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A Japanese city is using avatar robots in classrooms to tackle student absenteeism

TechSpot

The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper writes that the education board of Kumamoto, a city in southwest Japan, is launching the initiative as a way to reduce anxiety for absentee children in the hope of coaxing them back into the classroom. They could also make the transition easier for those pupils who. Read Entire Article

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The 6 Hottest Training Technologies That You Can’t Overlook

Gyrus

Virtual Environment and Avatars: Virtual learning environments bring the social interaction part of traditional classroom training into the e-learning world. Organizations are using virtual training coach also called avatar, who engages with the learners like a real human being.

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Twitter As Charitable Giving Spreader: A Meta Analysis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Right before Thanksgiving , the TweetsGiving effort and Avi Kaplan helped Epic Change raise over $10,000 in 48 hours to build a classroom in Tanzania. As Lucy Bernholz notes, this might be one more example of fundraising on Twitter is less marginal and moving to the middle. I wondered whether or not those results would be replicable ?

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LG announces the first 50 participants in its LG Nova program

TechCrunch

Bigthinx – AI technology focused on fashion retail, wellness and the metaverse with products for body scanning, digital avatars and virtual fashion. Kabuni – Metaverse education platform focused on providing the safest place in the metaverse for kids to explore, learn and grow, both within a classroom environment and at home.

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Second Life Education Programs in NY Times, Goes Open Source, and other tidbits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Over fifty avatars attended. I attended a lecture on the use of technology in the legal classroom last month in Second Life, facilitated by Rebecca Nesson. If you look at the photo closely, you'll notice that Alex replicated her Mac sticker cover for her laptop.

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Top e-Learning Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2024

Gyrus

These hands-on training sessions are a fantastic way to learn things that can’t be covered in a classroom setting. It uses notification bombardment, interactive moving avatars, and level-based modules that trick the brain into learning easily as well as continuously and climbing the leaderboard.

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Top e-Learning Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2024

Gyrus

These hands-on training sessions are a fantastic way to learn things that can’t be covered in a classroom setting. It uses notification bombardment, interactive moving avatars, and level-based modules that trick the brain into learning easily as well as continuously and climbing the leaderboard.

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