The school generally urged students not to spend too much time navigating in virtual reality environments, since it can cause sensory overload. Those challenges are common when schools try VR. Though some ed-tech experts predict VR will be used more widely in schools in the near future, the technology can be glitchy and difficult to manage.
Read MoreUter has been involved with the Ambassador Teacher Program for the past five years after hearing about it while teaching at Warsop Primary and Infant School. Uter is one of several ambassador teachers here in Prince Edward County Schools.
Read MoreImagination Gaming ran a popular board games area at the WASD 2022 gaming convention, and afterwards we sat down with the owner, Nigel Scarfe, to delve further into what the firm does. Here's an edited version of our conversation, exploring Imagination Gaming's activities, the types of games they work with, and Scarfe's views on the power of tabletop games.
Read MoreEducators work hard to set students up for success in a world that is increasingly digital. "Students are going to be working in a world where they'll need to have proficiency in technology, so it's important to teach those skill sets at a young age." Gamification is one way school districts are exploring the new education landscape.
Read MoreFirst, the very kind and patient volunteer helping out with the experience had trouble helping me figure out if my regular eyeglasses could go under the goggles. I finally got the hang of it-kindasorta-using hand controls to toss a virtual paper airplane and put a virtual disk in a virtual slot.
Read MoreAs Infants, we experience the greatest explosion of learning of our lives, we learn a language, we learn to walk and to gain and perfect gross and fine motor skills, and we learn social skills. The particular concern in learning is that bored learners will not engage, so we have to spend more time, effort and money to inject some fun back in - to gamify the learning to ensure that it is consumed.
Read MoreTeaching a varied course load from college computer informatics, to college accounting, college business math and accounting to entrepreneurship and social media, game and game theory, my brain has to think in creative ways.
Read MoreIn the beginning it was just you who started building out Penn in Minecraft, and then later another eight people joined in. They're using a tool to directly download satellite images of the buildings and import it instantly into Minecraft.
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