Web 2.0 Resources:
Go Noodle is one of the on-line resources we will be using throughout the year to help us learn and have some fun!
There is a growing worry that students today are becoming addicted to technology, that they are becoming increasingly inactive, and that they are becoming more prone to attention disorders. Go Noodle is something I have found that has shifted "the paradigm by transforming the way kids learn, take action and experience education through entertainment. Launched in 2013, Go Noodle designs mobile games, interactive activities and kid-friendly entertainment to provide "brain breaks" that promote physical activity, active learning, heightened engagement and enhanced focus. Choosing from hundreds of customized videos, teachers and parents use Go Noodle to effectively direct a child's energy, while breaking away from traditional methods of teaching to make the learning experience fun and entertaining, as opposed to exhausting or dis-interesting" (Forbes 2016).
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There is a growing worry that students today are becoming addicted to technology, that they are becoming increasingly inactive, and that they are becoming more prone to attention disorders. Go Noodle is something I have found that has shifted "the paradigm by transforming the way kids learn, take action and experience education through entertainment. Launched in 2013, Go Noodle designs mobile games, interactive activities and kid-friendly entertainment to provide "brain breaks" that promote physical activity, active learning, heightened engagement and enhanced focus. Choosing from hundreds of customized videos, teachers and parents use Go Noodle to effectively direct a child's energy, while breaking away from traditional methods of teaching to make the learning experience fun and entertaining, as opposed to exhausting or dis-interesting" (Forbes 2016).
To read the entire article, please click on the link below.