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At its annual Connect developer conference this week Meta revealed that Stress Level Zero’s Quest 2 game Bonelab (2022) made its first $1 million in revenue less than an hour after launch, making it the fastest-selling app in Quest history.

Released late last month, Bonelab capitalizes on the physics-based fun of Stress Level Zero’s popular PC VR action-adventure game, Boneworks (2019).

As a sandbox game designed from the ground-up for Quest, Bonelab was uniquely positioned to give standalone headset users their first taste of the engine behind a host of memes. You know, the brutal and cartoonish violence that fuels stuff like Deadpool […]

The Best Grants for Education for 2022 & Beyond

By |2022-10-13T20:18:48+08:00October 13, 2022|

As traditional sources of funding decrease, securing grants is a reasonable supplement to established funding.

Dungeons & Dragons: 5 Reasons to Teach With It

By |2022-10-13T18:19:39+08:00October 13, 2022|

The classic role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons is undergoing a renaissance and many say the game’s effectiveness as a teaching tool is almost, well, magical.

Read and Help Transcribe Walt Whitman’s Notebooks and Diaries

By |2022-10-13T18:19:36+08:00October 13, 2022|

A handful of years ago the Library of Congress launched a crowd sourcing project called Crowd which has since been renamed as By the People. The purpose of the project is to enlist the help of the public to transcribe thousands of primary source documents that are housed by and have been scanned by the Library of Congress. Over the years there have been collections of documents from the American Civil War, papers from the American Revolution, presidential papers, documents about suffrage, and documents about the integration of Major League Baseball.

For the last […]

Lesson Plans About Setting SMART Goals

By |2022-10-13T18:19:34+08:00October 13, 2022|

Storyboard That is a great tool that can be used for creating cartoons, flowcharts, timelines, and wireframes in addition to typical storyboards. Storyboard That also offers a huge library of lesson plans on everything from classic literature to history to cyber safety. One of the newest lesson plans added to the Storyboard That library is about helping students set and reach SMART goals. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Action, Realistic, Time.

The SMART goals lesson plans are designed for use in middle school settings. Each of the five lesson plans focuses […]

Explore the K-12 Section of The Open Library

By |2022-10-13T18:19:30+08:00October 13, 2022|

The Open Library is a part of the Internet Archive that provides vistors with the opportunity to search for, browse through, and read eBooks. The Open Library is a collection of more than one million ebook titles. I recently revisited the Open Library and noticed a couple of new-to-me things. First, there is now a virtual bookshelf explorer that you can use to browse through books much like wandering through a library’s bookshelves. Second, there is now a dedicated K-12 section of The Open Library.

The collection is cataloged by a community of volunteer […]

Quest Pro vs. Quest 2: Beyond the Paper Specs

By |2022-10-13T05:19:08+08:00October 13, 2022|

Quest Pro has finally been revealed, and while it’s a much more expensive headset, inevitably people are interested in knowing how it compares to Meta’s next best headset, Quest 2. So here we’re going to look at Quest Pro vs Quest 2 specs side-by-side and break down what they really mean in detail.

There’s so much about XR headsets that is difficult to communicate from paper specs alone. So similar to my PSVR vs. PSVR 2 spec comparison here we’ll look at the numbers and I’ll use my recent experiences with the headset to explain more about what they […]

Xbox Cloud Gaming to Launch on Quest as Meta Strengthens Microsoft Partnership

By |2022-10-12T21:19:01+08:00October 12, 2022|

Quest 2 users will soon be able to play Xbox games thanks to a growing partnership between Meta and Microsoft announced at Connect that will not only bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to the platform, but also a host of Windows productivity tools.

At some point in the near future, you’ll be able to hook up an Xbox controller to your headset and play console games from the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate library.

Granted, you’ll be playing those games on a virtual 2D screen like you might in Bigscreen VR or Virtual Desktop, however the official integration means you’ll be able to […]

PlayPosit-Interactive Videos to Engage Students (Teacher Full Review)

By |2022-10-12T20:18:50+08:00October 12, 2022|

PlayPosit is an educational platform that allows you to create interactive video lessons, called bulbs, using videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Panopto, and several other video hosting sources. You can add different interactive features to videos and create immersive learning experiences for your students.

You can create a class on PlayPosit and invite students to join. You can assign bulbs and monitor students progress. PlayPosit also allows you to host live bulbs for the whole class to watch and interact with. As such, PlayPosit is definitely a good alternative to Edpuzzle.

