Technology Tidbits

MARCH 17, 2014

This is going to be one of my most ambitious posts yet, as I have curated a gigantic list of my favorite sites/apps for Game Based Learning (a.k.a I''ve done posts on educational iOS Apps and Educational Online Games but I have never combined the two and curated a list that specifically deals w/ GBL. Gamification).

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Principal Chris Huckans believes that competency-based education (CBE) is one of the keys to the school’s success. Huckans says that Bishop Hall’s use of the Brightspace learning management system provides students with highly personalized learning pathways, which “allow them to innovate and experiment.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2023

Click for a free teacher account Each lesson plan includes standards, a downloadable 'research assistant' guide for students, assessments, and more. You can choose the investigations you want to use and link to them within your learning management system to manage your student’s progress.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

With comprehensive PD, teachers can learn how to utilize AI to ease their own workload, while simultaneously building familiarity with AI technologies to support ethical student usage. Nontraditional learning models: Microschools, microlearning, game-based learning, and more!

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2019

The news came as a surprise to educational game developers and researchers, many of whom credit the Institute of Play for supporting and growing the game-based learning industry. Students were asked to apply subject-matter information they learned by building problem-solving and systems-thinking skills.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

But she doesn't want that to be how kids experience school going forward. And that desire for change drew Vallon to Quest to Learn , a public 6-12 school in New York City focused on game-based learning. There are so many amazing ways to use games, game-like experiences and the design process to engage students. "I

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Quizlet Live is a collaborative gaming system that allows teachers to engage students and boost their learning using a wide variety of game-based activities. As students play the games, teachers.read more.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 26, 2022

Using these games for learning just requires a slight rethinking of what an "educational game" looks like. This means games that feature less gamification and content drills and instead have absorbing stories and settings or compelling simulations and systems. Start with the games your students (or you!)

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This provides a simple way to give each child the basics on how to stay safe online. The reports are easily tailored to a teacher’s specific focus and also helps guide the assessment process. Westover, Technology Enabled Learning and Teaching Coordinator at Rainy River District School Board. and Canada.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Additionally, when you launch a type of classroom games that you’ve not built before, Educaplay will share a short tutorial video to help you create that type of activity. ABC Games: For Comprehensive Vocabulary. This type of classroom game requires quite a few items because it goes through the alphabet to test knowledge.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 19, 2020

is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions. Its learning games, “Kahoots”, are multiple-choice quizzes that allow user responses. More information about how to do this can be found at How to Make a Survey With Google Docs Forms.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2023

Let’s look at the direct benefits of applying MDM solutions to gamified learning: Better Software Management With a cloud-based remote device manager, it’s easier to keep all software and system settings updated. Conversely, instructors can view or edit modules and launch learning apps.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 11, 2020

Here is a list of suggested tools that can be used to keep the learning happening when schools are closed: * This Lists is in alphabetical order Top Learning Tools when School is Closed ABCmouse - A very popular online curriculum for ages 2-8 on subjects such as: Math, Reading, Science, and more.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

But make no mistake: game design is very important for learning. A project of the Institute of Play, Quest, as the school is known, is an Innovation Zone (or iZone) school, itself a project of the city’s public school system. In fact, all games use learning theory to some extent.

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Technology Tidbits

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

As w/ the previous year''s list, more and more mobile apps are making the list as mobile learning continues to be the rising trend in education. However, that''s not to say that there isn''t a good amount of websites and Learning Management Systems showing up as well. iPads/Chromebooks). Teachley: Mt. . Teachley: Mt. .

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

The principal's students were in an alternative setting and the main delivery and assessment of content came from an online course platform. The staff fully recognized the need to provide the students with a richer learning environment than simply watching videos that led to multiple choice quizzes and eventual unit tests.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 7, 2020

Game Based Learning is a great way to integrate technology into the classroom as well generate excitement for students. 50 Sites/Apps for Educational Games ABCya - A great site for games and mobile apps for elementary students. Educandy - A excellent site where educators can create educational games and activities.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

Tuniversitiy’s first offering is a book on how to reproduce Williams’ own song, “Happy,” and includes step-by-step tutorials on how students can create the song for themselves within Garageband. Upgrades also include Smarty Ants Español, a program designed to help K-2 Spanish-speaking students learn how to read in Spanish.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 26, 2015

