Magic EdTech

JUNE 30, 2021

TED Talks is a place where technology, education, and design converge. We gathered a list of what we believe to be some of the most insightful, eye-opening talks on education. Top 10 TED Talks on Education: Nora Flanagan: What COVID-19 Revealed about US Schools – and 4 Ways to Rethink Education.

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Talk STEM

AUGUST 2, 2021

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education has continued to see a growth in popularity across schools all over the country. STEM jobs were anticipated to grow by 13% from 2017-2027, and while literacy isn’t one of the core principles of STEM, the importance of STEM education to overall literacy is huge.

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ED Surge

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. A softer, more nuanced form of gamification is on the rise.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The first five explain elections in general and the next three teach the process through gamification. Also included are direct access to elected and appointed individuals, audience call-ins to officials, audience-created videos, lesson plans for educators, and more. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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Magic EdTech

APRIL 27, 2021

Conversations on modernizing education should provide strategies for keeping students motivated and ensuring that they are practicing strategic thinking, confidence, and creativity—skills that they will need in the future workplace. Gamification uses various motivational factors, such as scorecards that promote competition amongst users.

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STEM Education Shopping

MAY 14, 2023

Today we’re going to dive into a topic that’s been buzzing around the education world lately: Cue Robot ( 1 ). Is Cue robot in education the next big thing? With its ability to teach coding, problem-solving skills, and so much more, it’s no wonder educators are starting to take notice.

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Magic EdTech

JANUARY 24, 2023

Learning and the education sector have seen significant changes over time. High rates of development and improvement have been seen in both teaching and learning when gaming has been included in the classroom. Computer games empower understudies to connect socially while at the same time fostering critical thinking abilities.

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CoderZ

MARCH 20, 2024

In order to support a diverse educational community, it’s crucial that schools find ways to foster inclusivity across the curriculum. Seeing people who look like them succeed also can help students picture their own success in future STEM educational endeavors and careers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2015

Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened to the chapter being reviewed, homework as worksheets based on the text, tests regurgitating important facts. Did I miss anything? Our classrooms are more diverse.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

Dimension U is much closer to typical gaming than the usual math education fare, including edgy avatars, mystical journeys, and leaderboards. Not only does Dimension U offer online games (iOS and Web), but several can be downloaded and played on computers (Mac or PC). Educational Applications. Educational Applications.

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Magic EdTech

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Although technology has disrupted practically every sphere of our lives, it has been late to make its mark on the education sector , leaving teachers at the mercy of antiquated instruction methods. The idea of combining VR and AR in educational tools has been much anticipated. Mixed Reality. Gamified or Simulated Learning Experiences.

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Magic EdTech

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Although technology has disrupted practically every sphere of our lives, it has been late to make its mark on the education sector , leaving teachers at the mercy of antiquated instruction methods. The idea of combining VR and AR in educational tools has been much anticipated. Mixed Reality. Gamified or Simulated Learning Experiences.

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Magic EdTech

JANUARY 24, 2023

Learning and the education sector have seen significant changes over time. High rates of development and improvement have been seen in both teaching and learning when gaming has been included in the classroom. Computer games empower understudies to connect socially while at the same time fostering critical thinking abilities.

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Scientix

JULY 22, 2022

As John Doerr, successful venture capitalist and early investor in Google, recently phrased it: “Sustainability is the next computer science”. This was therefore a useful educational tool to supplement the materials we have covered. Gamification works well with the young generation. Game-based learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2015

Some had been teaching for thirty years and still enthusiastically embraced everything from twitter to the gamification of education. They were connected educators. One of the class goals was to teach tech ed problem solving by doing. They kept trying long beyond the recommended hour a day in some cases.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Each one proclaim s they have the way to teach students while having fun, in ways that are aligned with state and national standards. Here are guidelines, culled from top education sites like Edutopia, Google Education, Educational Technology, and EdWeek that are valuable when evaluating any website: free or small fee.

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STEM Education Shopping

MAY 8, 2023

Cue Robot Workshop can be an effective tool for introducing children to the world of coding and STEM education. It helps develop problem-solving skills, critical thinking and fosters creativity in computer science. This workshop is not only fun but also educational, teaching essential skills in coding and robotics.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2016

Education has changed. Here are three apps that gamify education: Kahoot. Educational Applications. Educational Applications. Sim has an education arm (though the SimCityEdu link doesn’t work–maybe they shut it down?), Educational Applications. Work isn’t an individual effort. Insider Tips.

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CoderZ

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

First introduced by the National Science Foundation as a more palatable version of their STEM efforts, STEM education quickly became a measure of school performance, as shown by the growing number of federal, state and private certifications available to schools with distinguished programs. It’s fair to ask, why should we bother with coding?

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 17, 2014

Gamification). I''ve done posts on educational iOS Apps and Educational Online Games but I have never combined the two and curated a list that specifically deals w/ GBL. Arcademic Skill Builders - Amazing site w/ educational games and portal to allow for student tracking and progress reports in Math, Reading, and more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2019

Every year, education finds new ways to make learning more inclusive and diversified. Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Kamy Anderson has eight practical ways to use AI in learning: Artificial intelligence (AI) is disrupting the education industry. 3. Gamification. Then again, not all students thrive on gamification.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 23, 2019

Luckily there are technology & resources that are helping educations with the task of teaching cybersecurity to K-12 students…meaning that educators don’t have to just rely on the old school techniques like books & whiteboard drawings to teach the complicated subject of cybersecurity.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 3, 2019

We’ll show you how fundraising technology aimed at K-12 schools is effective because it is: Shareable Educational Adaptable User-Friendly Let’s get started with one of the most important aspects of any online fundraising effort: how shareable the campaign is! Ready to get started? Want to motivate students to participate?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In this case, efriend and fellow educator, Jessica Sanders from WhooosReading.org , shares her favorite tools for kick-starting readers. I think you’ll like her choices: Not every student is motivated to read—as you, as an educator, know better than anyone else. This is another tool that uses gamification to motivate students.

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Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

And there was one way in which Ed and I were very much aligned: both of our lives were deeply influenced by computers and computing. Ed had started with computers in 1956—as part of one of the very first cohorts of programmers. Finally I felt as if there might be a plausible computational foundation for fundamental physics.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 9, 2020

This is a question that I frequently think about and a term that gets tossed around in education. It's a smorgasbord of teaching strategies that uses analog and digital technologies to teach and learn. Eduflow - A new Learning Management System that makes it easy for educators to blend learning and integrate group discussions.

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