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4 Ready to Go tips for Project Based Learning and Maker Spaces

The CoolCatTeacher

Nicholas is a Google Certified Innovator, ASCD Emerging Leader, Microsoft Minecraft Mentor, Raspberry Pi Certified Educator, Adobe Education Leader, and a TEDEd Innovative Educator. His best-selling books, Your Starter Guide to Makerspaces , The Maker Mentality , and Beyond the Poster Board can be found on Amazon.

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Minecraft in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

He was actually recently featured on the Microsoft blog about what he’s doing. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Vicki: Happy Ed Tech Tool Tuesday!

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How to Use Metaverse: Awesome Augmented Reality and New Features

The CoolCatTeacher

For example, Microsoft is using friction when MS Word asks if you really want to exit the program without saving changes. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. The purpose is to keep you from making an error and not saving your work.

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Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset Review: Awesome VR in 360

The CoolCatTeacher

I had spent two exciting hours (about half of it with my mouth open) in a complete flow state exploring a new virtual reality world using the Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset on my Acer Aspire 7 laptop with Windows Mixed Reality by Microsoft. Acer Education is partnering with Microsoft Education to run a STEAM lab makeover giveaway.

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The History of the Future of Learning Objects and Intelligent Machines

Hack Education

But I do believe we live in an age where technology companies are some of the most powerful corporations in the world, where they are a major influence – and not necessarily in a positive way – on democracy and democratic institutions. The “maker movement.” School is one of those institutions.