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How Can We Use Chatbots in Education?
The term ‘chatbot’ may not be a universally recognized term yet, but that has not stopped chatbots from embedding themselves in our digital worlds. Anyone who has a digital voice assistant in their home or classroom has a chatbot, and many of the websites we access regularly use text-based chatbots for at least part of ...What are Digital Credentials and What Do They Mean for Education?
Digital credentials can be found in a variety of places. In educational games, a learner may get a badge after reaching a certain level or mastering a certain skill within the game. In the workforce, a digital badge certifies that a person has taken a professional development course and demonstrated mastery of a set of ...Teaching Math with Technology: 8 Virtual Resources
Research shows that teachers can integrate technology to help students grasp mathematical procedures and develop advanced mathematical proficiencies. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) added that technological tools are necessary for engaging students. What types of technology can be implemented into mathematics classrooms? The following section offers several ideas that can help when teaching ...A Guide to Digital Credentialing
Over the last several years, the number of universities, educational platforms and other institutions who have gotten into digital credentialing has grown. Digital credentialing may appear to be confusing at first glance. What is a digital badge? Is it different from a digital credential? How do institutions issue digital credentials? Let ́s first take a ...How to Start an esports Program at Your K-12 School
Now that esport programs seem to be well-established at the university level, they have been growing at the high school level very rapidly over the last couple of years. The High School Sports League (HSEL) reports that the number of schools they represent has increased six-fold, and the organization came into existence only two years ...Teach Science Processes Over Findings
In many areas of education, it is all too easy to focus on the results and forget about the journey. For example, we publish students finished essays and tend to push the rough drafts aside. The same goes for teaching science. There is a tendency to focus on getting the right answer instead of focusing ...
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