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MARCH 6, 2017

A great deal of initial research exists about blended learning techniques such as game-based learning, but adoption has stalled because of a lack of scalable, practical techniques that have also proven effective. Enders Game by Orson Scott Card—A novel that conceptualizes a variety of game-based learning mechanics.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

Generally speaking, this free interactive STEM lab takes 2-4 days to complete and includes extension science experiments that you could add to the unit. Fire Forensics: A Free STEM Module for Middle School Science. This online, free STEM module is interactive and engaging and is aligned with Next Generation Science Standards.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2024

STEM identity can last a lifetime and help students thrive in school, future careers and life. Inclusive STEM programs widen job opportunities for the growing technology sector, support students in building digital literacy skills and empower young people to become creators — not just consumers — of technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2023

However, when you do not have knowledge of a topic, you do not know how to prompt for that work. Newly Created File The post How to Go from ChatGPT to Gimkit (or anything that uses a CSV) appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Then, you're done!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 20, 2022

As they are learning, give students the opportunity to articulate their thought process of how they came up with their solution to a puzzle. The post Video Game-Based Learning: How To Teach With Portal 2 appeared first on TeachThought.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Blended Learning In my opinion, the best 21st-century classrooms are “bricks” and “clicks,” blending together the best of face-to-face and online. Blended learning is not new. Research around the pedagogy of effective blended learning will help you understand how to effectively combine your physical classroom and your online classroom.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 22, 2019

Game-based learning and gamification at immediate glance may seem like similar and interchangeable terms. While both terms combine games and learning, the difference lies in how game elements are integrated into the learning experience. What is Game-based Learning?

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2019

Looking for innovative ways to bring computational thinking and computer science skills to your STEM classes? MINECRAFT: EDUCATION EDITION might be just the teaching tool for you, whether you’re an experienced player or are just learning about Minecraft.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Computational thinking is an innovative approach to teaching that redesigns the STEM and ELA curriculums on a new framework. This framework focuses on turning students from consumers to content creators through game-based learning and computational thinking (CT) skills while developing their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 4, 2017

How to Teach Coding in the Elementary Grades with Sam Patterson. But if I’m teaching how to use Scratch Jr., app is designed to help people learn how to use it. I’ll spend about a month noodling around in Scratch, learning how it works, and then I’ll bring it to my fourth grade students. Enhanced Transcript.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

How to Use Vocabulary Builder on Your Kindle Paperwhite. Stay tuned to the end of the show to learn how to figure out if my friend Angela Watson’s 40 Hour Workweek Club is right for you. Today, the vocabulary doctors teach us how to teach vocabulary in the classroom. So check the show notes; you’ll see how to do that. [00:08:00].

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2022

The ISTE Mainstage event today had several great takeaways relating to AI, creativity, Game based Learning, and more. Here are the things I learned from this event. I believe knowing how to make videos is an essential part of every school's curriculum. Our Influencers are on.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 3, 2018

From augmented reality to game-based learning and online portfolios, she has a variety of ideas to share about how she amps up her science teaching with technology. SPONSOR: Join a Free Personalized Learning Session with Me and TextHelp!

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 2, 2018

This Thursday, December 6 from 1-3 pm Eastern Time, Edweek is hosting an event about personalized learning. I’ll be co-hosting a panel conversation on how I help kids learn how to personalize their own learning, how we can differentiate instruction, and we’ll have an “old fashioned” tool share at 2 pm in the room.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

Learn how money operates in the real world. Learn how to read maps. Play lots of math games to reinforce. In-depth reports help parents know how their child is performing. In this summer camp adventure, students will: Create and analyze code. Discover the role math plays in cooking. Solve math quests.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Melanie Weaver, Western's Principal Greg Fehr, Western's Project Manager At first, Western's arena faced an uphill battle, as the school tirelessly problem-solved how to renovate an existing area with working tech at an agreed budget. Here's to more schools innovatively transforming their learning spaces like Western STEM Magnet!

