eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Maker High offers an immersive learning experience hosted on Roblox for educators to teach chemistry in middle and high school classrooms. Maker High is a new experience on Roblox from the award-winning GoldieBlox team that leverages the power of gamified learning to deeply engage learners in chemistry.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2023

In this post, I’ll share an overview of the ResearchQuest resources for teachers and five ways you can use these now in your classroom. Digital options for Google Classrooms and other LMS are available, too. This will allow for some fantastic classroom conversations. The Natural History Museum of Utah sponsored this post.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

Josh Eby shares how he uses inquiry-based learning in his history classroom. He also discusses how he’s become a better teacher after returning to the classroom after 12 years in administration and why it was one of the best decisions he’s ever made. Inquiry-Based Learning in the History Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

Santha Walters uses drones in her English classroom to teach writing, collaboration and more. Learn how she does it, what standards she teaches, and technical issues of working with drones in the classroom. This Thursday, April 4 at 2pm ET/11 am PT join me for 12 Tips for Building Your Digital Classroom sponsored by PowerSchool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

I was blown away when I took a recent tour and saw that you can customize a playlist of games for each student based on standards and the personal needs of each student. Finally, we get the feedback that we need on apps for young children and meet content standards. Motivating Teachers to Be Excellent in the K-2 Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2022

So, I adopted this approach in my own classroom and so has today's guest fourth-grade teacher, Alana Stanton. Over the last seventeen years, Alana has created some traditions in her classroom and today she shares them. She currently writes for her blog, More Than A Lesson where she shares the stories of her classroom and her heart.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 16, 2018

To cut down on the time that educators were out of the classroom for training, Douglas said that all of the coaches got together to develop a cohesive strategy for professional learning that blends in technology seamlessly. Switching to gamified PD through a partnership with game-based learning company Alludo was a no-brainer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Overview of Vickie Morgado’s Global Collaboration in Her 3rd Grade Classroom. We have connected with different classrooms. I think we’ve learned how to use social media in just a really positive way, and learned to communicate and build a global audience, and shared our learning, and learned with others.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 25, 2018

Flipping Awesome Physics with an Asynchronous Flipped Gameful Mastery Learning Classroom. Now, Jon, you have recently implemented an asynchronous, flipped, gameful, mastery learning classroom. That’s the basic idea of a flipped classroom. Asynchronous flipped gameful mastery learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

schools— Kahoot is offering the first premium version of its game-based learning platform. Nothing about that will change or go away, Asmund Furuseth, the company’s CEO, emphasized in an interview. The play could be about more than just meeting a user demand. million into the company, according to Crunchbase.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

These “book words” are the academic vocabulary learners need to know and understand to meet their potential in school and beyond. By implementing proven multimodal learning strategies, students can overcome the academic language barrier. Game-based learning is one key strategy.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

This year’s cohort, whose products range from game-based learning to AI-generated flashcards, has a lot to be excited about. The program announced that last year, participants like tutoring app company GotIt! It’s the eighth startup project for CEO Cy Megnin, who’s raised $500,000 for the company so far.

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2022

And the technology may help address an age-old challenge in any classroom: motivation. A group of blockchain projects called “learn-to-earn” (also sometimes called “earn-to-learn”) aims to incentivize learners to engage with educational content and, just as importantly, stick with it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

This unit teaches about fire while meeting Next Generation Science Standards. As it has been noted, UL (Underwriters Laboratories), the creator of Xplorlabs, is a global safety science company. Each learning module is designed to connect classrooms to real-world science and engineering.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Michael Matera @ mrmatera , author of Explore Like a Pirate , talks about Purpose Driven Learning in the classroom. 10 Keys to Purpose Driven Learning. Vicki: Michael Matera @mrmatera is my favorite game-based learning guru, but today we’re going to talk about keys to purpose-driven learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Get a 45-day free trial of SmartLab Game-Based Learning Software. SMART Learning Suite is today’s sponsor. Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. He is one of the Lead Organizers of edcampNJ. Void where prohibited.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 6, 2017

History Simulations and Game Based Learning. Kids are constantly meeting with each other. They’re constantly meeting with each other. And the thing is, it doesn’t end in the classroom. There would probably be an impeachment of that leader by the classroom teacher. Enhanced Transcript.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

I had a special education classroom, and I was the Gen Ed teacher. So once we had our feet wet a little bit, and we got a taste of how that was curbing some of the behaviors in our classroom, we just started branching out and giving them more tastes of the G-suite apps. Lee Ann: Of course all of those were keystones in our classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 23, 2018

Marynn shares this innovative approach to teaching the Odyssey invented by her students along with their advice for using this method in your classroom. We have a very collaborative classroom, I let the students lead their learning as much as possible. So, during our Monday morning meeting, I just said, “You know what, guys?

