In this episode, Mike and Glen discuss gamifying professional development, the current state of educational technology, the release of Scratch 3.0 and what that means for you. Our guest this week is an amazing Minecraft educator Ben Kelly.

References:

• Gender Harassment in eSports: https://kotaku.com/overwatch-pro-quits-after-harassment-over-whether-she-w-1831468560
• Gamifying Professional Development: https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2019/01/how-gamify-professional-development
• Current State of Education Technology: https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2018/12/current-state-education-technology-and-where-it-going-infographic
• Scratch 3.0 is finally out: https://medium.com/scratchteam-blog/introducing-scratch-3-0-expanding-the-creative-possibilities-of-coding-ad4cd9eda9ef
• Ben Kelly's Minecraft Worlds: http://www.bbtnb.com/minecraftedu.html
• Sustainability Shuffle: http://www.bbtnb.com/sdgs.html

Today's podcast is brought to you by:

• Schoology: To learn more about how Schoology can help you advance what's possible, check out Schoology.com and sign up for a free teacher account.
• Classcraft: Visit classcraft.com and check out the Quest Marketplace to download the Questathon quests to contribute to the #teachersareprofessionals movement.