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Game Based Learning: Make Fast Teaching Games with SMART lab

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsored Post by SMART Learning Suite From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Formative assessment and game based learning make a powerful combination in the classroom. I love SMART lab, a new feature of the SMART Learning Suite. Download a free trial.

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Where Schools Need to Focus Their Ed Tech Efforts

EdTech Magazine

Inspecting the difference between schools with higher and lower student outcomes, higher-performing schools were much more likely to focus on tools that promoted student collaboration, assessments and games. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps for Game Based Learning

Technology Tidbits

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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New to Competency-Based Learning? Here're Five Ways to Assess It

Edsurge

He adds, “Kids are allowed to learn at their own pace, and can learn experientially.” When a competency-based approach to assessment is in place, students must show what they know as well as what they can do. Below are five ways to approach competency-based learning assessment.

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5 Basic ingredients to online learning success

Neo LMS

Nobody expects teachers to become tech experts overnight, but at least simple things like rotating a PDF or using cloud-based software shouldn’t be a problem. Game-based learning design. An online learning environment offers plenty of opportunities for teachers to create and use game-based learning.

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Games-Based Learning Not Only Helps Students, but Teachers Too

Educator Innovator

Game designers are incorporating assessment tools into new learning games in ways that are useful for instructional decision-making, without overpowering teachers with irrelevant data. . Last fall, at Robinswood Middle School in Orlando, Florida, 65 students were learning about air pollution.

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MDM solutions and gamification make perfect interactive learning partners

eSchool News

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. It helps teachers and school administrators assess their present methods and develop future improvements.