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#40years of educational technology: Social media

Learning with 'e's

2006 was also the year Twitter was launched. Other tools such as wikis, blogs and podcasts also began to be used in education, at first tentatively, and then as embedded features in various programmes of study. Around the turn of the century we all began to be aware of a surge in the use of the Web for creating content.

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Epic Guide To Game Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

100+ Game Based Learning Resources to Get Started in Your Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Games are fun. Game based learning excites learning in my classroom. Game Based Learning in My Classroom. Sept 2015).

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A Peek in My Week: Games, Mattering, Questions, Laughter & Learning WHEW!

The CoolCatTeacher

Level Up a Little Bit Every Day From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Game based keyboarding. My keyboarding classroom is completely game based using ClassCraft (thanks, Shawn Young ) and the kids run to class. What is a Wiki? It is happening so much lately to me.

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10Q: Helen Keegan

Learning with 'e's

In the primary (elementary) and secondary (high) school sectors some can be conspicuous, because through various Teachmeets around the world, and also online during Twitter #edchats, they make their work known to the wider community. I changed the focus from VLEs to open blogs, wikis etc.

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Learning Revolution Free Events - ISTE Unplugged + Hack Education - AERO - Gaming in Ed Call for Proposals - Students Driving Change

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

link] Introduction to Mind Amplifiers June 11 - July 10, 2014: A five week course using asynchronous forums, blogs, wikis, mindmaps, social bookmarks, synchronous audio, video, chat, and Twitter. See how they identified the goals of the game and what went into the development and evaluation of teaching resources.

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Getting Started with Minecraft in the Classroom

Graphite Blog

" They'll then conduct research through tutorial videos and wikis, rely on their past experience, and work with their peers to figure it out. When students are this emotionally invested and goal­-driven, I consider this to be the pinnacle of a learning experience. Jim can be reached on Twitter @joakleyiii.

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36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life

The CoolCatTeacher

and a Link to a Free Resource with More Tips From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Whether my class is uploading their Scratch video games, or linking to their website efolios, we post our group work on the class wiki. ClassCraft (for Tracking Game Based Learning Experiences).

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