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Games Can Breed Uncivil Behavior. They Can Also Teach Digital Citizenship.

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And how kids act in games can offer a glimpse into how they may act in other digital worlds—and the real one as well. As Games Evolve, Digital Citizenship Follows Higgins grew up with online games—back in the days of dial-up modems and laggy connections. But “games are different now,” he acknowledges.

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What’s a Digipuzzle?

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You can use Digipuzzle on the web or as a mobile app. Each game includes a sidebar with easy-to-understand icons that answer questions, access settings, and click you through available games. Each game can be played at the level a student is comfortable — easy, normal, or hard — and can include audio or silent.

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5 Favorite Activities to End the School Year

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Common Sense Media’s award-winning Digital Passport is the gold-standard in teaching digital citizenship to grades 3-5 (or Middle School). This free-to-schools online program mixes videos, games, quizzes, and the challenge of earning badges to teach students the concepts behind digital citizenship : Communication.

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Learning Revolution Newsletter - Weekly Free Event Calendar - Conference Keynotes Update - Edcamp USDOE - Digital Citizenship

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Supporting students to create their own social stories, listen to their own e-books, engage in ed-gaming and more will encourage independent life-long learning and skills. Sunday, June 8th at 4pm Common Sense Media: Digital Citizenship - Seeing the Big Picture , with Dr. Jason Ohler. Learn more and register here.

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6 tips to help start an elementary esports program in your school

eSchool News

While I have long been a proponent of game-based learning, I had (up until this past year) been skeptical of the role of esports in education. It could also run on almost every platform, and both PCs and mobile devices. Summer 2021: Farmcraft Summer Camp. Tip 3: Embed esports into existing curriculum.

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7 Global Project Ideas from a Leading 3rd Grade Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Learn about global Kahoots, how she tweets with her class and more global collaborative techniques in this show. Instantly scan and score with any mobile, desktop or document camera. Automatically transfer grades into any digital grade book. Step 1: Teach Digital Citizenship. Find more time for teaching and living.

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Summer Reads for Teachers

Graphite Blog

A classic of educational futurism, James Paul Gee’s book remains an important reminder of the unique and powerful ways games and play can help us learn and think. It’s a great introduction to the field of game-based learning, and offers a refreshingly radical (even so many years later!)