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.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For example, high school teacher and EdTechTeacher instructor Douglas Kiang designed an Underwater Dome Project for his computer science students to build community and encourage teamwork in his face-to-face classroom. Kiang found it led to a “truly profound collaboration” amongst his students.

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MIND Research Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

If your school has ST Math® , a powerful visual instructional program that leverages the brain's innate spatial-temporal reasoning ability to solve mathematical problems, you can encourage students to use the program at home over break with a fun, fall break challenge. Ask your student to write why they are thankful for JiJi.

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Educator Innovator

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

StoriumEdu is a new game-based learning system that gets students motivated and excited about writing. It seems like games are everywhere in the classroom these days. From science to math to engineering, game-based learning is enjoying a renaissance. Perhaps this shouldn’t be surprising.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Incorporating gaming into education doesn’t necessarily mean more screen time. 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. Games fulfill different core psychological needs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

100+ Game Based Learning Resources to Get Started in Your Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Games are fun. Game based learning excites learning in my classroom. It can ignite your classroom too.

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 12, 2017

What is the ideal blended learning environment? I have had a lot of noneducators talk to me about technology in the classroom. Many ask me what the best device is for learning. Good teaching and sound student-directed learning is not, and should not be, device dependent. This is another frequently asked question.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2018

Web 3D: Students Using OpenSim Reflect on the Pressing Issues that We All Ask About Using Virtual Worlds. Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard. We hear a lot of talk now in Ed Tech circles about how we can get these students engaged and speak a language that they’re speaking.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Welcome to another episode of the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast, where today we're diving into the game-changing world of scholastic esports. The reasons are not only that they are fun but they are making a positive impact on a generation of students whose favorite sport is video games. New Podcast: Project-based Learning with A.I.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. But even as gamification has become a shorthand for engagement, edtech companies have found it challenging to draw a clear distinction between learning and just having fun. “The Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

An increasing number of educators are finding that collaborative, hands-on learning requires a different type of space than most traditional classrooms offer, and that the learning environment greatly impacts both pedagogy and student engagement.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2022

As competitive coding is now one of the fastest-growing segments in esports, we want to empower educators to fully explore its potential in the classroom. Schools have begun to recognize the value of esports, with more than 8,600 US high schools having started video-gaming teams since 2018.

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 19, 2017

Additionally, 75 percent of the students surveyed said they were bored because the material "wasn't interesting” and nearly 40 percent were bored because they felt the material being taught “wasn't relevant.". How can teachers work to eliminate boredom from their classrooms, and what strategies can they use to motivate and excite students?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

A fourth-grade student at Mendez Elementary in San Marcos, Texas, held an iPad out in front of her. On the screen, she saw her classroom just as though she were using the camera, but with one startling difference: There was a zombie floating in front of her. Many educators find that gamifying learning keeps students engaged.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

That year, the company received a $150,000 grant Small Business Innovation Research grant from the federal government to prototype its product in two classrooms. million by February 2014 for a game to teach kids social-emotional learning. This could change the way students engage with science,” he said.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Well, it did–but it also didn’t.

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