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5 Steps to Gamify Your Elementary Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Heather Marrs shares how to get started with gamifying your classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How could you take your whole elementary classroom year and gamify it? I love it because videos and the editing projects move seamlessly between all of my student’s devices.

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10 Awesome Courses To Improve Your Online Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

In a flipped classroom, students watch lectures and other lesson content on video. When video conferencing with your students, your engagement time is more limited, and therefore more valuable. So … now is a great time to flip your classroom and have students watch videos for their “homework” and asynchronous learning.

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5 Tech tools every student should have

Neo LMS

But technology can be an incredibly useful educational tool for students of all ages, even young elementary-level learners. While technology is useful, it can be abused, or some students might simply not understand how to use it correctly without guidance. . The key to using edtech appropriately is to do so under supervision. .

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5 Ways Video Games Transform Learning and Prepare Students for Tomorrow's Jobs

Edsurge

I believe the answer has been in front of us this whole time: video games. Good video games are incredibly effective at capturing our attention, converting extrinsic rewards into intrinsic motivation, and creating meaningful experiences. Here are some key insights we’ve gathered about the ways video games foster learning: 1.

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Game Based Learning in Action

The CoolCatTeacher

On today’s show Matthew Farber, author of Game-Based Learning In Action: How an Expert Affinity Group Teaches with Games , talks about how to use games in the classroom effectively. There’s gamification. So how would you classify the way that they teach with these games — and what kind of games? There are all kinds.

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10 Ways to Rejuvenate and Learn This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

And when you’re ready, consider how to bring your passions (and your students’) into the classroom with passion projects and student interest projects. As you do, consider how to bring these types of interests into your classroom. Learn how to bring those in for students. PD Connection. PD Connection. a Book (or Two).

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SEL Games: Learning Life Skills Through Games

The CoolCatTeacher

From board games, in-class games, or video games, students love them! Mark Brackett – How to Help Students Learn Right Now – SEL Spotlight 6 Ways to Help Children Learn Real-World Skills Social-Emotional Learning Strategies to Use Now How to Partner with Parents During the Pandemic Social-Emotional Learning Resource Directory.