Classroom 2.0 08/01/2017

• Motion Stills

  "A superb GIF maker from Google which captures short animations using your camera on your Android or iOS device."

  Tags: Google, gif, camera, iOS, Android, app, animation

  • - By Martin Burrett

• Factitious

  "A fun quiz site where the user must discover whether a published news article is fake or real. A great site for older students when teaching about vitality of sources."

  Tags: e-safety

  • - By Martin Burrett

• Sketchfab British Museum

  "View over 200 3D models of historical objects from the British Museum. Manipulate the models online, view using Google Cardboard and download the models to print on a 3D printer."

  Tags: 3D printing, history, British museum

  • - By Martin Burrett

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Classroom 2.0 07/31/2017

• Why such a rapid pace of change? — The Learner's Way

  I am currently reading “Thank you for being late: An optimist’s guide to thriving in the age of accelerations” and have found in this the answer to these questions. In essence we are confronting two types of change, one that we have always faced and one that is unique to our current times. 

  Tags: rapid, pace, change, learner, education, technology, teaching, learning

  • - By Nigel Coutts

• 11 Things We Learned This Week | Nat Geo Education Blog

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Classroom 2.0 07/25/2017

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Classroom 2.0 07/24/2017

• The purposes of our pedagogy — The Learner's Way

  The debate over the most effective method of instruction continues as ever and where one stands on the topic is largely influenced by the purposes one attaches to education. Analysing a series of research articles reveals the nature of the debate between advocates of direct instruction compared to those who support a problem based learning methodology.

  Tags: pedagogy, teaching, learning

  • - By Nigel Coutts

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Classroom 2.0 07/23/2017

• Five Psychological Principles Fueling Gamification : Learning Solutions Magazine

  Tags: gamification, #eduhacks, #edtech, psychology, learning, the brain

  • narratives developed around a learning activity make the activity more engaging and relevant to the learner
    • - By dsatkins1981

  • leveling up should become more difficult as users progress through the material.

    • - By dsatkins1981
  • the brain can only handle a finite amount of information at one time before becoming overloaded.
  • Better learning happens when this occurs.
  • Gamification has been shown to relieve stress and clear the brain of distractions.
  • “If you play Angry Birds or some other game on your mobile or laptop, you are not thinking about what you are making tonight for dinner. You are thinking about what is going on in the game,” she says.
  • incorporate learning in that experience, it causes a hyper focus on the key learning point.”
    • - By dsatkins1981
  • on a psychological level, losses can be twice as powerful as gains
  • Individuals will keep playing
  • relieves cognitive overload
  • forges an emotional connection
  • individuals would rather avoid losses than acquire equivalent gains.
  • an individual would prefer to not lose $5, as opposed to finding $5.
  • Users who earn or receive awards as a result of gamification do not want to lose them and, thus, will continue playing in order to retain them.
    • - By dsatkins1981

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Classroom 2.0 07/22/2017

• TEACHER VOICE: When it comes to teacher training, the U.S. could learn a thing or two from Canada - The Hechinger Report

  "Preparation for a career shaping the minds, values and spirit of our youth requires people of substance who are attracted to the profession because being an educator is an engaging and secure job choice" (¶17).

  Tags: 21st century, Alberta, Canada, curriculum, degrees, education, educators, empowerment, international, qualifications, teacher training, teachers, U.S.

  • - By Paul Beaufait

• PORTAAL: A Classroom Observation Tool Assessing Evidence-Based Teaching Practices for Active Learning in Large Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Classes

  Tags: teaching, collaboration, education, technology, mathematics, tool, learning, active, school, homeschool

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Classroom 2.0 07/21/2017

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