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

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For most children, online video games offer an early window into social interactions with friends—and strangers. While social games foster collaboration and competition, they have also been home to hostile communities, where harassment and uncivil behavior can run rampant and make headlines.

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

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Course: Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies “In this course, you will explore the importance of culture; how it impacts thinking, learning, and behavior; and how to embrace cultural differences and become a culturally responsive teacher.” With video instruction on the rise, flipped classroom techniques can help any teacher.

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10 Ways to Rejuvenate and Learn This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

Art Based Strategies for Literacy Instructions The Learning Science of Music Teaching Life Skills and Financial Literacy Shaping Global Citizens through World Crisis Education. Whether you play board games, breakout rooms, adventure activities, or a favorite video game, consider which types of games engage you with others.

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Summer Reads for Teachers

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" As you start to plan your professional learning for the summer, take a look at this recommended reading list from the Common Sense Education team. We include books, blogs, and newsletters that cover a range of topics from social media and disinformation to Gamergate. unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation.

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This Month at DE: May

Discovery Education

An editable Studio Board to showcase student creativity and evidence of learning. Minecraft: Education Edition uses game-based learning to prepare students for the future by building future-ready skills like creativity, problem solving, and systems thinking while nurturing a passion for play. Learn More.

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?3 Types of Summer PD That Won’t Sacrifice Your Vacation

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Dive into blended and problem-based learning to deepen your understanding of how to use 1:1 computing in your classroom. Digital Citizenship. Learn more about the ways students—and teachers—can responsibly access, evaluate and use online resources and social media. Classroom Device Management.

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5 Reasons Teachers Using Tech are Super Heroes with Kecia Ray

The CoolCatTeacher

Idea #2: Use Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Video Conferencing to Hook Students into Lessons. OK, this may be a little “out there,” but I’ve gone into so many classrooms who are really experimenting with AR and VR and using video conferencing. Social media is something students are going to explore on their own, no matter what.