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Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. No one wants to be at the bottom of a leaderboard,” says Deepak Cheenath, co-founder of Quizizz, a classroom tool that lets teachers create pop quizzes and games. But it also can’t offer boring bits of information interspersed with fun games.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

Google also announced Cast for Education, a Chrome application that allows teachers and students to wirelessly share their screens with the class. Quizzes on Google Forms now allow for a bit more customization: Teachers can offer partial credit for answers choices while auto-grading multiple choice questions. WHO GIVES A KAHOOT?:

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Challenge: The Education Trust also found that only 4% of typical classroom assignments teach higher order thinking , a troubling statistic that proves teachers desperately need instructional tools that go beyond worksheets, apps, online games, and quizzes.

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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.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

Then we add questions and little quizzes afterwards. What other resources do clients get outside of the coaching sessions? We offer many training courses, and not just long-form videos but ones cut down to the most detailed strategy decisions.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

And no combination of games, quizzes and lesson plans can guarantee that students always have positive online experiences. MediaSmarts, the Canadian counterpart to Common Sense, also offers lessons and resources on the fundamentals of digital and media literacy. Digital citizenship is not a multiple-choice thing,” says Higgin.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2019

And with gaming as core to both company’s DNA, “there is a good match between our philosophies.” Kahoot offers a web-based and mobile app that allows anyone to create and partake in multiple-choice quizzes. The company also earned $1.9

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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. Quizlet will not be the only edtech company seeking to monetize by allowing other education companies access to its large user base.

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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. The company’s Adaptive Learning Platform works in a number of ways. To date, Kidaptive has now raised about $31 million.

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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. Let Professor Neil Garg Inspire Your Course Design. of organic chemistry.

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