Neo LMS

MARCH 2, 2021

As we prepare for spring, it is always good to have some new ideas to promote student engagement and foster more collaboration in the classroom. Whether we are in virtual, hybrid, or in-person learning, it is important to have a variety of tools that help us transition between these spaces and expand the when and where learning happens.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms, on any device, using the Chrome web browser. Minecraft in the Classroom. Minecraft in the classroom. In a normal classroom setting, they probably wouldn’t do that. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

For example, their Fire Forensics: Claims and Evidence unit is a safe way to educate middle school students about fire. Generally speaking, this free interactive STEM lab takes 2-4 days to complete and includes extension science experiments that you could add to the unit. Fire Forensics: A Free STEM Module for Middle School Science.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Join us on Wednesday, December 19th at 9 pm ET for a lively conversation about the classroom pedagogies of teaching with Augmented Reality. Register Now AR Topics Some of the topics we will be discussing include: How teachers are teaching with augmented reality in the classroom Device configurations (does every student have to have one?)

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Blended Learning In my opinion, the best 21st-century classrooms are “bricks” and “clicks,” blending together the best of face-to-face and online. Blended learning is not new. Blended Learning Classrooms are made of “bricks’ and “clicks” and every teacher should be ready. Learn How 2.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

What is STEM? The acronym STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. More recently, arts were added to this educational model, as educators believed that art and creativity play an important role in the understanding of the former subjects in the STEM Curriculum , thus changing the acronym from STEM to STEAM.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Teacher Mike Roberts give five strategies that can help us with formative assessment AND classroom management. Sponsor: The US Matific Games are coming this February. Try Matific free now and sign up to join their Math games. 5 Formative Assessment Strategies to Help with Classroom Management. What’s the first example?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 12, 2018

Thirty-three-year Presidential Award Winning science teacher Glen Westbroek believes in creating active learning experiences in his science classroom. Today we kick off science week on the 10-Minute Teacher talking about active learning, Next Generation Science Standards, and what an engaging science classroom looks like.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2018

From additional Learning Tools for OneNote to a new way to use Minecraft: Education Edition , these new developments stem directly from the needs of Microsoft’s most important consumers. “[The All in all, Salcito says these updates leverage Microsoft’s technology to make every student at ease in the classroom.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

We are well aware of the very many ways that digital storytelling assists students to consider content critically, improve language skills and enhance collaboration and creativity – but can it also be used to bring deep learning (and perhaps a bit more joy) to studying STEM subjects? Parsons et al. into the scientific.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this show, AR/VR guru Rachelle Dené Poth delves deep into the transformative potential of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom. You're still a teacher in the classroom, though, right Rachelle?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In one year, I shifted from being an educator who didn’t value an expanded role of video games in schools to a teacher developing an elementary esports curriculum, running multiple esports summer camps, and developing an elementary esports after school club. I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools.

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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. Vicki: Do you feel like they’re learning physics better?

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

What are some examples of the metaverse? For many, its most recognizable forms are games, such as Minecraft, Fortnite, and Roblox. Furthermore, Avantis Education recently introduced Eduverse , a web-based “safe and secure” K-12 metaverse experience for classrooms. One example is Virtual Reality (VR).

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Some benefits of mobile devices include the ability to view textbooks, research, participate in Internet-based class assignments, and create media-rich projects. 9 Game-Based Learning —Game-based learning will continue to be a significant trend in K–12 education.

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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

MARCH 22, 2021

Do you need safe, fun ways for students to connect and learn while keeping their distance in the classroom? In today’s show Mitchell Weisburg, cofounder of the nonprofit Games4Ed, shares pedagogical best practices for using augmented reality in the classroom. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Kelly, a two-time recipient of the Canadian Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in STEM, believes that mission- and game-based learning are ideal for captivating students across the curriculum, not just in technology class. EdSurge: You talk a lot about mission-based learning. And he should know.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Vicki: Yes, you can use Ed Tech and Social Emotional Learning! Her original research went into the design of Renton Preparatory in Seattle, which was a 2016 Top Three STEM School in the nation. Michelle, you’ve done some fantastic work with Social Emotional Learning and Ed Tech. Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @ mrzphd is with us today.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

