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Among Us Classroom Style: Another Case for Game-Based Learning

User Generated Education

This led me to seek out ways to use their interest in these games to teach academics. I cannot adequately express how grateful I am for educators’ generous and giving personalities as well for the social media platforms where they share resources and ideas.

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#05: 5 Ideas for Using Game-Based Learning in your Classroom Today

The CoolCatTeacher

Get a free 45-day trial of SmartLab for Game Based Learning. SMART Learning Suite is today’s sponsor. Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. Mini Games. Use Game Mechanics. Adventure Paths.

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10 Awesome Courses To Improve Your Online Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

3 – Social Media Tools in Teaching – Using Them the Right Way I’ve seen social media used in ways that aren’t very safe or effective. For example, when teachers post their video conferencing links publicly on social media, they are unknowingly allowing unwanted attendees to enter their online classrooms.

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10 Ways to Rejuvenate and Learn This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

You can discover how to connect games to learning in the classroom. Let’s Play: Creating a Playful Classroom Game-Based Strategies for Language Instruction Level Up! Student Achievement Through Gamification and Game-Based Learning Sports and Games: Using Instructional Models in PE. Sabbatical.

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Cybersecurity to Be Taught to K-8 students across North America for Free

eSchool News

There is currently no standardized cyber safety curriculum being taught in primary, elementary or intermediate schools. Cyber Legends intends to change that with engaging, curriculum-aligned lessons, masked as a fun video game. About Cyber Legends Cyber Legends created a fun, free game that teaches kids how to be safe online.

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Choose Your Own Adventure Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

Additionally, Laurie is a member of the NYSCATE Social Media Team and Volunteer Hall of Fame. In 2020, CoSN named Laurie one of the NextGen: Emerging EdTech Leaders. She is part of the first DigCit Institute Global Impactor Cohort. Website: [link] . Twitter: @smilelearning.

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7 Global Project Ideas from a Leading 3rd Grade Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

I think we’ve learned how to use social media in just a really positive way, and learned to communicate and build a global audience, and shared our learning, and learned with others. How Vickie Morgado Uses Social Media in Her Classroom. We have connected with different classrooms. It was fun!