Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Wikipedia defines “gamification” as: “an educational approach to motivate students to learn by using video game design and game elements in learning environments. As early as Kindergarten, kids are stuck into classrooms where play is replaced with rote drills, repetition, and growing boredom. Gamification lesson plan.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 16, 2022

The harsh reality of classroom life is that students and teachers both report lower motivation and morale right now. He has practical ideas for understanding and using game-based learning in the classroom. Understand the concept of situational game design and how it can open up conversation in the classroom. Games can help us!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2015

Where are we going wrong with games in the classroom? She teaches us all how to use games in the classroom. Kae says to read The Multiplayer Classroom by Lee Sheldon. We do this on the Every Classroom Matters Awesome Educator Network. It is a closed group on Facebook. Listen to Kae Novak online. Find Good Games.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

With so many choices on where to build your digital classroom, the questions often arise: “Why do I need a learning management system? Schoology is an LMS that has the visual appeal of a social media application like Facebook, which provides students with a platform they are comfortable in. Google Classroom.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2016

Educators who want to reach students who favor interactive communication know that integrating digital tools into their lesson plans can be an effective strategy, and many have incorporated technology tools into the classroom in one way or another. But to make a real difference, educators have to integrate technology in a meaningful way.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

I would love to be in her classroom! Learn how Carrie has used sketchnoting in her classroom, simple strategies for any teacher and teaching style, and how to spark creativity and originality in your students. . She’s one of our Google Certification students and has been learning so many tips, tricks, and ideas for her classroom.

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The Thinking Stick

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

This is going to come as a shock I know…but pre-service education programs are not preparing teachers for a technology rich classroom teaching experience. Or to put that another way the classrooms of today. Math teachers should know about things like PhotoMath and how you could leverage this in the classroom.

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N2Y

MAY 18, 2021

Nominated for Best Gamification in Learning, L 3 Skills ® is a fun, accessible, age‑appropriate educational game program for unique learners that helps build confidence practicing academic and life skills in a safe, immersive environment. n2y was also recognized in the Response to COVID sector for Best Customer Experience.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2015

From gamification to crowdsourcing, improve learning with these interactive elements. Educators who want to reach students who favor interactive communication know that integrating digital tools into their lesson plans can be an effective strategy, and many have incorporated technology tools into the classroom in one way or another.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

In her classroom, Carrie integrates technology, creative thinking, a fearless attitude, the power of gamification and endless doodles to enable her students to access information and materials, enhance their learning and empower them to achieve things they never knew they could do or be a part of. Gamification Resources from Carrie.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 23, 2022

It is no coincidence that Facebook rebranded to Meta with the intention of investing heavily in the metaverse concept. Another idea is to use metaverse technology to boost gamification in education and to make learning more fun. In some ways, it can be helpful to think of the metaverse in relation to social media.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 11, 2017

Only with The Google Teacher Tribe , we are talking Google and sharing ways that you can use Google tools in your classroom. Differentiation with Google Classroom. In episode 5, Matt and I share our favorite tips and tricks for differentiation using Google Classroom. Think of it like talk radio on demand. You’re wrong!

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Create Multimedia eBooks in a 1 iPad Classroom by Wesley Fryer Enhanced eBooks on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches can include audio, video, and interactive animations in addition to digital text, images and links. Learn how to evaluate digital games for effectiveness in the classroom and learn the difference between an App and a Game.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2016

It grew so fast that she quickly moved from emailing to posting math stories on Facebook, and then Tweeting them, before launching the app, which hundreds of thousands of parents have since downloaded. There are no fancy graphics, sound effects, scores, rewards or other gamification gewgaws. Overdeck has kept the app simple.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Samantha Adams Becker taught the first online course ever to take place in Facebook. Do you co-learn with a classroom across the globe? Close to 40 presentations in four different strands: Stories for Learning, Games and Gamification, Passion-Driven Learning and STEAM. Connecting Your K-1 Classrooms Through Photography.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Luckily, technology not only comes as second nature to the digital citizens in your classroom, but engages readers of every level, motivating them to read. These five tech tools do exactly that, and can be used in almost any classroom environment or to encourage independent reading at home. Whooo’s Reading. Aesop’s Quest.

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Nik Peachey

JUNE 7, 2013

The title of the article ' How I Turned My Classroom into a ‘Living Video Game ’ caught my eye and before I even had time to read it I started thinking about how the factors that create motivation in computer games could be applied to the classroom. The first was a post I saw on the 21st Century Fluency Project blog a few weeks back.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 29, 2022

Online quiz testing software is an excellent tool for teachers to test and assess students online in the hybrid classroom and distance learning. High school, college, and university students use Quizlet to study using flashcards and gamification features. Interactive quizzes and gamification features keep students engaged.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Seamless integrations with Google Classroom and Clever, as well as refinements and new features to many of HMH’s core, supplemental and intervention solutions and professional learning services, provide powerful connected teaching and learning experiences that drive positive outcomes—all from one platform. ” Critical Integrations.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The post 15 Ways to Use Google Classroom in Professional Learning – SULS034 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Google Classroom is a fantastic tool for teachers and students in the K12 classroom. But did you know, Google Classroom is also a great learning tool for adults, too? Click To Tweet. You can join us here.)

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Michael Matera, a 6th grade world history teacher in Milwaukee, used his expertise in gamification to write a top selling book, Explore Like a Pirate. 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.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Nor has it stopped Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg from making “personalized learning” a centerpiece of his venture philanthropy firm’s education work or from vowing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on it. .” Whatever “it” is. So is “personalized learning” really a “trend”?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 21, 2015

Tomorrow’s Learning Today: 7 Shifts To Create A Classroom Of The Future. This is stuff that’s available not tomorrow with ten grand in classroom funding and 12 hours of summer PD, but today. Game-Based Learning & Gamification. twitter, Google+, facebook). by Terry Heick. (Ed So let’s talk.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

I’ve tried to apply some of what I learned in my free time about Nudge Theory to my classroom, but I would love to see more work done by the professionals on how it can be applied to schools. She writes tons about practical things you can do in your classroom to make a difference. I find it fascinating.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

That’s why I left the classroom to help develop a solution: BoomWriter , a free, interactive, web-based platform for group writing that engages students in writing projects for all subject areas to help them improve their vocabulary and develop their nonfiction writing and storytelling skills. Writing Tools to Fit Your Classroom’s Needs.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Combined, this enables students to share and develop their ideas together, as if they were in the same classroom. When training our teachers around new technology, they do an incredible job of incorporating it into their classrooms,” he said in a release. “It With the RP653 IFPs, guesswork is eliminated.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Facebook Argument : Students consider the relative strength of evidence that two users present in a Facebook exchange. Did you ever wonder how your own students might perform on those dozens of tasks?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 7, 2013

ec Surfing safe on the net - Eva Buyuksimkesyan 5:00pm Project Based Learning - giving it a go in the English Classroom - Jenny Luca Six Degrees of Separation: Using Our Connections to Improve Global Learning - Jen Marten Student-generated apps, animations, & infographics – can they lead to higher levels of understanding? Marijana Smol?ec

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

But despite the settlement and despite what science journalist Ed Yong politely calls “ The Weak Evidence Behind Brain Training Games ,” “brain training” remains quite a popular product in education technology, with the phrase “brain-based” used to “scientize” all sorts of classroom practices.

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