The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

You can gamify your classroom. Sixth-grade teacher Jessica Gordon@ 1337teach gives us tips, ideas, and links for how to gamify our classrooms now. Game based learning can be simple and free. Jessica Gordon , 6th grade teacher from Missouri gives us simple tips to gamify our classrooms. It isn’t hard.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Read more: Fostering the development of SEL skills in your classroom. Our decisions need to focus on helping students by designing assessments and ways to show what they have learned while also promoting voice and choice in learning. Read more: 10 DOs and DON’Ts in Project-Based Learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

What’s more, game-based learning (GBL) can address some of the most common roadblocks encountered by math teachers and students alike. Here are three ways that GBL encourages growth mindset, plus ten games to get you started with your own students. Games welcome players of all ability levels in the same environment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Digital Learning Collection has over 150 apps for kindergarten to second-grade classrooms. The Really Good Stuff team has curated the best apps in education for the K-2 to classroom — all in one place. Unboxing Demo: Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection. Digital Learning Collection. It is possible.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

To engage students, we need tools that work well regardless of where learning is taking place — hybrid, virtual or in-person. It has been a favorite for five years in my classroom. Now with Capstone’s Pebble Go, students can bring their stories to life by creating their own Buncee to represent learning!

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Join us on Wednesday, December 19th at 9 pm ET for a lively conversation about the classroom pedagogies of teaching with Augmented Reality. Register Now AR Topics Some of the topics we will be discussing include: How teachers are teaching with augmented reality in the classroom Device configurations (does every student have to have one?)

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Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

Student autonomy in the classroom is essential for efficient learning. Students need to be able to learn at their own pace to better grasp and retain information Self-paced, personalized learning allows them to gradually accumulate knowledge and competencies according to their needs and level. . Flipped classes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How I Teach About Big Data and Lesson Plan with Vicki Davis In this episode, I give you a peek into my classroom. I design ahead for common mistakes, use concrete examples, use formative assessment and don’t test but have mastery from all my students.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

I have to do a lot of the same strategic thinking that I enjoyed doing in that game.” He also ponders whether games can both teach and measure 21st-century skills, considers the barriers to a broader use of GBL in schools and discusses the not-so-mysterious motivational power of Pokemon. EdSurge: First things first.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Introducing games into the classroom can engage students in ways that conventional methods often fail to do” (Zhang & Crawford, 2023, p. Here are five ways to integrate gamification into your classroom, using tools like Quizizz, Gimkit, Quizlet, and Blooket.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The late 1980s and 1990s The first generation of learning games was almost accidental—led by curiosity-driven, extraordinary developers like Don Rawitsch who had a passion for their respective disciplines and recognized the power and fun in games. These were fun games, designed mostly for leisure time.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

For example, I had to assess “over the shoulder” by looking at what students were doing. Now, using 3DBear , I’m able to offer students a classroom where they can create and share. Also, I’m able to easily assess and share their work in AR. You can use it and learn. Learn more by clicking on the link below.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 12, 2018

To shed light on this issue, Smart Technologies conducted a global Edtech Capabilities and Learning Outcomes survey for the K–12 sphere, evaluating 22 different ed tech solutions to find out which have shown to be most beneficial in the classroom. High-Outcome Schools Focus on Collaboration and Games. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2023

Educational trends have been changing towards personalized learning approaches. We’ve thus seen a fundamental shift in how high school students learn within the classroom setting. Personalized learning is an approach that tailors education to each individual’s strengths and weaknesses. Improved Performance.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2020

Revenue for game-based learning and education is projected to reach more than $24 billion by 2024, according to a new market forecast. Metaari’s 2019-2024 Global Game-based Learning Market study , released by Serious Play Conference, notes that growth in AI game-based learning also is expected to skyrocket, analysts say.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 26, 2018

Today, I had 15 photos on my interactive display at the front of the classroom. In this post, I’ll be sharing seven pedagogical shifts that make interactive displays a key to a student-centered classroom. In my Computer Science classroom, students are collaborators and co-creators. SMART Technologies sponsored this post.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Today I will put aside the complexities of migrating to a flipped , or tech-enabled classroom, and instead offer you a quick listicle of a bunch fun, useful, trendy and simple ways to bring tech to a classroom near you. 14 Quick ways to tech-up your classroom. Today is different.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 3, 2020

There are so many apps and web services available for exchanging information, delivering content, sharing resources, and connecting with other classrooms and our students. What I love most is that in addition to our classroom use of these tools, our students and their families can also use them for purposes beyond education.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

As students build familiarity with generative AI, teachers will need to explore diverse ways to adopt this technology in the classroom. Professional development will act as a valuable support for teachers as they navigate AI tools and ethics in their classroom. On the 9th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on major K-12 education trends.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In addition to giving their students access to the two game-based learning platforms, Dallas ISD educators will be able choose to implement the fully-integrated curricula and professional development that accompanies each platform. Educators can opt to pair the solution with physical robots or use it alone. education for CTE.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 12, 2018

Thirty-three-year Presidential Award Winning science teacher Glen Westbroek believes in creating active learning experiences in his science classroom. Today we kick off science week on the 10-Minute Teacher talking about active learning, Next Generation Science Standards, and what an engaging science classroom looks like.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 8, 2017

Today James Sturtevant @jamessturtevant helps us hack our classroom presentations. 3 Ways to Hack Classroom Presentations with James Sturtevant. I use their student information system and learning management system but do you know they have brought it together in one unified classroom? Transcript for Episode 122 .

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

Josh Eby shares how he uses inquiry-based learning in his history classroom. He also discusses how he’s become a better teacher after returning to the classroom after 12 years in administration and why it was one of the best decisions he’s ever made. Inquiry-Based Learning in the History Classroom.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2016

At the turn of the 21st century, public interest in games as learning tools took hold. In the eyes of digital game-based learning proponents, the general public and today’s teachers finally understood something that students and educational researchers knew all along. The Basics of Digital Game-Based Learning.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 24, 2019

To that end, we’ve identified 10 trends that we believe indicate the future of eLearning and its role in the classroom. Adaptive Learning. Adaptive learning is a style of education where resources, activities, projects, and assignments are tailored to each student’s individual needs. Gamification.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

If e-learning came to life as a method to augment face-to-face learning, it is now an approach to education that is bigger than the traditional method it was meant to support. Flipping the classroom has neve been easier. What’s more, the adoption of interactive videos is creating rippling effects in the e-learning industry.

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Neo LMS

JULY 21, 2020

Part of the challenge for middle school educators is being able to motivate and meet the individual needs of students at a time when abilities, interests, and willingness to learn can vary considerably. Game-based learning. Read more: Why students love a game-based learning experience.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

If project based learning works – do it. In my opinion, if you can’t teach me about game based learning by using games, you’re not qualified to teach game based learning. I would keep a list of the next three things I wanted to learn. ” Kaizen is a mindset.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Formative assessment tips. Why classrooms teachers are using Lumio for lessons and review. How you can edit on the fly (even after you've started delivering a lesson with students). Simple exit tickets. I'll share how I use Lumio for exam review. Simple exit tickets. Library of pre-made lessons. Examples for all grade levels.

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Technology Tidbits

JULY 12, 2021

"Game-based learning (GBL) is a type of game play that has defined learning outcomes. Generally, game-based learning is designed to balance subject matter with gameplay and the ability of the player to retain, and apply said subject matter to the real world.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 18, 2016

Every Classroom Matters Episode 204 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Game mechanics are elements of gaming that you can design into your lesson plans to engage learners. Truly gamifying a classroom is so much more, but it’s a lot easier than you think.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2021

Games can be particularly effective for engaging learners, promoting active participation and motivating students, both in and outside of the classroom. Educators have long used games to promote learning and deepen student understanding of subject matter. Arpit Jain This was the impetus for SplashLearn.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

million grant from the Gates Foundation and MacArthur Foundation, GlassLab aimed to prove that educational games could be just as fun as their mainstream titles, and serve as reliable formative assessment tools. The first word in GlassLab’s name stands for games, learning and assessment). middle-school market.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 8, 2017

In an effort to keep up with the fast-paced world driven by technological advances, the education system is including more and more technology into classrooms all over the country. We already have online courses, learning management systems , online collaboration tools, apps for all sorts of classroom activities, and so on, and so forth.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 31, 2018

The Real-World Classroom model of teaching finance is part simulation part game. Invented by Brian Bean, this model of teaching is transforming Texas classrooms and beyond. Real World Classrooms When Teaching Finance. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Brian Bean, 14-year Texas educator, about real-world classrooms.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

He adds, “Kids are allowed to learn at their own pace, and can learn experientially.” When a competency-based approach to assessment is in place, students must show what they know as well as what they can do. Below are five ways to approach competency-based learning assessment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 29, 2018

From stop motion to video controls and cool add-ins for formative assessment and graphics, learn about this Swiss Army Knife of Google tools – Google Slides. Kasey: Pear Deck is a formative assessment tool. Adding those formative assessments in and preparing for those. Let’s look at it. Vicki: Yes. 3 EdTech Blog. #3

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