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A Fun Game and Mission to Teach Students About Giving Good Instructions

Teacher Reboot Camp

In our district, we try different unplugged activities with the elementary students, such as give simple instructions to your partner who is acting like your robot. With my college students last year they made DIY videos , but I decided to do something different with my 5th graders who love gaming. Use the terms and phrases we learned.

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A Fun Game and Mission to Teach Students About Giving Good Instructions

Teacher Reboot Camp

In our district, we try different unplugged activities with the elementary students, such as give simple instructions to your partner who is acting like your robot. With my college students last year they made DIY videos , but I decided to do something different with my 5th graders who love gaming. Use the terms and phrases we learned.

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Learning first, technology second

Learning with 'e's

Ideas range from games based learning , to the use of social media and networking, to simpler approaches such as the use of digital cameras in art or data logging in science. Many organisations open up a large can of worms if they don''t think through their digital strategy before buying into new technology.

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Digital K-12 Classroom Online Summit | Feb 21-23, 2020

EdTechnocation.com

During the Digital K-12 Classroom Summit you are going to learn about all sorts of new and different technologies, so I’m going to prepare you with 5 tips and strategies to help you embrace the fear of trying something new in your classroom. But I want to challenge you to #EmbraceTheFear and perpetuate the unknown!

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The Stories We Were Told about Education Technology (2019)

Hack Education

Even if these publications fade away , the breathless stories about the possibilities of brainwave-reading mindfulness headbands and " mind-reading robot tutors in the sky " continue to be told. That's what a decade of ed-tech social media and PR have wrought: hashtag gurus and fake news. Good work, Adam and Rebekah.

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Learning Revolution Events - AltEdFilmFest - Homeschool+ - Gaming in Ed Call for Proposals - Open Letter from a Highly Creative Child

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Conference strands include Game-Based Learning: How to Use Games in Educational Settings, Games & Assessment, Connecting Educators With Game Developers: Make Your Voices Heard, Students as Content Creators & Game Designers, Research on Game-Based Learning, and Professional Development.

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

Edsurge

We wanted to create a digital experience for kids that allows them to create things together, but isn’t saturated with the usual social-media-like engagement tools. Not only have they eschewed a social media setting for their digital playground, they’ve also steered clear of “gamifying” the experience.