#GAMES4ED When: Thursdays @ 8 PM EST and Sundays @ 3 PM EST Description: For those interested in game-based learning and gamification. #BYOTCHAT When: Thursdays @ 9 PM Description: This is a bring your own technology chat. #TICHAT When: Thursdays @ 8 PM EST Description: All about technology integration. #ISTECHAT When: Third Thursday of each month, @ 8 PM EST Description: Focuses on issues related …
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Participating in Twitter Chats are a great way of finding a sense of community in a discussion-based format. Below is a list of twitter chats, specializing in the promotion of reading and literacy. #READ4FUN When: Every other Sunday @ 7 PM EST Description: Connects passionate educators with books, and with each other. #LANGCHAT When: Thursdays @ 8 PM EST Description: Great …
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As new students enter your classroom, it may be hard to get to know them virtually. Listed is a different ice breaker activity for each grade level, from grade 1 to grade 8. Grade 1 Activity Idea: Self-portrait Ask your students to grab a piece of paper, their favourite coloured markers or pencils, and challenge them …
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It’s no easy task to create a game that people will truly enjoy. Not to mention the competition in the market from large game studios with lots of people and lots of money. How is a small start-up from Canada supposed to top Candy Crush, Fortnite, or even Angry Birds? And what if that start-up wanted to make a game …
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As you arrive back to school from the summer term, most students may not be at the same level as they were when school left off in the spring. This is no reason to panic. The idea of the Summer Slide is known, but we are always actively looking for ways to combat it. To address this …
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With the uncertainty of in-class learning resuming in the fall, preparing for the start of the school year is going to be challenging, especially when it relates to protecting your kiddos. Thankfully, the CDC has released a list of considerations that can be added to existing school rules and regulations to help protect school staff, educators, and …
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As planning for the 2020-21 school season begins, the uncertainty around how much of the school year will be spent inside or outside of the classroom can be daunting. On top of that, finding great digital resources for both you and your students that can quickly transition from in-class learning to distance learning is critical. …
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Children love play more than anything else. Children go to another world while they play, something that most adults wish we could replicate. Play has many social, emotional, and imaginative benefits for children, but we often lose sight of the educational advantages it offers as well. Leading scientific research shows that kids are at their …
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Learning to read in elementary school is one of the most important things we do as kids. Reading is necessary for us to be able to learn about most other topics. After third grade, most learning in school depends upon reading off a whiteboard, reading off a computer, or reading from a book. Without the …
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The primary goal of Dreamscape is to improve literacy rates around the world, and get students more engaged with the content they are reading. To accomplish this goal, we made an extremely engaging game that runs on reading. So of course kids will improve their reading skills through playing Dreamscape– but those aren’t the only skills. In today’s blog, we are …
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