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At this point, we’d be surprised if you haven’t heard of esports one way or another! With its total audience expected to surpass 640 million in 2025, competitive gaming is taking adult gamers, higher education, and schools by storm. At the beginning of 2021, we gave you an inside scoop on esports in the K-12…

Howdy, Filamentarians! You probably don’t need us to tell you this, but we live in a world that is more online than ever. Tons of hobbies, learning opportunities, careers, and more take place at least partially on the web. Preparing K-12 students for their futures involves teaching them all sorts of technological competencies. Previously on…

Though we’ve made it past the swift transitions necessary at the start of the 2020 pandemic, K-12 institutions are still adapting to their student’s needs and their state’s guidelines for safety. In fact, Chalkbeat reports “Nearly all of the nation’s 20 largest school districts will have a remote option this fall, with at least half…

At the beginning of this year, we made some edtech predictions for 2022. We guessed that remote/hybrid learning would stick around, that the educational metaverse would take shape, and that esports (including scholastic esports, like digital robotics!) would continue to grow in popularity. While the year isn’t quite over yet, we’re happy to report that…

August is on its way out, Filafolks! We hope the first week or two of school went swimmingly for any of our readers out there who are educators or students. To commemorate another back-to-school season come and gone, we’ve gathered up all of this month’s resources on game-based learning for K-12 students. These resources provide…

Feel that chill in the air and the irresistible urge to listen to this song? That can only mean one thing – October is here! 🎃 Of course, that also means that a new segment of our monthly series, What’s New in Game-based Learning, is back yet again with plenty of treats for all of…