Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

Shoelace doesn’t want to “trick” kids into learning, an act Dexter likens to feeding them chocolate-covered broccoli. But it also can’t offer boring bits of information interspersed with fun games. And then how effectively is it delivering that content in a way that kids are mastering their learning?”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Thus, learning objectives were reframed as quests—a staple of many role playing games—challenging kids to design a safe transport into the earth’s crust during science class or simulate court cases during civics. But make no mistake: game design is very important for learning. “In

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Their outcomes can guide students’ efforts in subsequent learning. When I taught high school English, I used summative assessment results as part of data talks with students. D2L's Resources for Teaching and Learning. Webinars —covering topics such as using video in K-12 classrooms, game-based learning, and journaling.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

What can you learn from some of the games the government has going on?For For starters: Algebra, history, chemistry, English and yes, even civics and how to brush your teeth. Monday was the fifth annual ED Games Expo, held at the the famed Washington performance hall, the John F. English and …. Kennedy Center.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

When Williams started programming in her classroom with Vidcode , she had an English language learner (ELL) who knew very little English. Tip: Ensure you are leveraging peer-to-peer relationships and recognizing that programming can be for different types of learners and different types of intelligences.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2019

In 2012, First Book , a nonprofit that provides affordable learning materials to kids in need, approached the publishers of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and asked: Can you make a bilingual version of the popular children’s book? At the time, the publisher sold English and Spanish versions separately.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Schools had a crash course in greater instructional technology usage during the pandemic. Teachers have gained so much confidence and are finally using educational technology in a way that enhances their instruction at a scale we haven’t seen. The classroom experience will include increased technology and personalized learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

As digital social and gaming platforms meld and evolve, so too will definitions of digital citizenship change, says Paul Devarsi, an English and media teacher based in Toronto. “To To understand what Facebook is today is different than understanding Facebook three years ago,” he says.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Kidaptive first entered the edtech market in 2012 with Leo’s Pad, a game-based learning app that offered mini-games and puzzles to assess cognitive skills in young children. In 2015, Kidaptive acquired Hodoo English, a language-learning company, in a deal that established Kidadaptive’s Korea headquarter.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2016

Students in Art Goldberg’s English composition classes at Miami-Dade College and Broward College have a different experience than their peers in most introductory college writing courses. Are digital games viable tools for creating effective online teaching and learning environments in higher education, and, if so, is anyone using them?

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

(When we played the game, we read and answered a series of questions about a T-Rex, fulcrums, tesla coils and the spoonbill bird.) Age of Learning says the game is certified with kidSAFE, an independent safety certification service that vets children-friendly websites and technologies.

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