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Discovery Education Premieres Haul!: An Interactive STEM Learning Experience that Digs Into Sustainable Copper Production with Freeport-McMoRan

eSchool News

This immersive, virtual STEM mission is part of Dig Into Mining – The Story of Copper , an educational program for students grades 6-12 that explores the use of metals such as copper in our everyday life. An accompanying educator guide makes it easy for educators to integrate the hands-on STEM learning adventure into any lesson plan.

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Is All the Technology in Modern Classrooms a Good Thing?

EdNews Daily

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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How to Build a Modern School – 6 Key Elements to Embed in Your Groundwork

ViewSonic Education

For example, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls not only empathize intellect but also social skills in their mission statement. This school recognizes that there is a gap in Millennials and Generation Z’s social skills fueled by growing up on mobile phones, social media, and online chatting.

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

Edsurge

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.

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The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs

EdTech Magazine

He's a writer, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all-around digital guy. Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. Virginia educator Tim Stahmer talks all things STEM (science, technology, education and math) on his blog. Elementary teacher Amy Pietrowski adds a dash of STEM into all of her classes.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

Beanstack , an edtech platform that helps schools encourage kids to read through gamification, demonstrated the importance of engaging readers. For The Win Robotics focuses on fostering critical thinking and lifelong curiosity through the power of experiential STEM and computer science education through drone technology.

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8 Trends in Education Technology That Will Have A Major Impact

Kitaboo on EdTech

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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