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How to Use Gamification for Attention-Getting and Fun Learning

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Paolo Tolomeo gets kids excited about learning math and language arts by sailing the 7 seas. Learn how it does it, how he keeps on track with lessons, and how to avoid common mistakes when adding gamification to your classroom. Never stop learning! 10 Keys to Purpose Driven Learning.

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Game Based Learning in Action

The CoolCatTeacher

Game-based learning might not be what you think. 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. Game-Based Learning in Action.

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10 Awesome Courses To Improve Your Online Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

A course to help support your learning goal of using social media effectively is Social Media Tools for Teaching and Learning. This course will teach you how to plan and integrate social media into your classroom. You can best help your students implement these tech tools by learning how to use them yourself.

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SEL Games: Learning Life Skills Through Games

The CoolCatTeacher

SEL games can help you teach social-emotional learning skills and life skills. Today’s expert, Dr. Matthew Farber , gives us an interesting twist on games by integrating them with SEL. He has practical ideas for understanding and using game-based learning in the classroom. Founder - SEL Gaming LAb.

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Innovative Science Teaching in Grades 6-12

The CoolCatTeacher

From augmented reality to game-based learning and online portfolios, she has a variety of ideas to share about how she amps up her science teaching with technology. SPONSOR: Join a Free Personalized Learning Session with Me and TextHelp! gamification, VR/AR/MR, coding) to enrich my science curriculum.

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5 Steps to Gamify Your Elementary Classroom

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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? What if everything students learn could gain them XP (experience points?)

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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. Personal interests engage students in learning. Personal interests engage students in learning.

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