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JANUARY 18, 2021

So, in this article, I’m going to share my thoughts and experience about the technologies and solutions that reshape the educational industry and the way we learn in 2020 and beyond. The educational field was constantly evolving along with new technologies even before the pandemic. Educational and/or topic-based. Gamification.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

But those webtools exemplify where the gamification of education started. Let me step back a moment to explain the SAMR Model as it applies to the use of technology in education. Tom’s Digital Breakouts offer free games this teacher created and freely shares with others. More on SAMR and Gamification.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

I published this several years ago, but with the current dissatisfaction of many parents with traditional education, it’s worth revisiting. With PDL, resources are relevant, lessons are personalized, and real-life connections are placed under a bright light. Apply UbD’s concept of Backward Design with PDL as the goal.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2018

However, in the current educational environments where technology is used to enhance learning outcomes, educators have consciously allowed for and are making use of technology to facilitate learning online. Gamification in a virtual classroom. Gamification in a virtual classroom. Discussion Boards. Panel Discussion.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Every month, subscribers to Ask a Tech Teacher get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. Digital citizenship I. Digital citizenship II. Digital note-taking. Gamification of education. Freebies/Discounts Subscriber special Teacher resources' Assessment. Class warm-ups.

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Hapara

MAY 10, 2022

View Session Details >> Digital citizenship. Why the Abstinence-Only Approach Isn’t Working With Digital Citizenship. View Session Details >> Online tools, apps & resources. View Session Details >> Games for learning & gamification. Date: Tuesday, June 28, 11:30 a.m. —

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

With PDL, resources are relevant, lessons are personalized, and real-life connections are placed under a bright light. This applies to both 1) education pursued with the goal of college or career, and 2) the critical preparation of students to succeed in life. Apply UbD’s concept of Backward Design with PDL as the goal.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

This summer, educators need to get some rest so that we can be our best. As I look ahead to this summer and listen to educators, here are 21 hot topics that I think we should consider including in our summer PD. We have to relate to educate. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future. Less about textbooks and more about authentic resources. Where are the resources?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2018

Vivek Singh, education professional and contributor to Ask a Tech Teacher, has some interesting ideas on using your native LMS as a social learning platform. These photo-stories would prove as a valuable resource for generations to come. Education, thus, has its roots in the earliest social interactions. Breakout rooms.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 14, 2020

As a result, many educators have shifted to online classes to support the learning needs of their students. While some teachers have experience with integrating technology into their lesson plans, for many other educators this is completely new territory. Thus, it’s important to educate them on the digital tools needed for success.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

The first five explain elections in general and the next three teach the process through gamification. Also included are direct access to elected and appointed individuals, audience call-ins to officials, audience-created videos, lesson plans for educators, and more. The game includes teacher resources and related Standards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Solutions to this problem abound but one of the most popular with K-16 educators — because it works — is to gamify learning. Wikipedia defines “gamification” as: “an educational approach to motivate students to learn by using video game design and game elements in learning environments.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The first five explain elections in general and the next three teach the process through gamification. Also included are direct access to elected and appointed individuals, audience call-ins to officials, audience-created videos, lesson plans for educators, and more. The game includes teacher resources and related Standards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2016

We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. They were connected educators. They failed and tried again.

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JULY 27, 2015

Some had been teaching for thirty years and still enthusiastically embraced everything from twitter to the gamification of education. They were connected educators. Teaching digital citizenship remains a challenge–as much because it needs to be organically blended into all learning as that it is not well-understood.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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techlearning

AUGUST 20, 2018

Teacher’s will also have access to tutorials and other free class resources via Education.Minecraft.net. Consumer version of Minecraft gets an Education Toggle: Microsoft is bringing the Chemistry feature to the consumer version of Minecraft, giving kids the ability to continue to play and build compounds outside of the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2015

Students are digital natives, already in the habit of learning via technology. The ‘college and career’ students are preparing for is different so the education model must be different. Digital citizenship is taught, modeled and enforced in every lesson, every day, every class. Our classrooms are more diverse.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We educators need to rest and recover this summer. Even if we go back to face-to-face learning, we will all have to be prepared to teach online, and the best way to do this is to first educate ourselves with research and pedagogy. Learn more 13.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

