eSchool News

JULY 4, 2022

Thus far, conversations around esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, however, a recent change in the winds has shifted the conversation to elementary esports. I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools. My STEM class, iCreate, is a part of our K-12 STEM continuum.

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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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 2nd most-read story focuses on creating an elementary esports program. The benefits of esports are well documented.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2022

Alana Stanton is a kindergarten teacher at Mulberry Elementary in Gwinnett County, Georgia. And so I also just try to find things to do that they love and projects STEM activities with Legos or maybe making fidget or fidget spinners, things like that. Alana Stanton - Bio As submitted.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Students can design a game in any subject to assess their peers. When students design games they use a lot of creativity and critical thinking skills. Students must imagine and design worlds, characters, levels, sound effects, game elements, and more.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Developers have naturally found a niche for “joyful” tech in the elementary phases, where the idea of allowing younger kids to have fun while learning is all but a credo. Additionally, storytelling in STEM subjects bridges the conceptual divide between the “abstract” concepts of science, and the messy machinations of everyday life.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

Instead of just points and leaderboards, SplashLearns’ Game-Based Learning approach starts with pedagogy, has students test the experience for fun, and only shares the final lessons that are fun and pedagogically sound. Parents have a dashboard to track progress. In-depth reports help parents know how their child is performing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Brian Aspinall is an educator, best selling author and three times TEDx speaker who is considered one of the brightest STEM innovators in education. Stream by clicking here. Brian Aspinall’s Bio as Submitted.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

What is STEM? The acronym STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. More recently, arts were added to this educational model, as educators believed that art and creativity play an important role in the understanding of the former subjects in the STEM Curriculum , thus changing the acronym from STEM to STEAM.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Eduprotocols for kindergarten and early elementary with the book’s co-author Jon Corippo. Jon Corippo on episode 375 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Then, it becomes about the content and not the tools.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2023

CoderZ , the award-winning, gamified, cloud-based robotics and STEM platform, has announced that Tony Oran is joining the company as its CEO in the USA. CoderZ is a STEM solution built to create educational impact. The tournament engages students through gaming and competition in STEM, coding, and tech literacy.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2022

The best of these young coders are learning to use code creatively and developing a tangible skill set that they will use in future careers. CodeCombat AI League trailer (credit: CodeCombat) A Foundation of Game-Based Learning Founded in 2013, CodeCombat was born from a simple idea: Make learning to code engaging and accessible to all.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

9 Game-Based Learning —Game-based learning will continue to be a significant trend in K–12 education. From the days of playing PowerPoint Jeopardy for test reviews to app-based game creation applications, integrating games, technology, and education will continue to be a popular approach.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

I recently took on a new position teaching 400+ elementary students Computer and Technology. I’m taking the time before we go into coding to help students learn about giving instructions, since the most important thing all my elementary students learned this past week is that a computer works by following instructions.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

I recently took on a new position teaching 400+ elementary students Computer and Technology. I’m taking the time before we go into coding to help students learn about giving instructions, since the most important thing all my elementary students learned this past week is that a computer works by following instructions.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 12, 2018

Select the Standard and Start Playing (and Learning!). In Legends of Learning, it is simple for teachers to select the standard and find games that they can add to student playlists. Signing up is free. Understandably, we teachers always need to find new ways of reinforcing and reviewing concepts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Do you need safe, fun ways for students to connect and learn while keeping their distance in the classroom? From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Augmented reality apps might be for you! Remarkably, there are best practices you can use to teach math, ELA, and more using Augmented Reality.

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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 Bell on episode 322 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

A big part of classroom management, I think, stems from the fact that students just sit all day long. In both of these Five Minute Assessments, I like to always have them present it as well, so you might want to add a little five-minutes extra onto the back end of both of those. Vicki: Awesome! OK, what’s our fourth?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

She regularly contributes literacy insights at Dr. Kimberly’s Literacy Blog and has collaborated in writing classroom curriculum and language arts sections as well as chairing the Elementary Reading National Evaluation Preparation Committee for Pearson Education.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

But we can use the cultural relevance of games to blend their physical and virtual learning opportunities in ways that will empower students. Games Make Us More Social Companies like Google are finding that SEL skills are more important to students’ success than the mastery of STEM subjects alone.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 2, 2018

Steve Dembo on episode 222 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Sometimes the best tools have been around awhile. Steve Dembo @ teach42 talks about the tried and true tools that teachers should still use.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 12, 2018

We’re working a lot with STEM. And when they landed the boosters again, that was incredible, wasn’t it? Glen: It really was. That took a lot of good technology and a lot of engineering.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Aditya: So I personally find a beauty in learning computer architecture from the ground up, which I have done. Vicki: We’re also talking about teaching kids in elementary, middle, and high school. Challenging games help students learn: An empirical study on engagement, flow and immersion in game-based learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

I love this idea of micro-credentials and having kids explore and learn on their own, so that you can focus on the content teaching as well, as they explore and learn more about the tools. As an elementary teacher, Lee Ann has a passion for teaching kids not only about content, but life lessons as well. Very remarkable!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 26, 2018

Sponsored by SMART Technologies From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today, I had 15 photos on my interactive display at the front of the classroom.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

A fourth-grade student at Mendez Elementary in San Marcos, Texas, held an iPad out in front of her. On the screen, she saw her classroom just as though she were using the camera, but with one startling difference: There was a zombie floating in front of her.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 9, 2015

I have been asked to return to teach summer enrichment classes on maker education for elementary-aged learners at a local school during the summer of 2016. The description is: Learn how to code first by playing games and then by coding some bots including Sphero, OZOBOT, and Dash and Dot.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Her roots are as an elementary classroom teacher where she utilized technology as an integrated part of the learning environment. She enjoys helping both students and teachers to creatively use technology tools to extend and share their learning in meaningful ways. Bio as submitted.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 20, 2018

The top Edtech Tool Tuesday of 2018 (so far) with Richard Byrne From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers, was a history teacher. In today’s show, he talks about top free tech tools to try in social studies lessons.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

Learn how she does it, what standards she teaches, and technical issues of working with drones in the classroom. Santha Walters on episode 282 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Free Webinar!

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Future is STEM/STEAM. We celebrated National STEM/STEAM Day just a few weeks ago, a reminder of how important it is to foster our students’ curiosity around math and science endeavors. STEM/STEAM is everywhere you can imagine and is an indispensable part of our everyday lives. That was certainly the case in Waterloo, Iowa.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Enrique Cachafeiro on episode 204 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Several virtual reality options are available for classrooms. Today’s guest, Enrique Cachafeiro talks about the hardware, software options, and future of virtual reality.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

In today’s show, learn about Minecraft EDU and how it is being used to teach. Jeff Gearhart on episode 162 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Are you studying Mars? Why not let students go live there?

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Again, this years list sees a lot of tools for STEM that focuses on programming/coding. Dystopia 2153 - An innovative new site that teaches programming/coding through the use of game based learning and graphic novels. Edji - An innovative new site for annotating texts for collaborative learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

Perry elementary school in Brooklyn, NY. Williams may have never considered herself to be a "tech person," but she recognized the value of code and discovered how a supportive community could empower her and her students to learn. “I can barely fix a printer. Andrew-Lamon faced her fears and brought Hour of Code to her classroom.

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 12, 2017

Her classroom was, and remains, a lively and engaged place for learning across many platforms. How does digital learning work with electives? An art teacher I am working with has students bring laptops from a STEM lab with them to art class. This is another frequently asked question. She divides her class into two groups.

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