Technology Tidbits

MARCH 17, 2014

This is going to be one of my most ambitious posts yet, as I have curated a gigantic list of my favorite sites/apps for Game Based Learning (a.k.a I''ve done posts on educational iOS Apps and Educational Online Games but I have never combined the two and curated a list that specifically deals w/ GBL. Gamification).

Game-Based Learning 60

Game-Based Learning Common Core Gamification iPad 60

eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

” The new edition enables teachers to test the software for classroom presentations and advanced student assignments for free. Voki also offers an ever growing library of Common Core-aligned lessons – reimagined as Voki presentations. and around the world. ”

Common Core 68

Common Core Game-Based Learning Social Media Survey 68

eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2016

Twenty students used our new software all summer, providing us with great feedback and giving us the opportunity to fine-tune the curriculum before the start of the new school year,” said Winter. “We Girls in CodeCombat classrooms even learn seven percent faster than boys.

Common Core 42

Common Core Game-Based Learning Software Company 42

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 25, 2016

As one anecdote to consider, Kamenetz mentioned a new product, which provides surveillance software for K-12. The company making this software claimed as an achievement to have prevented three suicides by detecting self-harm signals through pupils’ digital activity. Q: Brett Boessen asked about Quest to Learn ?

Trends 40

Trends ePortfolio Data Education 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

” Game-Based Learning. Learning through games (from physical to digital). The application of game-like “encouragement” mechanics to non-game entities. Put another way, it is making a game out of something that’s not. Individualized Learning. Informal Learning.

Technology 40

Technology Learning BYOD Digital Citizenship 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

I wrote about social-emotional learning (algorithms) as a “trend to watch.” ” Elsewhere in algorithms… Via The New York Times : “Sent to Prison by a Software Program’s Secret Algorithms.” ” asks the Student Experience Manager of the Minerva Project in an article in Edsurge.

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46