The Verge

JANUARY 5, 2021

I’m sure hardly any of these teens are walking into physical classrooms anymore. I imagine it’s hard to keep your life and schoolwork in order when your only classroom is your dining room table. Maybe as more and more of our work lives merge together with our personal ones, enterprise software like Notion might get a little more fun.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 24, 2012

I know I’ve done it: from homemade soap to custom spice mixes, it’s fun to create something for people you love. Razoo also has gift cards you can purchase online and email to recipients, and instead of giving to a classroom project like DonorsChoose.org, Razoo cards can be used to donate to over 1 Million organizations!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Sort of like embedded giving that Lucy Bernholz talks about, I think. The application is well designed and is fun. There is a scaling system for Karma points - for example supporting a classroom is five points while sending a book to a library in a developing country is 100. Update: Some quick testing notes.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2023

The founder of ClassDojo, an edtech consumer app that focuses on student classrooms, spent eight years building the company before introducing a formal revenue model. It’s fun and helpful. Sam Chaudhary takes his time. Register here. Got a startup?

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The Verge

APRIL 26, 2021

Zoom originally introduced Immersive View with an example featuring students in a virtual classroom scene. Recordings of Immersive View meetings run into a similar issue; they’ll be recorded in Zoom’s standard Speaker or Gallery View, rather than a fun virtual scene. Immersive View also features some notable limitations.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Although this explanation sounds more like it belongs in the classroom than the office, my takeaway is the focus on uniquely human skills. Einstein said, “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” Allow people to build on each other’s suggestions by replacing “no” with “yes, and.” Give spontaneity a spot on every agenda.

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Tableau

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Not only do our instructors use interactivity to keep you engaged, but they also throw in fun ways to learn the concepts. Once you get into the virtual classroom, you will quickly understand how fun and engaging our virtual classes and instructors are. Convinced and ready to sign up? Still not convinced?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

million students and supports thousands of classrooms across the U.S. million kids, Boddle makes learning seriously fun both in and outside the classroom. The award-winning platform has served more than 2.5 Originally from Ghana, West Africa, Martinson came to the U.S. at the age of 16 to pursue her BS in international business.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Kindergarten is fun by woodley wonderworks If I ask: 5 + 5 = ? Space matters Example: Kindergarten classrooms where you can sit on the floor, move things around, be messy, work with others easily, and have space to move, encourage creativity. You know the answer, right? But if I ask: ? + ? = 10 The answers are infinite.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2022

They primarily fulfill this mission through college scholarship programs for students and grants for classroom teachers. The wine can vary in value, which is what makes this such a fun sub-event for attendees. Their partnership with the school district helps them be champions for public education in their community.

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The Verge

AUGUST 21, 2020

You can even play that old classroom staple The Oregon Trail. There are plenty of games designed explicitly for education, as well as popular games adapted for the classroom. We’ve seen educational games that are just not fun, not engaging, that come and go. And that was something that was really important.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

The founder of ClassDojo, an edtech consumer app that focuses on student classrooms, spent eight years building the company before introducing a formal revenue model. It’s fun and helpful. The show broadcasts live today, Wednesday, April 26 at 12 p.m. Sam Chaudhary takes his time. Register here. Got a startup?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

But a new startup called Ghost believes that putting in extra guardrails around the anonymous experience will allow users to have fun, without the usual downsides. The idea, explains Ghost’s founder Cem Kozinoglu , was to make something that was fun to use but that still respected a user’s desire for privacy.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Apple wants to push the iPad into classrooms, and the idea of trying to hang on to dozens of Lightning headphones or Bluetooth headphones sounds like a nightmare. No other computer makes it as easy or as fun to bounce from editing photos to playing games to kicking back and watching some Netflix.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

The founder of ClassDojo, an edtech consumer app that focuses on student classrooms, spent eight years building the company before introducing a formal revenue model. It’s fun and helpful. Sam Chaudhary takes his time. Register here. Got a startup?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills – change their behaviors through games. How can you pursue innovation with games when teachers have the kinds of tests and classroom requirements now? So how do you do that? That’s teaching.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

billion with the goal of making language learning fun: Duolingo. The rise of iPads and tablets in classrooms gave permission to founders who believed the future of education was on the internet. It was an insight that would grow into a startup valued at $2.4 Duolingo’s first words.