But it wasn’t just the students picking up new game design skills, as the jam was the culmination of a year-long series of events aimed at helping teachers further incorporate games-based learning into their classrooms. C:DAGs is a unique high school. That was a hugely instructive moment,” he said.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

She also shares her micro-credential badging approach that has her fifth graders excited to learn. Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2018

Related: How to help students avoid the remedial ed trap. Ordinarily, a drop in college remedial courses would herald an improvement in high school math learning. Twelfth-graders’ scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress have barely budged over the last 10 years. Related: We’d be better at math if the U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 19th, 2014 Perhaps the greatest joy is learning how to motivate yourself. Floyd Maxwell The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. See you there!

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 12, 2017

In many cases, it’s not the device that makes the difference, often the best learning occurs with no device. In addition to debating the best type of technology, I often hear that blended learning can only happen in a 1:1 environment. If you only had six laptops in your classroom, how would you best utilize them?

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

The reason for this as not as many new learning tools came out this year compared to years past, while more current tools focused on regular updates. Code Kingdoms - One of my favorite sites for learning how to program (Javascript) by drag-n-dropping blocks of code (i.e Xtranormal) by typing a script. .

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 12, 2015

After reading the book fairly quickly, and taking lots of notes, I developed some ideas for how to transform my own classroom into a gamified space in order to develop cross-curricular learning. I realized that my old game master was onto something brilliant—but it was no easy feat. (As 6 Factors Of Success In Gamification.

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MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 25, 2020

And suddenly I had a huge dilemma, the same dilemma facing virtually all teachers, schools, and districts as they start school - in some fashion - this fall: how do you remedy the fact that a significant number of students, but not necessarily all, have large learning gaps in the math they should have previously learned?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2018

EdSurge talks to Garg about his new game, his favorite music videos, and how to make chemistry fun. How did it become a standing-room-only class? I also make an effort to learn student names. I can typically learn more than 200 in a 10-week period. Students are the consumers, if you will, of our educational system.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

GBLNYC has over 500 members and hosts monthly events ranging from networking socials, educational game demonstrations, expert presentations, and game design workshops. We’ll talk about how to choose STEM learning tools and how to use them to meet your classroom needs. Register here. LIVE on www.TeacherCast.tv.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2022

The financial system looks very different now and it will continue to change in the future. There are always new developments and methods of making purchases in the digital world, which means we need to expand the content and learning opportunities for students. How do I get my students into Financial Literacy? .

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

This month’s question is about how to improve teacher professional development. If project based learning works – do it. In my opinion, if you can’t teach me about game based learning by using games, you’re not qualified to teach game based learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 5, 2014

Each week we interview teachers, principals, superintendents, authors and presenters to learn about how to become more effective educators! Share your experience with game-based learning with an audience of game developers and peer educators! We are dedicated to being the lead learners in all that we do.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 6, 2014

We’ll cover a range of features including the online games portal GameUp; My BrainPOP, which lets you track student learning; and the Mixer, which helps you create customized assessments. Learn more here. Education Revolution Google+ Community Game Based Learning in the Classroom. Read more at [link].

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 2, 2015

That led me to think about how Portal 2 could be used in schools, as I wanted to see how the game could challenge my students to solve physics and math problems in an envir onment they typically never experience during school. Decide How Feedback Will Be Provided. You need to provide your students time to learn the game.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 12, 2012

Every time I meet up with her I'm impressed by her energy and drive, and her ability to come up with new and exciting ideas on how to engage learners. In today's 10Q interview, Helen answers questions about her philosophy on learning, social media and her current projects in higher education, including alternate reality games: Who are you?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Learn more about our MiniCon events and how to sign up for these fun presentation opportunities here. Partner Spotlight New Media Consortium The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an international not-for-profit consortium of learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

” 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. Mastery Learning. Personalized Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

You can only do that if you know how to use technology, especially really fabulous software, which teachers who use technology know how to find. Learn more about formative assessment. If you want to listen – Monica Burns did a fantastic podcast episode about her Favorite Formative Assessment Tools.

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