EdNews Daily

JUNE 23, 2019

In fact, according to EdTech Magazine , 63% of K-12 teachers report using technology in their classrooms daily. Technology Is Creating New Social Problems. Many view technology as a mask of anonymity, especially when people use social media. Gamification Can Helps Kids Learn.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In this new interactive virtual experience created with Discovery Education, students discover first-hand the STEM activities and skills behind this resource powering our world,” said Tracy Bame, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at Freeport-McMoRan. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

Edtech is being used in classrooms more than ever before. Keep reading to discover the meaning of some of the most common trends in Edtech. Gamification , one of the biggest trends in education, is the process of making learning more fun and engaging for students by reorienting lessons to feel more like games.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Gamification Makes Learning Interesting: Classroom is a place where students learn new things and at the same time they are competing with their peers to score the highest marks in all subjects. With eBooks being embedded with gamification, teachers are able to use these techniques to motivate students to do better in class.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 23, 2019

We discuss what types of classroom environments are appropriate for gamification and ways you can incorporate game-based learning today! This episode is jam-packed with inspiring nuggets that will get you started with gamification today. Kasey is chatting with Cate Tolnai and Lindsay Blass about gamification in the classroom. [01:50]

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techlearning

MARCH 2, 2018

Although understanding these theories is still important, we also need to become familiar with theories, models, and approaches, which provide us insight on how technology, social media, and the Internet impact our learning. These are skills I outline in my book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Schoology is an LMS that has the visual appeal of a social media application like Facebook, which provides students with a platform they are comfortable in. This turns everyday assignments into interactive lessons with students able to interact with the edtech tool directly without clicking a link to go to the apps site.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Episode 4 of the #GTTribe #googleedu #edtech Click To Tweet. Gamification Resources from Carrie. Check out how @HeckAwesome does Star Wars #Gamification with her students! gttribe #SUL #DitchBook #edtech. Follow Us on Social Media. Show Notes and additional resources and links are below. Download Episode.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

He's a writer, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all-around digital guy. Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. Mariana Garcia uses gamification, project-based learning and the Genius Hour to stimulate and inspire her students in “the age of technology.”. EdTech 4 Beginners. Pull Quote. Yes Tech!

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The company, an edtech “unicorn” with a $1.5 billion valuation , says the bite-size lessons that its app offers in 36 languages compete largely with social media platforms and mobile games for people’s time and attention. Duolingo supplements these personal motivations by building gamification techniques into its lessons.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The metaverse, as a concept, focuses on the idea that virtual or digital worlds can replicate existing forms of social interaction or create new ones. Because of this idea, companies all over the world are investing in the metaverse either as a form of social media, eCommerce, and even an educational platform.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

She strives to integrate technology, creative thinking, a fearless attitude, the power of gamification, and endless doodles into her classroom. . Each of her students has their own strengths, weaknesses, and styles of learning, and she’s that through technology and gamification, she can engage her students in new ways. .

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Beanstack , an edtech platform that helps schools encourage kids to read through gamification, demonstrated the importance of engaging readers. With easy-to-use plug-n-play connectivity, the A30 speaker connects to computers, IFPs, and monitors to provide clear classroom audio up to 20 feet away.

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techlearning

JUNE 1, 2018

At the same time I started the Innovation Lab in 2016, I was invited to a gamification conference at UPenn. Every company is a tech company now, influenced by the pervasiveness of the internet and social media. Just as importantly, the internet and social media provides a platform for students to drive change.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 11, 2017

20 Reasons to Listen to The Google Teacher Tribe Podcast #gttribe #googleedu #gsuiteedu #edtech Click To Tweet. In this episode, we talk with special education teacher, Carrie Baughcum, and she shares how she integrates Google into her curriculum and empowers students with creative thinking, a fearless attitude, and gamification.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JANUARY 29, 2019

With most students being active social media users, this kind of an interactive platform encourages them to share, like and comment on course contents. Educational publishers and institutes also include gamification and interactive quizzes and assessments to make the course module more challenging for the students.

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EmergingEdTech

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The author of this site recently wrote an excellent article in an attempt to encourage emerging edtech tools to follow a more scientific approach to learning. The article identifies 8 learning. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 27, 2022

Social Media in Learning. Who would have ever thought that social media would one day be accepted as part of the learning process? With kids as young as eleven having social media profiles on various platforms, you can’t really expect to keep them away from social media for too long.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 3, 2019

However, the development of numerous online fundraising options for students has created the opportunity for schools to embrace digital storytelling and social media sharing in their fundraising efforts. Encourage a little friendly competition by choosing online donation tools that offer gamification elements such as leaderboards.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 25, 2019

This year’s conference highlighted so many ways to use Google to engage learners and make grading, assessment, feedback, pbl, gamification, student engagement, collaboration, student choice, and student voice easy to do! Google has partnered with different EdTech companies , such as Seesaw and Kahoot!

