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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

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Additional Resources from eSpark Learning. Preview Frontier’s inquiry-based ELA lessons. Explore a demo of Frontier. 7th Grade Informational Writing: How is social media used in times of crisis? Download How to Inspire Effective Teachers. Tour Frontier’s solution for extraordinary teaching.

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Merge Cube Mania in Middle School

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Karen: About a month ago, I started seeing stuff on social media. I demoed it. Now, we had never heard of Merge Cube, and now all of a sudden, everybody started talking about Merge Cube. So how did this Merge Cube mania start? This Merge Cube mania came out of nowhere! What happened? The Merge Cube was originally about $15-20.

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

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We wanted to create a digital experience for kids that allows them to create things together, but isn’t saturated with the usual social-media-like engagement tools. Not only have they eschewed a social media setting for their digital playground, they’ve also steered clear of “gamifying” the experience.