Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Can you share some of the obstacles you’ve faced promoting game-based learning? Shapiro: Years ago, while working in a charter school in New York City focused on using technology in the classroom, I met Katie Salen Tekinba?. She was opening a public school in the city, modeled on game-based learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues : Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious. Making games cultivates a range of hard skills (e.g.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The rise of collaborative learning environments within hybrid and blended learning models is another notable development in K-12 technology trends. Online collaboration tools and platforms let students work together seamlessly, helping them build teamwork and communication skills that are essential for the future.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Much like participation in an athletic team, esports players learn how to work together as an effective team by communicating and collaborating with each other. We saw that communication between parents and educators soared during and after the shutdown. Competency-based education will emerge across K-12.After

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

For example, adaptive learning programs adjust in real-time based on a student’s performance, offering additional challenges or remediation as needed. Moreover, edtech facilitates greater collaboration and communication. What is an example of technology currently used in education today?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Minecraft Item Labels One of the major benefits of the game, specifically for children with autism, comes with communication. And I have personally seen improvement in written language and increased verbalization in students with limited verbal skills through Minecraft game-play.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Minecraft generates excitement with each new discovery, whether a feature of the game or a gameplay idea. That excitement was always communicated around my group very quickly and with a remarkable degree of fluency. However, that is the beauty of this game for language learners.

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