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NTEN

APRIL 18, 2014

Schoolhouse Supplies is a nonprofit based in northeast Portland that helps to serve classrooms in need by operating a volunteer-run Free Store for Teachers, which is stocked with donated supplies. Of course, it wouldn’t be any fun at NTEN if we couldn’t dish on some data. Collectively, we tallied thousands of school supplies.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 15, 2022

DonorsChoose is a cool platform for classrooms where teachers post a project and people commit to giving. When a project reaches its funding goal, the company purchases all related classroom materials and ships the items to the school. Non-profits can create and customize branded donation and event registration pages. GivingGrid.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 7, 2011

Bay Area Writers and Have Fun, Do Gooders! Just wanted to let you know that I'll be teaching my Blogging for Writers workshop May 15th from 10 AM-4 PM in the cozy Writing Salon classroom at the Strawberry Creek Design Center in Berkeley. The workshop is great for newbies, and for folks who want to breathe new life into an old blog.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

The company’s suite of services are built around two principles: First, that it can immerse early-age learners into the world of English at scale, and second, that it can actually be fun to use. Within the classroom, a teacher may take a student on a VR-enhanced tour through famous landmarks and museums to practice vocabulary.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 16, 2014

There’s probably a specific classroom you remember from those earlier days, and a teacher who left a huge impact on your life. They’re no stranger to a fun and engaging learning environment. You don’t need a big budget to make sure your organization’s staff is making time for fun. And PENCIL, Inc.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 22, 2013

I have to say that this turned out to be a pretty time consuming piece to write because the games are pretty fun and surprisingly high quality. It is designed not only to enhance instruction in the classroom, but also to extend learning beyond the classroom. The platform is currently available in English and Spanish.

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Qgiv

JULY 25, 2022

For schools and classrooms, DonorsChoose is the best crowdfunding option. Teachers can start fundraising campaigns on the DonorsChoose platform to raise money for any classroom project that needs extra support. Donors can go to the website and find a specific school and a specific classroom project to support. Fun Team Events.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

The university now uses the collaboration tool to host classroom discussions, develop new courses, and support students — both on campus and online. Managers even encourage teammates to have a little fun and create social channels for employees to connect on, including #cooking-with-medic and #pet-pics.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

The courses focus on group- and project-based learning, teaching kids digital skills including coding, website building, games creation, animation and video editing in a way that’s structured to be more fun and interactive than traditional classroom-based lessons.

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Gyrus

APRIL 24, 2023

Blended LMS Training This type of LMS training combines instructor-led classroom training with digital technologies or devices. Blended LMS training can make classroom training more engaging for students. For instance, gamification-based content can make learning more “fun” and engaging.

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Gyrus

APRIL 24, 2023

Blended LMS Training This type of LMS training combines instructor-led classroom training with digital technologies or devices. Blended LMS training can make classroom training more engaging for students. For instance, gamification-based content can make learning more “fun” and engaging.

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Gyrus

APRIL 24, 2023

Blended LMS Training This type of LMS training combines instructor-led classroom training with digital technologies or devices. Blended LMS training can make classroom training more engaging for students. For instance, gamification-based content can make learning more “fun” and engaging.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Dell has shown off a new concept device that (let’s be honest) may never actually come out — but it’s a lot of fun to play with. But it could certainly be a nifty tool for boardroom and classroom use. Here it is. The Concept Stanza is an 11-inch tablet that’s meant to simplify the process of taking notes at work.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

There are plenty of movies to choose from that can be educational and fun for students and their whole family. With the right incentives, students will be excited to get involved in these learning opportunities outside of the classroom, and donors will be equally happy to see the positive impact of your fundraiser on students.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Last year, TweetsGiving , raised $11,000 to build a classroom in Tanzania using Twitter to spread messages of thanks and opportunities to donate. And finally, fun and public humiliation - as NTEN's executive director Holly Ross discovered, can be good levers for donations.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

In conjunction with Aulas en Paz (Peaceable Classrooms), a multi-component pedagogical project designed to promote social and civic competencies and conflict resolution among primary-school students, Dance 4 Peace was designed, implemented, and evaluted in public schools in the outskirts of Bogotá.

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Consider playing an ice breaker game , introducing everyone, and showing the family your “virtual” classroom. . You can consider spicing up the virtual with a Bitmoji virtual classroom , which can be fun and relatively easy to make. Escape rooms are very fun. Hosting a craft night is fun and always engaging!

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AccelEvents

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Consider playing an ice breaker game , introducing everyone, and showing the family your “virtual” classroom. . You can consider spicing up the virtual with a Bitmoji virtual classroom , which can be fun and relatively easy to make. Escape rooms are very fun. Hosting a craft night is fun and always engaging!

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NTEN

AUGUST 11, 2011

Like the spelling test stars, I had students track their daily speed math achievements whenever they got a perfect score as an added layer to help make doing math quickly, fun. The badge and mayoral systems have made the check in fun. Students whom are active gain points and “Wins” badges are added to her/his profile.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

I have learned the feng shui of how classroom setup impacts interaction and learning. For webinars, the platform is your classroom setup, so it important to understand how the Q/A and chat features, whether everyone can see everyone else’s chats or just the presenter. You also need to design good openers and closers !

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