Education has changed. Here are three apps that gamify education: Kahoot. Educational Applications. Educational Applications. Sim has an education arm (though the SimCityEdu link doesn’t work–maybe they shut it down?), Educational Applications. Work isn’t an individual effort. Insider Tips.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

This diversity of thought and experience should ensure that you’re getting a realistic sampling from across the education spectrum. For five years, we’ve highlighted some of the best and brightest blogs within K—12 education. You can also bookmark this list as a resource and refer back to it throughout the year. Pull Quote.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Here are guidelines, culled from top education sites like Edutopia, Google Education, Educational Technology, and EdWeek that are valuable when evaluating any website: free or small fee. easily applied to a variety of educational environments. easily applied to a variety of educational environments. Insider tips.

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JUNE 26, 2015

Dimension U is much closer to typical gaming than the usual math education fare, including edgy avatars, mystical journeys, and leaderboards. Educational Applications. Educational Applications. Since the price is over $50 a year, I was pleased that being a premium member had no impact on the educational value of the game.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 9, 2015

Sticking with the theme of gamification for one of the teachers, we named the group Scribe City. We encourage the students to comment on content, grammar, diction, style etc by providing constructive criticism--something that will make the writing better and not just confirm (ie "good job!")--even suggesting resources that would help.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 27, 2015

Why have we spent so much time revamping educational programs for students, but we deliver the same old PD for teachers? What about our Digital Age educators? Here are few of the unique ways educators are given opportunities to expand their learning environment through creative measures.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The three-day online and free OZeLive conference, February 26 - 28 in Australia/New Zealand time zones, gets an advance preview today with an early keynote address by Global Education Conference co-founder and co-chair Lucy Gray : ""Going Global: Project-Based Learning with a Global Focus." The current schedule is below.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2019

Every year, education finds new ways to make learning more inclusive and diversified. Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Kamy Anderson has eight practical ways to use AI in learning: Artificial intelligence (AI) is disrupting the education industry. 3. Gamification. Then again, not all students thrive on gamification.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. Audience: K-12 & higher ed educators, researchers, institutions, and organizations globally. Digital Citizenship.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In this case, efriend and fellow educator, Jessica Sanders from WhooosReading.org , shares her favorite tools for kick-starting readers. I think you’ll like her choices: Not every student is motivated to read—as you, as an educator, know better than anyone else. This is another tool that uses gamification to motivate students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 23, 2019

Luckily there are technology & resources that are helping educations with the task of teaching cybersecurity to K-12 students…meaning that educators don’t have to just rely on the old school techniques like books & whiteboard drawings to teach the complicated subject of cybersecurity. Start When They Are Young.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

The story offers a good example of how education is shifting as we wrap up two decades of the 21st century. Instead of relying on textbooks and teacher direction, these students had to think critically about unfolding events, collaborate with peers and adults, and make creative use of digital tools to communicate their ideas.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

From gamification to digital citizenship to PD for teachers to classroom robots and everything in between, the 102 posts that have been published on the NEO Blog in the last 12 months covered oh so many subjects related to education technology and e-learning for educational institutions.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CENTRALREACH PK-12 ( www.centralreach.com/industry/pk-12-education ) CentralReach launches CentralReach PK-12, a collaborative and data-driven software for special education. The software helps schools foster communication and coordination of instruction and care for students in special education programs.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

ASSIST EDUCATION & APEX LEARNING ( assisteducation.com/ ) & ( www.apexlearning.com ) ASSIST Education and Apex Learning enhanced their partnership with the addition of adaptive content and digital tutorials into the ASSIST Integrated Education Management System for K-12 schools. civics and government topics.

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Hapara

MAY 13, 2022

That is a plan intended for children who don’t need or qualify for special education yet, for a variety of reasons, and may benefit from accommodations in school. This powerfully sets them up for success as they continue their education or enter the workplace. Gamification option . Exportable highlighted notes .

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