Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

CoCo is still in its beta phase, being tested out by educators from 65 different countries. In CoCo’s demo video, all the different use cases for the platform seem geared toward users building projects together, like coding and playing a game live. But it also can’t offer boring bits of information interspersed with fun games.

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Gamification Motivation Game-Based Learning Math 205

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

It eventually expanded into high school, scaling up its challenges like levels in a video game and borrowing elements from game design—such as its approach to final exams, which are interactive and structured like “final boss” levels.

Skills 168

Skills Critical Thinking Game-Based Learning Failure 168

Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Portfolios also highlight learning’s natural progression. For instance, a high school freshman might undertake a service learning project that lasts until his graduation. His portfolio would highlight his project’s development, its revisions, and its completion as evidence of learning.

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Authentic Assessment Game-Based Learning Learning Evaluation 122

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2019

Imagine learning math and science from the perspective of a middle or high school student. Play comes in many forms, and allows children to test their abilities, explore, invent, and most importantly—fail and learn from their mistakes.

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STEM Teaching Textbooks Science 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

You may have seen the photos of stadiums packed to the gills with crazed fans or photos of young high school- and college-aged players hoisting sparkling trophies high into the air as they pull in million-dollar prize purses. There are now over 115 colleges and universities offering scholarships.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2016

-Dozens of new levels for its Learn to Code module that extend the curriculum to 2.5 years for elementary school, 1.5 years for middle school and 1 year for high school – with new levels being added every month. Girls in CodeCombat classrooms even learn seven percent faster than boys.

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Science Game-Based Learning Elementary School Elementary School 105

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

While I have had to readjust some of my teaching methodology, I have also come to appreciate all of the technology I learned to use this past year and plan on continuing to use it in my instruction. –Lisa Cumming, Science Teacher, Olmsted Falls High School. — Keith Look, Ed.D.,

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Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Language 297

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

As the world has come to accept that being a professional competitive gamer is a legitimate career path and an achievable goal for anyone, young gamers are starting to hone their skills in high school and college with ProGuides helping them along the way. As a result, the business is thriving.

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Coaching Teaching Schools Quizzes 168

Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2019

Sara Rowe and Lennelle Gilpin, who teach middle school geography in Wentzville, Mo., Michael Milton, a high school history teacher in Burlington, Mass., recalls a childhood love of mystery novels, piecing together clues and what we might call today active learning. Physical geography is important,” Keller says.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Though these are game-based learning, there’s no plot as you might find simulated games. Each app includes personalized learning, an enhanced review mode, and additional challenges to keep students motivated. This included a click-the-right-answer skill builder followed by games to test my knowledge.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

Esther Wojcicki, the esteemed journalism teacher at Palo Alto High School, joined in 2016 as the company’s chief learning officer. If all went well, the district would consider a long-term relationship and delivering Planet3 products to all of the district’s middle and high schools. Signs looked good at this point.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

high school students using its studying tools. Content partners include publishers such as Pearson, nonprofits including the Jane Goodall Institute, test-prep providers like MCAT Self Prep, and other edtech companies including EverFi. The company claims more than 25 million monthly active users, with more than half of all U.S.

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Textbooks Quizzes Game-Based Learning Study 79