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6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse

ViewSonic Education

At the same time, because the metaverse is also being used in areas like social media and the creation of video games, its use as an educational tool has not necessarily been fully understood by all. In general, the current generation of students is more likely to engage with gamification elements or with social media platforms.

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The Hottest Posts Everyone's Reading

The Innovative Educator

The top story this week is a post that responds to a story about an uninformed school headmaster who mistakenly attributes his school’s success to the fact that he banned laptops. After that is a post that debunks several myths about the negative effects of social media on our brains. 5 Ways Social Media is Changing Our Brains.

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The Hottest Posts Everyone's Reading

The Innovative Educator

For the second week, the top story is a post that responds to a story about an uninformed school headmaster who mistakenly attributes his school’s success to the fact that he banned laptops. Read it to discover some incredible assistive technologies for students. 5 Ways Social Media is Changing O. GeniusHour.

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The Hottest Posts Everyone's Reading

The Innovative Educator

Next up is a post that responds to a story about an uninformed school headmaster who mistakenly attributes his school’s success to the fact that he banned laptops. After that we have a post that shows how technology can help improve student writing. 5 Ways Social Media is Changing O. Check em out below.

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Tips & Tools to Enhance Collaboration Between Tech & Curriculum

techlearning

Technology can put a wealth of material literally into the palm of a student’s hand. Lightweight new laptops and digital books can easily take the place of heavy, cumbersome books and notebooks. [ Using social media such as Twitter can help the teacher make connections with educators in other parts of the world.

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Is #EdTech Really A Waste? 8 Lessons for The Uninformed

The Innovative Educator

Technology is the very tool that gives students an authentic platform to question and debate ideas. Read about the social media guidelines created by students and teachers for students and teachers here. You can read how laptops and services like Neverware can save money here. Not sure how? You can read about BYOD here.

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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

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Pop-up social media spaces and hashtags, such as #remoteteaching , #CovidCampus , and the Educator Temporary School Closure for Online Learning Facebook group, feature numerous posts and discussions about digital tools, resources, and apps for remote teaching. Some schools rushed to get laptops and tablets to students in need.