Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

schools— Kahoot is offering the first premium version of its game-based learning platform. Until today, Kahoot’s website and mobile app, which feature nearly 60 million multiple-choice quizzes, have been completely free for students and teachers. After launching five years ago—and seeping into nearly half of all U.S.

Quizzes 133

Quizzes Game-Based Learning Schools Instructors 133

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), one of the 12 partner organizations of Every Learner Everywhere, was charged with identifying and understanding innovations in the digital education landscape. To those working in higher education, some of the trends presented by the team may not have come as a surprise.

Peer Review 217

Peer Review Gamification Mobile Devices Learning 217

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2019

Four-and-a-half years after Amazon first released Alexa, its voice-activated virtual assistant, the technology is finding its footing in education. Kahoot, a game-based learning company with a trove of millions of educational quizzes, also announced its first Alexa skill this week. True or false.”

Skills 167

Skills Quizzes Teachers Testing 167

Edsurge

MAY 19, 2022

A group of blockchain projects called “learn-to-earn” (also sometimes called “earn-to-learn”) aims to incentivize learners to engage with educational content and, just as importantly, stick with it.

Learning 218

Learning Motivation Quizzes Elementary School 218

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of online distance education, educators face a crucial challenge: captivating students and igniting their passion for learning within virtual environments. The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

CoCo is still in its beta phase, being tested out by educators from 65 different countries. As one educator writes about their experience with the tool, there are no individual user profiles, no way to collect likes and no followers — basically, no emphasis on comparison. But CoCo is a departure from Scratch in a few crucial ways.

Gamification 205

Gamification Motivation Game-Based Learning Math 205

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of online distance education, educators face a crucial challenge: captivating students and igniting their passion for learning within virtual environments. The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies.

Active Learning 96

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 96

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

Flocks of educators and entrepreneurs have made their way down to San Antonio this week for the mecca of edtech conferences, hosted by the International Society for Technology in Education—better known as ISTE. Instead, educators will be able to use Microsoft Teams in Office 365 for Education. classrooms.

Multiple Choice Questions 154

Multiple Choice Questions Assignments Quizzes Game-Based Learning 154

Teach Hub

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Educational technology , also known as edtech, has emerged as a powerful ally for educators in the classroom offering a range of tools to enhance instructional methods, engage students, and create a dynamic and interactive learning experience for students. into their LMS platform.

Quizzes 105

Quizzes Learning Styles Intelligence Game-Based Learning 105

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning.

Teachers 166

Teachers Writing Feedback Assignments 166

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

People new to competitive video games had little idea how to grow to play like their heroes. So in 2015, Wang and partner Kristoph Oedman founded ProGuides to provide training with professional gamers and educational resources. “We Wang spoke with EdSurge about what it’s like to educate the next generation of competitive gamers.

Coaching 168

Coaching Teaching Schools Quizzes 168

Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Some online multiplayer games have become so ridden with profanity that many players disable chat functions. (I Yet games are an enduring medium; more than 90 percent of teens play video games, according to a 2018 Pew survey. Yet that’s not stopping efforts to create digital citizenship games.

Teaching 159

Teaching Quizzes Communication Ethics 159

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2019

Last December, following a Disney investment that valued the company at $376 million , the Oslo-based company made clear its intention to build a pipeline for acquisitions. And with gaming as core to both company’s DNA, “there is a good match between our philosophies.” Today, Kahoot followed through on that plan.

Quizzes 114

Quizzes Math History Motivation 114

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

So far, 15 partners have signed on to make their materials available through Quizlet study sets, which include a collection of flashcards, games, quizzes and other interactive activities. That publishers like Pearson would make their materials available on a platform like Quizlet might mark a tidal shift in the education industry.

Textbooks 79

Textbooks Quizzes Game-Based Learning Study 79

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Once known for a learning game, the Redwood City, Calif.-based based company now touts itself as a provider of adaptive-learning technologies for educational content providers. The company’s Adaptive Learning Platform works in a number of ways. And to support its work, Kidaptive has raised $19.1

Quizzes 82

Quizzes Learning Game-Based Learning Feedback 82

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

Many of these, educators would love to teach but “just don’t have time for “, even though they align well with broad goals of preparing students for college and career. These are game-based learning where students strive to type fast so they can beat an opponent. Cyber-bullying. How to search.

Activities 88

Activities Schools Ethics Writing 88

Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2018

He has been named a Master Educator by Course Hero , an education technology company that produced a short film on Garg, who is now one of three finalists for the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching bestowed by Baylor University. Know a Master Educator on your campus? of organic chemistry.

Lecturing 145

Lecturing Course Design Assignments Quizzes 145