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With a Virtual Reality Assist, Video Games Get K–12 Students Moving

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Video Games as Physical Education. Virtual reality technology , which turns users into active participants, is dramatically changing the way kids play video games. Jim Romano, Valley Day’s Health and Physical Education instructor, said the immersive VR setup transforms PE class into a “life-size video game” for the students. .

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When It Comes to Picking Edtech, Are Schools Listening to Teachers?

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It was especially frustrating, considering she had spent five years helping teachers weave edtech into their lesson plans and had earned a doctorate in education technology before returning to teaching. Technology doesn't replace the teacher.” Take physical education, for instance.

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How Online PD Eased A New York District’s Transition to Remote Learning

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In the beginning, many of those related to Google and Google Classroom but now include social-emotional learning, working with students with disabilities, working with English language learners and physical education.

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Double Shift: 6 Stories of Teachers With Side Hustles

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Murphy teaches life skills to 35 students with a wide range of developmental and intellectual disabilities. Each student has an IEP and needs individualized academic, physical and emotional support. Her workload—and the mental, psychological and financial burden they carried—had become untenable.

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With a Virtual Reality Assist, Video Games Get K–12 Students Moving

EdTech Magazine

Video Games as Physical Education. Virtual reality technology , which turns users into active participants, is dramatically changing the way kids play video games. Jim Romano, Valley Day’s Health and Physical Education instructor, said the immersive VR setup transforms PE class into a “life-size video game” for the students. .