Can you convince a diverse group of educators that online games are fun, but there are so many more benefits too? YES of course you and there’s enough evidence to prove that online games are beyond having fun but they provide many advantages for children too!! Here’s some graphs
How can a PLN support the concept of life long learning? a PLN enables connectivity, calaboration, engagement, sharing ideas and learning from others YOU choose to engage and how much you want to engage which means you are intrinsically motivated. #Comm140V
Does a picture really paint a thousand words? Yes! the purpose of art is to invoke a feeling or to tell a story. There can be many different interpretations and discussions of the picture which indicates that it is painting a thousand words. #comm140v
Parents, today your kids get to code a fruit salad* @scratch animation with us live on our stream!
📺5.30pm BST / 12.30pm EDT at https://t.co/31fFSElpZ4
Plus they can chat to Sarah @UKScouting about how Scouts learn digital skills with our help!
*🚫🥦does not contain broccoli
Hey parents! We invite your kids to code a fun, stress-relieving @scratch project in our new code-along video.
✅ Project is ideal for total beginners!
💻 Start coding: https://t.co/vhSLTE7JbR
🚨 New live stream time for Wednesday: 5.30pm BST / 12.30pm EDT
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We could all use a little self care right about now. We're loving @Raspberry_Pi's "Look After Yourself" Scratch pathway, packed with tools to de-stress during this most unusual Back to School season! 💕 https://t.co/oeTIJCm3bj
most of the technology then is useless now. How long will what we use now still be used? Will it even matter what we posted in March of 2011 in 10 years? Will technology have passed so far that what we use now is considered to be primitive? #COMM140v
Will your digital footprint really last a lifetime? Yes, Everything will stay on the internet forever, thanks to the cloud. But something to consider is how much of what we consider current technology will still be present and used in 10-15 years. Thinking back that far #COMM140v
I am able to recognise that instant communication is damaging to the mental health of society, and that bullying increases over this digital communication. #COMM140V https://t.co/GFA7A4TLm5
Could I live without Digital and Communication Technologies? I like being able to communicate with people instantaneously, and it is important in the days of COVID as without it I would only interact with very few people. But if I had to I would be able to do it. #COMM140V
games are fun, but is there more to them? https://t.co/0Rhvi0fCE0 this journal provides evidence and examples to explain why games are a helpful educational tool! #COMM140V
Games are fun, but is there more to them? Video games have the ability to teach people important social skills, such as teamwork and accountability. online games encourage people to work together to achieve a common goal! #COMM140V
Real haptic feedback was one of the main features in the design process of the ExerCube. There are many VR applications where the haptic is missing. But especially in the fitness sector, where a good body feeling is important, the haptic is indispensable from our point of view.
is the final product more important than the design process? #COMM140V no, during the design process is when you do all the learning and growth and form an understanding of what it is you’re making. The product can not come to fruition without the design process.
This article suggests that the use of social media in regard to education is the way in which we will link formal and informal education. However, it also recognises that social media and the internet are a complex and ever-changing culture. https://t.co/SbV7PSKd2H #COMM140V
To tweet or not to tweet? This is a form of quick and constant communication between students and their teachers, this interaction is also able to provide students with continual support and a low-pressure environment to voice their concerns and ideas. #COMM140V