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Game On: Teachers Should Continue to Gamify Classrooms

EdTech Magazine

Microsoft purchased “Minecraft,” an immensely popular world-building game, in 2014, and immediately churned out an education edition. Break Out of the Digital Mold. Finally, microcredentials or digital badging are another terrific way to make learning more fun. It’s a great way to break out of the old standby art lesson.

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31 Days of Digital Goodies

Teacher Reboot Camp

One way to engage students is to create interactive digital calendars. December is the month for advent calendars, so I’ve created the Digital Ideas 2014 Advent Calendar to give you a hands-on example of how this works. Check out the 2013 Digital Ideas Advent Calendar for more great ideas ! Create Your Own.

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Student Reflection with Digital Portfolios

Teacher Reboot Camp

The teachers are very new to web tools, developing Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) and are currently teaching full time. Three months ago these teachers were new to integrating digital storytelling projects, integrating technology, social bookmarking, and connecting with teachers online. Pablo Beltrán (@pbeltranp) December 9, 2014.

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31 Days of Digital Goodies

Teacher Reboot Camp

One way to engage students is to create interactive digital calendars. December is the month for advent calendars, so I’ve created the Digital Ideas 2014 Advent Calendar to give you a hands-on example of how this works. Check out the 2013 Digital Ideas Advent Calendar for more great ideas ! Create Your Own.

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Student Reflection with Digital Portfolios

Teacher Reboot Camp

The teachers are very new to web tools, developing Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) and are currently teaching full time. Three months ago these teachers were new to integrating digital storytelling projects, integrating technology, social bookmarking, and connecting with teachers online. Pablo Beltrán (@pbeltranp) December 9, 2014.

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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

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I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. Digital badges. Three types of edtech joined the “filmstrip” category in this decade: Learning Management Systems , MOOC s, and digital badges. Employers don’t know what to do with digital badges. underwhelming.

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

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Those building, funding and using edtech tools must similarly wrestle with these concerns. Now, educators are focused on linking edtech tools directly to student learning outcomes. Open digital badges. An idea or tool that very few anticipated would take off.but actually did.) Certain interoperability efforts.

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