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4 Ready to Go tips for Project Based Learning and Maker Spaces

The CoolCatTeacher

Nicholas Provenzano – Bio as Submitted Nicholas Provenzano is the Technology Coordinator and Makerspace Director at University Liggett School in Michigan. He is also an author, maker space builder, international keynote speaker, and consultant. He has been recognized as the Technology Teacher of the Year by MACUL and ISTE.

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Minecraft in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

He was actually recently featured on the Microsoft blog about what he’s doing. Jeff: Ah, yeah… So I’m using Minecraft Education Edition in my technology classroom with my students. It’s all about technology. I am the Technology Coordinator for Brinnon School District in Brinnon, WA. and technology guru (obviously)!

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Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset Review: Awesome VR in 360

The CoolCatTeacher

I had spent two exciting hours (about half of it with my mouth open) in a complete flow state exploring a new virtual reality world using the Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset on my Acer Aspire 7 laptop with Windows Mixed Reality by Microsoft. Acer Education is partnering with Microsoft Education to run a STEAM lab makeover giveaway.

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How to Use Metaverse: Awesome Augmented Reality and New Features

The CoolCatTeacher

For example, Microsoft is using friction when MS Word asks if you really want to exit the program without saving changes. In website design, friction isn’t really a good thing — it’s an element of operation that impedes or prevents a user from doing what they want to do.

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Learn to Build, Build to Learn

EdTechTeacher

This same principle is also embraced by the maker movement, which emphasizes the importance of being able to quickly build prototypes or whatever you can imagine, then rebuild and iterate until you are happy. in Technology, Innovation, and Education from Harvard. He holds an Ed.M.

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How to Push the Boundaries of School with Dynamic Learning

Shake Up Learning

The idea of dynamic learning is something I have been exploring a lot lately–some way to describe and put together all of the ideas and ways that technology can take learning to new heights and push the boundaries. Also, check out this great article by Vicki Davis: How the Maker Movement is Moving into Classrooms.

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The History of the Future of Learning Objects and Intelligent Machines

Hack Education

This talk was delivered at MIT for Justin Reich’s Comparative Media Studies class “Learning, Media, and Technology.” I recognize that this class is called “Learning, Media, and Technology.” ” The full slide deck is available here. Thank you for inviting me to speak to your class today.