How about we stop justifying eSports legitimacy by comparing them to traditional organized sports. If you're going to understand esports, the first step is understanding that it's new, it's innovative, and while there are some similarities the power is that it's different.
@jackboxgames can be customized to fit a classroom! With games like Trivia Murder Party and Quiplash, you can customize them to be appropriate for all ages! #CougarsEdTech
Today, in EdTech, we experimented with @microbit_edu
boards and made our own block code programs that produced images and sound! I loved it!!! As a plus, they aren't super expensive either!
Here are a couple links:
https://t.co/TlSGPL7hpO
https://t.co/vJsA3Zf9YY
#CougarsEdTech
Maaaaaan.... I feel like Twitter only recommends me burnt out teacher tweets... Makes me feel stressed and sad about my future profession. Hopefully it's different when I teach. #CougarsEdTech
Scratch is a pretty dang cool block coding tool. I know it's supposed to be for younger kids, but as a 25 year old college student, I was ecstatic to be able to code something and have it turn into something amazing! #CougarsEdTech
Here's some links to the robotics toys we used today in #CougardsEdTech Expensive buuuuuutttttt..... Might be worth it ;)
Cubelets: https://t.co/qAV6tEY3Lb
Cubetto: https://t.co/Gp8L30zMc3
Ozobot: https://t.co/dS74hndZGv
TIL: The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer made in 1945. The first programmers of the ENIAC were a group of six women!!! #CougarsEdTech
Here's a couple tl;dr websites for ToS contracts/documents so you don't have to read all 50,000 pages of legalese!!!
https://t.co/tnCfDydHT3
https://t.co/FrZkwAbORn
#CougarsEdTech