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techlearning

MARCH 15, 2018

The creation and development of these games is a labor of love for the game developers involved. Charcoal City Games in Baltimore, Md., has been developing games for Legends of Learning since the company was in its research phase. All science games are based on NGSS and state curriculum standards.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

Andrew-Lamon faced her fears and brought Hour of Code to her classroom. Companies like Intel and Apple have launched diversity initiatives, but we have much work to do. And it starts in the classroom. Once Williams' values outweighed her apprehension, she grew to love finding ways to incorporate coding into her classroom.

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The Game Agency

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

They incorporated The Game Agency in 2007 which is one of the leading companies in its field with a view to change the mundane life. When the company began in 2007, there was no IOS app store, social media was in its infancy and gamers just didn’t have a great reputation. Start of the Journey. in one place.

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The Game Agency

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Your learners can play the game anywhere, anytime. PRE-LOAD YOUR GAME ON A DEVICE. Pre-load the game links onto mobile devices that can then be used at a live event. This is a great tool to maximize live meetings and make them more fun and engaging. game with your training content on iPads. Learn more here.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

We know that dips in student engagement have dramatic effects on the metrics we care about: academic performance, social emotional learning (SEL), school climate, and attendance. Maintaining engagement becomes simultaneously more crucial and difficult as classrooms try to keep up with today’s fast-paced world. We can’t afford not to.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

I find it baffling that in 2019 I still have to explain why it’s important to play with students, especially when Fortune 500 companies are gamifying their workplace and their customer outreach, profitable gamer-culture on YouTube is on the rise and colleges have eSports teams. The game personifies creativity and collaboration.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

– Vicki, your podcast host and friendly fellow classroom teacher. As a teacher, you have every single requisite skill that you need to run an esports team because it's not about knowing the games or the tech, it's about being able to manage children and get them to where they're supposed to be when they're supposed to be there.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2018

He has been named a Master Educator by Course Hero , an education technology company that produced a short film on Garg, who is now one of three finalists for the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching bestowed by Baylor University. Tell us how they put innovation, creativity, and collaboration into play in their classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

I tell her about what I do and how my company addresses society’s need to educate citizens for millions of unfilled jobs — in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) jobs, as well as jobs in computing. Can you really mandate computer science in all classrooms in this country? She smiles. “Oh Oh really. According to the U.S.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2015

Curved, stretchy chairs meet flexible tables, with writable surfaces. Whether launching school projects, openly exploring math and science concepts, constructing novel inventions or imagining innovative companies; this kind of a space symbolizes birth. Creativity is celebrated here. The windows are Tetris-shaped and multicolored.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

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. I would keep a list of the next three things I wanted to learn. ” Kaizen is a mindset.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 29, 2019

In addition to his work in schools, Richard has been a consultant to some of the largest companies in the educational technology industry. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

It’s one thing when master teachers successfully implement learning games in a carefully controlled research study. But engaging students through game-based learning (GBL) means little unless the games are easy to implement and effective where they matter most—in the classroom. What Not To Do.

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MindShift

AUGUST 13, 2015

Read more about technology in the classroom. NEW YORK — One morning, just before classes at New York City’s Quest to Learn Middle School broke for lunch, Etai Kurtzman found himself transformed into a lemon tree. But this type of classroom, while unusual, makes perfect sense to Etai and his classmates. Etai agrees.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 9, 2018

Like, you bring that fun and passion into the classroom, and kids are just gonna be like, “What did she say?”. I do… “Live + Laugh + Love = Learn” in my classroom. Kim: So I saw a lot of dabbing in my classroom, and I love to dab, and I dropped the smartboard marker, like the microphone? And I’m like, “HEY! Vicki: Yeah.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

I treated my classroom like a business by investing in long-term purchases, I made an investment in my company.”. Lego Lessons in the classroom” from Michael Matera on YouTube. With over 20 years classroom experience, Tricia is all about “putting the STEAM back in STEM.” Innovations in Games-Based Learning video series.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

But at an all-hands meeting at the company’s Washington, D.C. Some employees hoped the company could turn around and stayed on without pay. “We have adopted the standards while 21 states have standards based on the framework. Fundraisers Sidelined There was just one problem—the company needed more money.

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