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Back to School: New Tech for the Classroom of the Future

Byte Technology

Or teachers can turn learning into playtime with games for math and science that educate as they entertain. Featuring a wide field of view and highly intuitive head tracking, both connect to their respective devices and operating systems and, because they’re comfortable and light, are perfect in a classroom setting of antsy kids.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

Amy Sample Ward

You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games. That’s teaching. Fundamentally that’s what teaching should be. Some have said that coming decades will bring a game layer to the internet.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

NTEN

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills - change their behaviors through games. That's teaching. Fundamentally that's what teaching should be. So how do you do that?

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49 Simple & Successful Fundraising Ideas for Kids

Qgiv

With a youth-oriented fundraiser, you can raise money for educational trips, sports equipment, classroom supplies, art supplies, musical instruments, or any other cause. Guessing games. Grab a jar and fill it up for a simple guessing game fundraiser! Do your sports team supporters need some merch to rep your team at your games?

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. International Game Technology. International Game Technology. In this post, I’ll share funding and grant resources for nonprofits involved in the education sector.

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Museum Verbs and Defining Who are We.

Museum 2.0

Certainly, ball games are places where you sit, something that’s barely even odds in museum galleries, and you get to drink beer while watching the main event. You might not be clear on the rules for penalties, but if you went to a game you be able to say the team got the point. Teach is a big one. Teaching is a core.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The key takeaway for me is the whole point about the need for new metrics to measure learning from games. Talked about the openness to games and the need for research. Working on a series of research studies on the benefits of games. New learning environment puts games at the center. Photo by Rikomatic. We need metrics!

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