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10 Awesome Courses To Improve Your Online Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching online and blending classrooms is a hot topic, but there’s always room for improvement. As teachers, we need to constantly refresh and update topics to improve our distance learning skills. This course is sponsored by Advancement Courses.

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Game Based Learning in Action

The CoolCatTeacher

Game-based learning might not be what you think. On today’s show Matthew Farber, author of Game-Based Learning In Action: How an Expert Affinity Group Teaches with Games , talks about how to use games in the classroom effectively. Game-Based Learning in Action.

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Reflections on 50 years of Game-Based Learning (Part 3)

Edsurge

More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues : Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious. Audience engagement poses another conundrum.

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Why students love a game-based learning experience

Neo LMS

Gamification in learning is an established trend, and uses the core elements of what make games fun – mastery, narrative, instant feedback, competition, and reward, to create new ways for learners to internalize information. A digital game-based learning experience. Why students love game-based learning.

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Enhancing Civic Education with Game-Based Learning

EdTechTeacher

Therefore, how might we leverage the power of gamification and game-based learning to enhance civic education? The ability to have students travel off-site has logistical roadblocks, and some experiences are simply too difficult to replicate in a live classroom environment. Examples of Game-Based Learning for Civics.

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Teaching History with Simulations and Game Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

History Simulations and Game Based Learning. And the thing is, it doesn’t end in the classroom. There would probably be an impeachment of that leader by the classroom teacher. And then of course they didn’t, and they all ganged up on them, and… So it’s just kind of crazy. Enhanced Transcript.

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#05: 5 Ideas for Using Game-Based Learning in your Classroom Today

The CoolCatTeacher

As a gamification guru and moonshot thinker, Michael transforms the traditional classroom into a high-energy environment where active student engagement is paramount. Helping educators learn about the power of a gamified immersive learning environment is Michael’s passion. SMART Learning Suite is today’s sponsor.