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Engaging Students with Interactive Social Studies Simulations

Kitaboo

Among all the subjects taught at school, social studies remains a challenge for most teachers to teach in an engaging way. It is possible to leverage many other forms of interactive teaching methods – like social studies simulations – to achieve the desired outcomes from a lesson. Table of Contents I.

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Nonprofit takes D&D digital to help kids who struggle socially, and to study its own impact

GeekWire

The founders of the nonprofit had gathered heaps of anecdotal evidence that tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons could help kids who struggled socially — whether they had autism, ADHD, anxiety or other challenges — learn to more successfully interact with others. It seems, instead, that they shook their die and rolled a virtual 20.

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Immersive Learning: The Future of Education with Virtual Reality in K–12 Schools

Kitaboo

Among many such methods, one important method showing immense potential is virtual reality technology. Virtual reality technology makes use of headset devices to impart immersive educational experiences through a 360-degree lens. For this very reason, the virtual reality market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 30.7%

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Abortions Prescribed Virtually Are Safe and Effective, Study Finds

Gizmodo

The study found that a large majority of women who received medication abortions in California last year via telehealth service required no follow-up medical care, and no major adverse events were reported. New research finds that abortions prescribed over the phone or online can be safe and effective. The findings… Read more.

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Alexa, please! Study suggests kids know how to talk differently to virtual assistants and humans

GeekWire

Children in the study interacted with different animated images. (UW Kids taught to say “Bungo” to get a smart assistant to speed up know they are talking to a robot and don’t use the same tone with humans, according to a new study. The new study recruited 22 families from the Seattle area.

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All You Need to Know About Implementing Virtual Learning Environments in K12 Education

Kitaboo

Virtual learning environments (VLEs) are not just an option but a thoughtful, necessary choice to achieve desired learning outcomes. streamlining the development of robust virtual learning environments and eLearning tools. The question is, how do you implement such virtual learning environments and reap the benefits?

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Facebook Bets on Virtual Reality: Purchases VR firm Oculus

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If you haven’t heard of it, Oculus VR is a virtual reality startup out of Irvine, CA. to produce “immersive virtual reality technology that’s wearable and affordable.” Brian Fung , tech writer for the Washington Post, agrees, predicting that Facebook will use virtual reality to strengthen its grip on social interactions.