In this review […]

Edpuzzle Full Review for Teachers and Students

By |2022-10-12T20:18:49+08:00October 12, 2022|

Edpuzzle is an educational platform that enables teachers to create and share annotated video lessons with their students. Teachers can use YouTube videos or upload their own, add questions, notes, and voiceovers and share with their students. Students watch the annotated videos and provide textual and audio responses.

Using Edpuzzle Gradebook, teachers can grade students answers, save their scores, and plan for future video lessons. Using the live mode, teachers can also project their video lessons live in class while students provide real-time responses which is helpful in remote learning settings.

The purpose of this […]

Riddle- Create Interactive Quizzes, Surveys, and Polls

By |2022-10-12T20:18:47+08:00October 12, 2022|

Riddle is a simple and easy to use quiz maker that allows you to create a wide variety of interactive quizzes, surveys, and polls. You can either use ready-made quiz templates or build your own quiz from scratch. Riddle quizzes can contain various multimedia materials including videos, audio clips, images, GIFs, and MP4 video clips.

Riddle offers different sharing options including embedding quizzes in your website or blog or sharing them via email. As the audience takes your quizzes, Riddle generates detailed analytic reports allowing you to access data about your quiz views, shares, completion rates, and many […]

Best Coding Games to Learn Java Online

By |2022-10-12T20:18:46+08:00October 12, 2022|

Learning software development doesn’t seem much fun – you need to learn theoretical concepts, spend multiple hours in the code editor solving practice problems, face errors and look where you went wrong.

When it comes to languages that are as robust and versatile as Java, developers are often confused about where to start and which learning approach to adopt. The good news is, mastering a new programming language doesn’t have to be boring and exhausting.

[ Related: Best coding games for kids]

Rather than stockpiling on manuals and reading official guides, you can learn and practice both […]

What is Roblox and How Can It Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks

By |2022-10-12T18:19:05+08:00October 12, 2022|

Roblox is a multiplayer building and exploring game that could help students in education.

Kahoot Guide to Creating Engaging and Fun Learning Games

By |2022-10-12T18:19:03+08:00October 12, 2022|

Kahoot is a game-based learning website that allows teachers and students to create, explore, and play a wide variety of educational games. Like other game-based tools such as Quizalize, Blooket, Quizizz, and Quizlet, Kahoot uses the learning principles of gamification to render learning fun, engaging, and accessible to learners from different backgrounds and age groups.

Kahoot is simple and easy to use and its games can be played on any device. Students are not even required to login to play Kahoot games. They can simply […]

What Is Quizizz and How to Use It with Your Students? Full Review

By |2022-10-12T18:19:02+08:00October 12, 2022|

Quizizz is a game-based learning tool that you can use to engage students in deep and meaningful learning experiences. It allows you to create both teacher-paced and student-paced quizzes and lessons. Using Quizizz editor, you can easily design your own quizzes embedding various types of questions (multiple choice, open ended, polls, fill in the blanks, etc.) and media (e.g., images, videos, voice clips, and audio recordings).

Alternatively, you can use Quizizz library to search thousands of ready-made quizzes and lessons spanning several subjects and grades. You can adapt these quizzes to your teaching needs, edit them the […]

What is Quizlet and How to Use it to Create Interactive Flashcards and Quizzes?

By |2022-10-12T18:19:01+08:00October 12, 2022|

Quizlet is a web tool and a mobile app that boosts students learning through a number of study tools that include flashcards and game-based quizzes. As a teacher, you can create your own class on Quizlet and share study sets with your students. You can either design your study sets from scratch or search for pre-made sets to customize and use in your teaching.

If you have not already tried it, Quizlet is definitely a great game-based learning tool with huge educational potential. However, most of the really great stuff in Quizlet is provided in the premium plan […]

Quizalize – Engage Your Class Using Game-based Quizzes

By |2022-10-12T18:19:00+08:00October 12, 2022|

Quizalize is a gamified quiz making tool that you can use to drive students engagement, increase their participation, and enhance their learning. The way Quizalize works is similar to the two other gamified tools I reviewed in the past namely Kahoot, Blooket, Quizlet, and Quizizz. Teachers use Quizalize to create various types of quizzes that students can access using a generated code.

As students take their quizzes, teachers gather important insights and analytic data about their performance and track students progress in real time. These reports are especially useful in formative […]

Pear Deck- Full Review and Ways to Use it In Classroom

By |2022-10-12T18:18:59+08:00October 12, 2022|

Pear Deck is a tool that allows you to turn your presentations and lessons into interactive learning materials. The way Pear Deck works is simple and easy: First, make sure you install Pear Deck add-on in your Google Drive or your OneDrive. Next open your Slides or PowerPoint presentation and add Pear Deck’s interactive features.

