tests are starting to get cut back by using software-based assessments.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In this webinar, we’ll cover all the valuable resources it offers to support game-based learning. Get to know SnapThought – one of our assessment tools – and the new game Sortify, which adds another dimension to playful assessment. Education Revolution Google+ Community 2014 MoonBots Challenge.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

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Game-Based Learning. Learning through games (from physical to digital). The application of game-like “encouragement” mechanics to non-game entities. Put another way, it is making a game out of something that’s not. Google Apps for Education. Google Classroom.