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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. Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. Adventure Paths.

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How can Teachers Increase Social Learning While Teaching Online?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Ila Mishra, a specialist in both LMS and virtual classrooms, has this informative explanation of how teachers can increase their social learning while teaching online classes: Social Learning is defined as learning through observing behavior, attitudes, and outcomes of those behaviors. Gamification in a virtual classroom.

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4 simple ways to put the science of reading into practice

eSchool News

Educators deserve relevant professional development in research-based instructional practices to inform their classroom instruction. Provide trusted resources Educators need a consolidated source of trusted resources when making any significant classroom changes.

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Make your LMS a social learning platform

Ask a Tech Teacher

Multi-user video conferencing /Live classroom sessions and webinars. WizIQ’s Virtual Classroom , for instance, enables hassle-free live-sessions across all devices and platforms. Seminars held online, are called webinars. Gamification and Virtual Reality. Virtual Reality in the Classroom: It’s Easy to Get Started.

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A Guide to Choosing an Interactive Learning Platform

ViewSonic Education

This has fueled trends like gamification , nano-learning , education ecosystems , and mobile-first learning , while futuristic developments like Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and metaverse learning are on the horizon.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Recently, while discussing the next steps for schools this fall with two instructional designers in the webinar “10 Ways to Move Learning Forward”, we identified ten considerations for school. I’ve embedded the webinar below for you to review.) Teachers have to rest to be their best. Learn More.

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Subscribers: Your February Special is Available

Ask a Tech Teacher

This month: 18+ webinars on tech ed pedagogy. 8 Tools that are going away (from the classroom). Gamification of education. Inquiry in the Classroom. The Flipped classroom. Twitter in the classroom. Every month, subscribers to Ask a Tech Teacher get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching.