The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Teacher Mike Roberts give five strategies that can help us with formative assessment AND classroom management. Sponsor: The US Matific Games are coming this February. Try Matific free now and sign up to join their Math games. 5 Formative Assessment Strategies to Help with Classroom Management. And its free! Listen Now.

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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. At New Mexico’s Farmington Heights Middle School , teachers use game-based learning to personalize instruction. Gamers embrace challenges and use mistakes to learn.

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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. Now with Capstone’s Pebble Go, students can bring their stories to life by creating their own Buncee to represent learning! Read more: Spring into creativity with these 5 digital tools!

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2020

I take a topic that isn’t super simple — databases — and show how I teach it with 2 simple projects, some game-based learning, concrete examples, and how my students all master the topic in five days. Vicki Davis – Bio Vicki Davis is a classroom teacher and an Instructional Technology Director.

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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. “Now I run a 40-person ‘empire’ at Filament.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 14, 2014

Make the Learning Resemble Video Games. A few ways teachers are gamifying their curriculums are by assessing with points and badges versus grades. Game based learning & Gamification. ebook, Learning to Go , which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Just as damning, most computer “games” that have entered the classroom hardly differ from typical classroom instruction, reinforcing basic skills through repetition and tightly tied to assessment systems. But the third generation of the learning games movement is still very young. Or, is that too much to imagine?

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 12, 2018

The market for educational technology solutions is massive, with numerous gadgets and programs to choose from. . A pervasive issue among K–12 districts is administrators going for the newest products without much knowledge of what problems those technologies address and whether they actually work. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2023

Technology advances and education evolves at an unprecedented pace. 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. Thank goodness for technology! Read more for more benefits.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The education industry has witnessed a rapid evolution in recent years , marked by new ideas and emerging technologies. In 2024, this momentum will continue, bringing forth new edtech, innovative teaching approaches, and inspiring learning spaces. Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories.

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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. Dallas ISD administrators and educators can learn more by visiting: [link].

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Neo LMS

MARCH 3, 2020

When we connect with other educators, we can learn so much in far less time, making it easier to take that first step with something new or slightly different. Another option is Synth which can also be used for speaking assessments or as a way to extend the time and space of classroom discussions, after the bell rings. Where to start.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

This week, I created a quick review crossword puzzle of the conversations we had in Zoom about technology change, types of interfaces, input, output, and processing devices. When you click on the map game index , look on the left side to click on your subject and find “maps” or graphics that you can use in your topics.

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Neo LMS

JULY 21, 2020

This can come in various shapes and forms, but education technology will always be in the mix. So let’s explore how teachers can harness edtech resources, with a focus on school learning management systems, to maximize their limited time and supplies, while also delivering a more engaging, personalized experience for middle school students.

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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. Game-based learning. Leveraging gamification and game-based learning is also not new; it’s probably one of the oldest trends actually.

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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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Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

It helps them find a balance between frontal lessons and individual study, interaction and reflection, formal evaluation and self-assessment. . Today’s educational technology makes it easier to support student autonomy in the classroom and beyond it. They don’t only help educators teach and assess students. Flipped classes.

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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. And when you think about it, this is the base of education, no matter if we’re talking about face-to-face, or online. Technological knowledge.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 24, 2019

Adaptive learning is a style of education where resources, activities, projects, and assignments are tailored to each student’s individual needs. Thus far, adaptive learning has been largely experimental, with companies and competitors having spent the past couple of years working out the kinks and engaging in small-scale execution.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Assessment in AR including classroom examples Effective ways to get started with AR Predictions on where AR will be in 5 years Who? 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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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. But for SplashLearn CEO Arpit Jain, it is important to make a distinction between gamification and game-based learning (GBL).

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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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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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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. We can keep learning more. Vicki: Yes.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 19, 2020

is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions. Its learning games, “Kahoots”, are multiple-choice quizzes that allow user responses. For more technology savvy groups, though, I recommend Storyboard That. Poll Everywhere.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

If you don’t “get” why technology is important, or know people who don’t, take a listen to understand and learn about transformative practices that work in education. I wanted to talk today about why I think Teachers Using Technology are Super Heroes. Idea #1: Use Formative Data to Improve Learning.

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MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Powered by MIND Research Institute, creators of the ST Math game-based learning technology, Family Math Night events help students and parents see math in a different way: as an experience they can participate in together. Game-based Learning Technology in the Classroom. January 14, 2017.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 1, 2018

Education technology must enhance learning. Today’s guest, Bethany Petty gives us pointers and shares a common pitfall of those implementing new technology in the classroom. Vicki: Using technology to enhance learning. Is the focus of the tool to enhance student learning? How do we use technology to do that?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Want to hear another episode on technology tools? Jon has served as an Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction and Director of Technology at the county level. And this is the beauty of technology. And the thing about technology is we want to let technology do what it does best. VICKI: Yeah.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

This is a mobile app that enables teachers to quickly assess their students. Answers are then scanned by the teachers phone, and the app generates useful sets of graphics and assessments per question. A free-to-try, but pay-to-use web based platform, that frankly makes PowerPoint fade into insignificance.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology. She mentioned that while there are many trends and expectations around technology, there is also a corresponding lack of data-driven evidence that can inform effective implementations.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2022

They will need to analyze information, find funding, plan a budget for their expenses and many more authentic and real-world tasks while connecting it with the content they are learning. . Read more: Teaching students financial literacy with education technology. 7 Financial literacy games for students that are worth trying.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 3, 2022

"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

DECEMBER 30, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching in augmented reality (AR) for the past several years has been a bit of a challenge, in my opinion, as is often the case with new technologies. For example, I had to assess “over the shoulder” by looking at what students were doing.

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User Generated Education

AUGUST 14, 2022

We are a learning community where assisting and learning from one another will be an expectation. This means our learning activities will combine several content areas: language arts, math, science, technology, art. Content will be interdisciplinary. For more about this, see All Lessons Should Be Interdisciplinary [link].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

It replaces traditional puzzles and paper-pencil games with digital versions that are arguably easier to use, quicker to play, and less problematic (no lost puzzle pieces, no broken pencils — that sort), but don’t expect it to Modify or Redefine your tasks through the use of technology. Lots of web-based simulations.

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