You can add a number of question types including multiple choice, open-ended, Draggables, and more. You can also use Pear Deck’s pre-made templates to design interactive presentations. Once your presentation is ready, you can present it to the whole […]

Best Websites and Apps for Creating Online Quizzes

By |2022-10-12T18:18:57+08:00October 12, 2022|

The purpose of this post is to share with you a collection of teacher-tested websites and apps for creating online quizzes. These are simple and easy to use applications that will enable you to create different quiz types and formative assessment activities. Some of the features you will have access to include pre-designed quiz templates, numerous question types, multimedia support, instant grading and scoring (some of them not all), performance reports, and more.

1. Socrative

Socrative helps you engage your students through personalized formative assessments using quizzes, interactive activities, question polls, exit tickets, and […]

Animations of Historical Movements and Patterns

By |2022-10-12T18:18:54+08:00October 12, 2022|

Some of my favorite social studies lesson plans include having students use maps to analyze data and identify patterns in history. Over the years I’ve done this with paper maps and digital maps. Mapping History, produced by the University of Oregon, features lots of animated maps illustrating problems, patterns, and events throughout history. Mapping History is essentially a digital atlas of American, European, Latin American, and African history. Each section is divided into modules based on historical themes and eras.

Applications for Education
Mapping History is a resource to bookmark […]

Grid Views and Timelines in Google Slides

By |2022-10-12T18:18:52+08:00October 12, 2022|

Last week I hosted a webinar about using Google Workspace in the context of social studies classes. One of the things that I mentioned in that webinar was using Google Slides to create interactive timelines. I went into much more detail during the webinar, but you can see the basics of how to create a timeline in Google Slides in this brief video.

It was during that same webinar last week that someone noticed I was using the grid view for my Google Slides and asked how I did that. There are two ways […]

Tech Demo Shows the Real Power of Quest Pro Face Tracking

By |2022-10-12T10:19:06+08:00October 12, 2022|

Quest Pro’s face-tracking capabilities will be quickly put to use to make Meta’s avatars more expressive, but next-gen avatars stand to benefit much more from the new tech.

One of Quest Pro’s big new features is a face-tracking system that uses internal cameras to sense the movement of your eyes and some parts of your face. Combined with a calibration-free machine learning model, the headset takes what it sees and turns it into inputs that can drive the animation of any avatar.

Key Quest Pro Coverage:

Quest Pro Revealed – Full Specs, Price, & Release Date

Quest Pro Hands-on – […]

Best Gamification Tools for Teachers

By |2022-10-12T08:18:54+08:00October 12, 2022|

Gamification is a cross-disciplinary concept that has been adopted in several sectors including marketing, healthcare, professional development trainings, politics, among others. By definition, gamification is “the incorporation of game elements into non-game settings” 1 . In education, the concept of gamification has especially gained traction during the last decade or so due mainly to the advance of web technologies and mobile applications. Gamification of education, therefore, refers to ” a developing approach for increasing learners’ motivation and engagement by incorporating game design elements in educational environments” 2 .

Gamified teaching is all about incorporating the educational power of […]

Hands-on: Quest Pro Technical Analysis – What’s Promising & What’s Not

By |2022-10-12T05:18:54+08:00October 12, 2022|

There’s a lot to talk about after our time with Quest Pro. In our prior article we talked about the experience using Meta’s new MR headset. Here we’ll get into the nitty gritty of the headset’s capabilities and performance.

Key Quest Pro Coverage:

Quest Pro Revealed – Full Specs, Price, & Release Date

Quest Pro Hands-on – The Dawn of the Mixed Reality Headset Era

Touch Pro Controllers Revealed – Also Compatible with Quest 2

As often happens with hands-on demos, I wasn’t able to sit down and really test everything I would have liked to about headset (on account […]

Hands-on: Quest Pro is the Dawn of the Mixed Reality Headset Era

By |2022-10-12T03:19:08+08:00October 12, 2022|

Quest Pro has finally been revealed and we were lucky enough to be among the first to get a hands-on demo with this interesting new standalone VR MR headset.

If you want to see the full specs and release details of Quest Pro, see our article here

We’ve always called Quest 2 a VR headset. Because, while it has gained some passthrough AR capabilities since launch, it was still clearly far better at VR than AR—and most of its actual usage reflects that.

Quest Pro, on the other hand, is the first headset from Meta that warrants being called […]

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