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Time Is the Greatest Challenge to Teaching STEM. Families Can Help.

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For 14 years, Julia Moak, a fifth grade science teacher in Miami, has switched on the lights in her classroom at the start of every school day. A generator then converts it into electrical energy, which rapidly moves through power lines and into her classroom, converting to light energy. An unnoticeable moment, you might think, but Ms.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps for Game Based Learning

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The resources below will vary from drill and practice to all out epic adventures in 3D virtual worlds, to help Gamify a classroom. Game Classroom - A excellent site for Math and Language art games/worksheets for students K-6th. Teach w/ Portals - Gamify your classroom w/ the award winning PC game Portal 2. adding, dividing, etc.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Speaking of ed-tech exacerbating inequality, Edsurge looks at PowerMyLearning ’s plans to give parents homework – “family playlists” – to do alongside their children. ( ” According to Edsurge , Knewton is now a courseware company and not a “robot tutor in the sky.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Teacher on Paid Leave After Confederate Flag Found Hanging in Classroom.” “Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” “ Robots and drones take over classrooms,” according to the BBC. PowerMyLearning has received $6.5 million total.