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Strategies for Motivating Students: Start with Intrinsic Motivation

Waterford

1] In part, this is because online learning often involves some level of independence—and independent learning is also linked to motivated students.[12] And finally, gamification can have an engaging place in the classroom if intrinsic motivation is prioritized.[4] Five Key Ingredients for Improving Student Motivation.

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10 Experts’ Predictions for Education and Technology in 2016

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2016 is now well underway, but few could say how it will end or what major changes we’ll see as the year unfurls. In 2016, I believe we will see more learners creating, making, programming, coding, producing, innovating, inventing, designing, problem solving and publishing. Mobile learning. GoConqr Click To Tweet.

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Anniversary edition: Top 10 posts of the NEO Blog

Neo LMS

From well-known subjects of education technology, like BYOD and gamification, to technical aspects regarding school LMSs, to trying to guess the future, the NEO Blog covered it all in its rather short existence. Gamification in the classroom: small changes and big results. Why we should leave behind the cookie-cutter education.

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How to Use Digital Textbooks in the Classroom

Kitaboo on EdTech

A four-year university-wide study conducted by Florida Virtual Campus reports that 70% of the respondents surveyed said that they had spent at least $300 on textbooks in the year 2016. They also make it possible for teachers to customize student learning and pick and choose the best content for each subject matter.

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It’s Pedagogy Go With Location-Based Mobile Learning At The University Of South Australia

EdNews Daily

Mobile phones are in the hands of young people everywhere, so it is quite natural that teaching and learning opportunities are progressing towards the mobile domain. They unlock educational content through the power of storytelling, rich digital media, location-awareness, maps, and augmented reality (Edmonds & Smith, 2016).

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8 Reasons to Create Interactive Textbooks for Engaging K-12 Students

Kitaboo on EdTech

They are more interactive and intuitive, and keep the students engaged in the learning process. This helps you provide up-to-date content to students. In case the content is being updated, publishers can easily alert the students about the same through notifications. Make the Course Interesting with Gamification.

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Epic Guide To Game Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

Does Gamification in Education Really Improve Learning? Teachers Report Sharp Growth in Game-Based Learning by District Administration (July 2016) – reports that 48% of classroom teachers report using games in classroom instruction in 2015. Gamification in Education – a piece I wrote for Edutopia on this topic.