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Game Based Learning: Make Fast Teaching Games with SMART lab

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsored Post by SMART Learning Suite From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Formative assessment and game based learning make a powerful combination in the classroom. I love SMART lab, a new feature of the SMART Learning Suite. Learn more about Smart Learning Suite.

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Try SplashLearn for Summer Learning and Fall Success

The CoolCatTeacher

Summer Camp – Fun online courses that provide more hands-on, personalized learning through small group classes that are taught by experienced tutors. SplashLearn for Teachers and Schools – teachers can sign up for free and have access to the full SplashLearn content library. SplashLearn sponsored this blog post.

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Top 5 new EdTech tools that you might use in your university

Neo LMS

Game-based learning. The best way to acquire and retain knowledge is by learning through games. Online learning. Online learning is an all-encompassing strategy that doesn’t consist of only one tool. Digital libraries. First of all, cloud storage eliminates the need for physical textbooks.

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The 5-Year, $15 Million Global Learning XPRIZE Competition Is Over. Here’s Who Won.

Edsurge

But such was the length of time for finalists of the Global Learning XPRIZE competition before learning the winner of $10 million. First announced in 2014, the challenge invited organizations to submit open-source software that showed potential to help children in developing countries improve basic reading, writing and math skills.

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3DBear Review: The Augmented Reality Classroom Pro

The CoolCatTeacher

I’ve found it works better if you have some flat surfaces around, but it will work anywhere Start designing Inside 3D bear are a variety of libraries that you can use. 3DBear includes other 3D libraries that let students add, arrange, and create digital items in your classroom. But you’re not limited by these libraries.

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How Tablet Games Can Teach Skills to Students with Visual Impairments

Edsurge

“We’ve now taken the boring task of learning Braille and turned it into a game,” says Schultz, co-founder of Boston-based educational games maker ObjectiveEd. We’re changing the dynamic so that a kid is looking forward to learning.” Schultz isn’t a stranger to technology for people with impairments.

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Minecraft in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

As a teacher, you can get started with a library of 40 books as part of their free version – go to coolcatteacher.com/bookcreator to get started now. I am a self-proclaimed “tech nerd” and love to have my hands on all the latest and greatest products and software. I love to share what I have learned with my fellow educators.

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