As a society ever more reliant on technology and STEM-based careers, we must shatter the myth that math skill is inborn and reinforce that it is the result of intention and practice. In mathematics, learning advanced subject matter often depends on the depth of understanding of certain earlier subject matter. But it should!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Perhaps the best strategy is to embrace the technology and harness it for learning. Using games to teach, and adding gamification principles to the classroom, can make learning meaningful, engaging, and fun for even the most reluctant learners. I use games in my classroom in a few ways.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 12, 2018

Sponsored by Legends of Learning From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Students love to play games, and they also need real-world examples to help science come alive. With this in mind, Legends of Learning is a fantastic platform full of NGSS aligned science games that does both.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Several virtual reality options are available for classrooms. They are examples of things he is using and that he has presented about virtual reality. Vicki: So what are some of your favorite examples when you’re trying to convince people that this is a great model? In Second Life, I’ve visited the surface of Mars, for example.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 7, 2016

There’s no doubt that children and adults learn in various ways. This distinction lies not only in what we learn at different age levels, but also how we do it. Today, both adults and children are often engaged in studies through game-based learning and gamification mechanics such as points, leaderboards, progression, and others.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Vicki: Today we’re taking a trip into one of my favorite Computer Science teachers’ classroom, Alfred Thompson @alfredtwo I feel like I’ve known Alfred forever. He is not only a national and international voice for computer science education, but he teaches in the classroom. So Alfred, tell us about your classroom.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2017

Carol: Well, what I’m really excited to see is that second grade and other primary classes – but second grade are starting to do Project Based Learning. That’s always been really elevated in the upper grades, but I’m starting to see second grade and lower do some Project Based Learning in their classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2017

How to use it in the classroom. Some examples of the most popular breakout edu games. In today’s show, Mari Venturino talks about Breakout EDU digital: Explaining what breakout edu digital is. What it teaches. The challenges teachers have with it. I hope you enjoy this episode with Mari Venturino!

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Karen Bosch explains why Merge Cubes are so hot, how they are being used in classrooms, and how she’s using them to build critical thinking and creativity in her school. Other Resources: Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom. Aurasma and Augmented Reality in the Classroom. They had to give some examples.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2016

At the turn of the 21st century, public interest in games as learning tools took hold. In the eyes of digital game-based learning proponents, the general public and today’s teachers finally understood something that students and educational researchers knew all along. The Basics of Digital Game-Based Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

Kimberly Tyson @ tysonkimberly and Dr. Angela Peery @ drangelapeery share their advice for helping students learn blended vocabulary. In today’s show, Dr. Kimberly Tyson and Dr. Angela Peery discuss best practices for teaching vocabulary: The best practices that aren’t in the classroom yet. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 22, 2019

Game-based learning and gamification at immediate glance may seem like similar and interchangeable terms. While both terms combine games and learning, the difference lies in how game elements are integrated into the learning experience. What is Game-based Learning?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 8, 2016

We can learn a lot from a video game. What basic power tool best repels a zombie horde, for example, or the proper combination of kicks and punches to bludgeon an opponent into submission. In a video game. Next page: When did video games and education join forces?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2019

You can hear dialogue, you get this sort of in-game notebook where you're gathering vocabulary.” But even the apparently straightforward STEM activities such as chemistry are complex, under the hood. What I’m pushing toward those adults is the educational capabilities of this game,” Peck said.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2018

Teaching financial literacy in the classroom is one promising way to improve financial capacity for today’s young people. Teaching financial literacy in the classroom is one promising way to improve financial capacity for today’s young people. There are many ways that educators can embed digital financial education into the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

We even had a grade 7 classroom (in which) this young girl was just so excited. Vicki: Steve, you’ve given us one example of a seventh grade girl. Do you have an example for us where the light bulb went on? Steven: We were in a grade three classroom, and we were doing X-Y coordinates. Blog: [link]. Twitter: @stevenpfloyd.

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