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 20, 2023

Top 8 Reasons Why Teachers Prefer eBooks in Classrooms - Easy to Explain Concepts with Visual Aids Gamification makes Learning Interesting Increases Engagement in Classroom Helps Monitor Classroom Activities Provide Updated Content Helps Students to Learn Faster Easy to Pass Over to The Next Batch of Students Easy to Share and Collaborate 1.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 22, 2018

With social media, teens are constantly evaluated by peers and people worldwide. My new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions , has 10 digital missions to help teachers support their teenage students in establishing their identities and defining their goals using technology and digital devices.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 24, 2024

Widgets: You can integrate interactive widgets into your eBook, ranging from calculators to live social media feeds, to enhance the reading experience. Various question formats, quiz formats, or gamification-based assessments can be incorporated to test readers’ understanding.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Michael Matera, a 6th grade world history teacher in Milwaukee, used his expertise in gamification to write a top selling book, Explore Like a Pirate. I’m the gamification guy,' come talk to me. Job titles in this category might include Chief Executive Officer of an edtech startup or Entrepreneur-in-residence at a high school.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Games and gamification are not new to education. Even before the more recent growth of the edtech industry, educators have routinely created games and interactive challenges in order to get students engaged with subjects ranging from math and logic to history and reading.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 30, 2020

Read more: 5 Edtech tools to try out this year. During this quarantine period, students will be relying heavily on news and information from media organizations, social media feeds, friends, and peers. Read more: 3 Gamification principles for a gamified learning environment. or local shows like Game Ka Na Ba?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 24, 2019

“Gamification That Works,” Josh Feinsilber. Sign up for my In-Service / Graduate Fully Accredited online courses , Connected Educators: Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Professional Development, and Methodologies for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. These are some of the highlighted tweets.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

In my own work with educators around the globe, I’ve watched the emergence of 21st century trends such as makerspaces, flipped learning, genius hour, gamification, and more. She leverages social media and blogging to reflect on what works and shares her insights with colleagues. Eager to see 21st century learning in action?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Others are encouraged to create their own #EmojiScience videos and share them on social media with the hashtag #EmojiScience. When an emoji is snapped to Bill Nye he shares a short science video explaining a science theory with emoji. I’ve shared my favorite one on superhero powers below. Use QR Codes!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Others are encouraged to create their own #EmojiScience videos and share them on social media with the hashtag #EmojiScience. When an emoji is snapped to Bill Nye he shares a short science video explaining a science theory with emoji. I’ve shared my favorite one on superhero powers below. Use QR Codes!

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EdNews Daily

JULY 8, 2019

But gamification does not mean the learning is less rigorous; it is just different. In the education social media platform Knowstory, little light bulbs are used as the ratings symbol. They lacked “rigor,” meaning they were not academically impactful and were not intellectually or personally challenging for students.

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ASIDE

JULY 18, 2016

Problem Solving - This Poké-distraction employs the best of gamification. Social Media In The Classroom - This app furthers the benefits of social media in learning. Much like the geocaching craze, Pokémon Go draws from the Google Maps API to turn everyday sites into Gyms and Stops.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 27, 2015

Create a virtual learning space with Edmodo , Schoology , Weebly , Wikis, blogs, or other social media tools. With technology, students can create mindmaps, comics, eportfolios, digital stories, podcasts, videos, movie trailers, radio shows, blogs, scavenger hunts, infographics, multimedia posters, infographics and more!

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Gamification and the use of badges is nothing new, and many of us have found ways to use these in adult learning and professional development. They can choose from topics around Google, Apple, Assessment, Communication, Miscellaneous, Flipped Class and Social Media. In my experience, teachers love badges!

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Related to this development was the rise of what I think of as Social Justice Edtech. This movement asks us to rethink technology to address social problems in education and society. I was also surprised to see so little development in gaming and gamification within education this past year.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

An LMS team can be made of IT specialists, edtech coordinators, teachers, school librarians, and other staff members that can pitch in with ideas. You can assemble a team of teachers if the school does not have edtech or IT specialist roles. Most of them have edtech experts who can offer face to face or online training.

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