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

. — Deepak Cheenath That puts CoCo’s strategies to keep students engaged or motivated to learn at complete odds with what many edtech companies have been trying to do to teach literacy or STEM — mimic online games like Robolox or Minecraft that children spend hours immersed in outside of school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter If you want to know how to start an eSports program in your school. Welcome to another episode of the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast, where today we're diving into the game-changing world of scholastic esports. New Podcast: Project-based Learning with A.I.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2022

But Alana, we are talking about how to end the school year. Well, what are some of those secrets you plan so that, especially this year, how are you going to end the school year well, this year? 00;04;22;04 – 00;04;27;08 Vicki Davis So describe the first time you realized how magical the end of the school year could be.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

We are well aware of the very many ways that digital storytelling assists students to consider content critically, improve language skills and enhance collaboration and creativity – but can it also be used to bring deep learning (and perhaps a bit more joy) to studying STEM subjects? Parsons et al. into the scientific.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Vicki: Yes, you can use Ed Tech and Social Emotional Learning! Her original research went into the design of Renton Preparatory in Seattle, which was a 2016 Top Three STEM School in the nation. Michelle, you’ve done some fantastic work with Social Emotional Learning and Ed Tech. Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @ mrzphd is with us today.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2017

See: 5 Emoji Activities for Google Docs where Eric describes how to do all of these emoji activities including the emoji math picture shown below. See Eric’s blog post on emojis in Google docs to learn how to do this. Idea #3: Use Emojis to Explain Math Variables. ERIC: They can also incorporate this into math.

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 28, 2016

From dice to educational video games, classes led by instructional technology teacher Ryan Read are increasingly full of game-based learning! Ryan shares his experiments with technology and game-based learning extensively on Twitter as @Ryan7Read. How about for math in particular?

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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

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

A big part of classroom management, I think, stems from the fact that students just sit all day long. His latest book, Hacking Classroom Management – How to be the Type of Teacher They Make Movies About, is scheduled to be released in December of 2017. Vicki: Awesome! OK, what’s our fourth?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 2, 2018

Read How to Use Padlet. It’s sort of the reason why it doesn’t seem new and sexy to talk about blogging or to evangelize blogging anymore or show people how to use EduBlog , or how to use WordPress. I think Padlet is a perfect first example because everybody kind of knows what it does. Tool #7 & 8 WordPress and Edublogs.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

With over 20 years classroom experience, Tricia is all about “putting the STEAM back in STEM.” Tricia explains how she started to share her innovations with a larger community: The more I shared via blogs , Twitter , or on Artsonia , the more I realized that other teachers wanted to use our movies, lessons, and resources for their classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Furthermore, we share how to design lessons with a personal interest to engage students who struggle to engage. In today’s show Mitchell Weisburg, cofounder of the nonprofit Games4Ed, shares pedagogical best practices for using augmented reality in the classroom.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 7, 2016

This distinction lies not only in what we learn at different age levels, but also how we do it. Today, both adults and children are often engaged in studies through game-based learning and gamification mechanics such as points, leaderboards, progression, and others. Let them “play,” but not game.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 15, 2019

And sadly, some students can easily lose their motivation to learn when they’re in a setting without face-to-face interaction. However, no matter how disinterested your online learners might seem at times, you can grab their attention and raise their interest. Read more: Why students love a game-based learning experience.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2015

By Tommy Peterson School districts share strategies for bringing games into the classroom.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2024

Students learn critical skills through NXTLVL's game-based learning program. Make It Fun and Refreshing for Students The great part about implementing Power Skills into K-12 education is that they are exciting and engaging for students to learn and practice. We can’t overlook STEM.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2017

How to use it in the classroom. Some examples of the most popular breakout edu games. Click the button for iTunes or Stitcher to subscribe to this show. In today’s show, Mari Venturino talks about Breakout EDU digital: Explaining what breakout edu digital is. What it teaches. The challenges teachers have with it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 26, 2018

I want every student to understand how they can share from every single electronic device or a photograph of physical objects on my interactive display. This is why, as part of my first and second day procedures, I teach students how to “throw” their screens (of all kinds) to my large screen at the front of the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2015

The Every Classroom Matters Show: Matthew Farber, Expert on Gaming in the Classroom Matthew Farber does a masterful job of explaining game mechanics, Bartle’s player types, and how to use gaming in the classroom. It helps me picture how to use games by using game stations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

How did you do that?” They were just totally engrossed in learning how to use the cube, just exploring all the depths of it. They had to tell what they learned about how to use it. and learn about it on their own. Did you know you could do this?”. They started discovering things. “OH, We can do that.”.

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