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Leveling Up Language Learners’ 21st-Century Skills with Minecraft

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Before entering the game, students would outline their plans for the day—a great way to get them using the “going to” future tense and conditional form for hypotheses. Students recorded these reflections on a Google Doc as a reference for the next time we played. Language Learning and Minecraft. IrvSpanish. Vance Stevens.

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Updates Partner Spotlight Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Final Notes Updates Did you miss the annoucement of our Online Summit Featuring Google for Education? We’re taking Google education summits online! September 6th + 7th! More information or register here! See you there!

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?Meet Intel Education Accelerator’s Newest Cohort of EdTech Visionaries

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This year’s cohort, whose products range from game-based learning to AI-generated flashcards, has a lot to be excited about. raised more than $9 million in a recent Series A round , and handheld wireless sensor company PocketLab is now teaming up with Google to bring the pocket-sized lab equipment to the Google Science Journal.

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Monday, April 27th at 5pm edWeb Webinar: Getting Started with Game-Based Learning , Are you curious about game-based learning, but don’t know where to begin? Join this interactive session to learn how to get started with game-based learning with your own students.

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Testing and the future of education: Anya Kamenetz on Future Trends Forum #6

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She cited the recent Google artificial intelligence success AlphaGo ; I recommended this Wired article. This works in a low-stakes settings, like a MOOC. Q: Brett Boessen asked about Quest to Learn ? How is that perceived outside of games-based learning folks? Testing tools aren’t very good now.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In this webinar, we’ll cover all the valuable resources it offers to support game-based learning. Get to know SnapThought – one of our assessment tools – and the new game Sortify, which adds another dimension to playful assessment. Education Revolution Google+ Community 2014 MoonBots Challenge. Join here !

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

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Game-Based Learning. Learning through games (from physical to digital). The application of game-like “encouragement” mechanics to non-game entities. Put another way, it is making a game out of something that’s not. Google Apps for Education. Google Classroom.