techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

2 Mobile Devices —Mobile devices in education can be controversial. Proper implementation and monitoring are essential to ensure a beneficial learning experience. Some benefits of mobile devices include the ability to view textbooks, research, participate in Internet-based class assignments, and create media-rich projects.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Topics include math, animals, typing, geography, spelling, letter recognition, holidays, seasons, dinosaurs, USA, other games, and more. Many of these are divided into subcategories — for example: Math includes games and counting, fractions, addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Digipuzzle even offers holiday games.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

They are examples of things he is using and that he has presented about virtual reality. Enrique Chachafeiro @ @8bitbiologist is an amazing presenter. She saw Enrique present in Second Life recently about how we can really change things using Virtual Reality. In Second Life, I’ve visited the surface of Mars, for example.

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The Game Agency

AUGUST 29, 2019

used a PlayStation to improve his surgical accuracy, the idea of games to improve clinical interventions has been of great interest to the industry. Games Tell A Story. Learners connect with and recall content when it is presented as a story. Game-Based Learning Is Driving Success. James Rosser Jr.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

But now with mobile phones, tablets, and laptops being a part of school education, it is much easier to deliver STEM courses on these devices, making the courses more interactive, accessible and engaging. Take your smartphone, for example, every month there’s a new update. This facilitates communication and collaboration.

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 27, 2012

Near Horizon: (Within Next 12 Months) Mobile Devices and Apps : According to the Horizon report, mobile devices and apps are increasingly becoming part of the classroom. The number of applications available for these devices is near endless too, making mobile devices one of the most versatile tools students can have in the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

If you have students who still hunt-and-peck, who fall behind on homework because they’re searching for the F key (or any of the other 25 letter keys), or try to “thumb” the keyboard as they do a mobile device, you know this often doesn’t work (see this article from the Washington Post on keyboarding in the classroom).

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 2, 2019

We recorded micro-teaches - usually a 10 minute lesson - and then played back the footage to the students so they could see and hear themselves and learn from the experience. I wrote about other examples of the power of educational video in a previous post. Today, video use in the classroom is more commonplace.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Learn about global Kahoots, how she tweets with her class and more global collaborative techniques in this show. Instantly scan and score with any mobile, desktop or document camera. We finally got a chance to meet in person and present together at ISTE this year. Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam can save you time! Vicki Davis: Yeah.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 31, 2012

Held in Bradford's prestigious National Media Museum (more on this in a future post), the day was packed full of quick fire workshops, seminars and plenary presentations. They had been up since 6 am that morning to travel for 5 hours on a train to arrive in time for their presentation, and had to travel back that evening.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 9, 2018

For example, a paperless classroom takes time and energy to begin, but a teacher who makes over 100 copies a day might find themselves saving a significant amount of time if you consider the time it takes to stand by the copier over a year. Emergent technology can increase workflow efficiency for both teachers and students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

Deadlines Future of Museums , July 24th, 2014 Upcoming deadlines: Presentation proposals will be accepted between now and July 21st for the Future of Museums conference. Share your experience with game-based learning with an audience of game developers and peer educators! Is your library mobile friendly?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

Wednesday, May 28th at 7pm Rethink Learning with the ISTE Lead and Transform Movement , presented by Carolyn Sykora, ISTE Standards Director, ISTE, Oregon. Learn about SAMR, see examples of classroom activities, and learn about some new digital tools you can put in your “app pack.” Learn more and join here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2014

We will have a full day of crowdsourced sessions on Thursday, September 18th, where we could use your help in supporting our presenters. There is a full schedule of amazing sessions on game-based learning topics, and volunteers will be able to connect with these outstanding presenters. More information at [link].

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

Shapiro weaves in personal stories to ground his arguments and gives concrete examples of how he approaches technology with his own children. What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. approach that any game can be educational -- not just those designed to be so. And democracy will suffer.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

Common Sense team members and certified educators presented on a range of practical and engaging ways to use specific technology tools for learning as well as our latest and greatest digital citizenship offerings. . SCIENCE Best Middle and High School Science Games for NGSS. But what games are good for classrooms?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 2, 2018

I think Padlet is a perfect first example because everybody kind of knows what it does. Are there any other rock-solid examples besides Padlet? That’s one of the things I demonstrate when I show this in presentations. Their gallery has an excellent selection of great examples that would appeal to educators.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

A useful example of flow from Diane Ackerman’s Deep Play: “In Bone Games , climber Rob Schultheis recalls how he felt descending a mountain after a harrowing near-death fall: “The person I became on Neva was the best possible version of myself, the person I should have been throughout my life. Mobile Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 26, 2018

Students work on their own computers sometimes; however, there are many times (like the Avengers Photoshop example) where I want students interacting with and manipulating digital objects as they discuss and work together. But while this device might not warm our hands, it warms us up to experience learning together.

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Brainscape

MAY 5, 2022

Brainscape's web and mobile app has been engineered to help students learn (and remember) common Mandarin vocabulary and grammar TWICE as fast as traditional study techniques. This Chinese language app is simple and focuses exclusively on correct pronunciation (i.e. it doesn’t teach you definitions or vocabulary, etc.).

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

Haiku Learning is the tool I use to blend my classroom. Tip: To learn about my blended learning strategies, see my presentation on Slideshare Simple Steps to Blended Learning . PowerPoint (for Handouts, Presentations, and Screencasts). Keynote (for Presentations). It makes your presentations click.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 15, 2014

This event will be held from 10am - 5pm US-Eastern Time, and will feature keynote speakers Suse Cairns, Lath Carlson, Alex Freeman, Jeffrey Inscho, Barry Joseph, Elizabeth Merritt, and Holly Witchey, and crowdsourced presentations by your peers. Curators, creators, innovators, museum professionals, and educators are encouraged to present.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Thursday, June 12th at 10:30am in Madison, WI GLS 10 Conference - Games in the Classroom , A panel discussion on surveys about games and learning: what surveys can and can''t tell us about this topic, what we learned via survey data, and implications for practice. Learn more and register here. More details here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 24, 2014

This event will be held from 10am - 5pm US-Eastern Time, and will feature keynote speakers and crowdsourced presentations by your peers. Attendees can expect to learn best practices to implement in their museums, and will hear real-world examples of innovative practices in the field. Is your library mobile friendly?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2014

Volunteering to help moderate sessions is a great way to get to know the presenters and to get better connected with our online learning communities. Past students, current hiring partners, and the instruction team will be there to answer any questions and present on what gSchool is all about. Please sign up to volunteer here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 22, 2014

This event will be held from 9:30am - 5pm US-Eastern Time, and will feature keynote speakers Suse Cairns, Lath Carlson, Alex Freeman, Jeffrey Inscho, Barry Joseph, Elizabeth Merritt, and Holly Witchey, and crowdsourced presentations by your peers. Homeschool+ Conference + Gaming in Ed: Submit Your Session Proposals Soon.

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