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NY Times article discusses engagement and gamification

Ascend Math

The article is well worth reading for its smart discussion of “engagement” and “gamification.”. Readers who attended school in the pre-laptop era may have played classroom games like multiplication bingo, an offline exercise in which students win acclaim or prizes for being the quickest to remember their times tables.

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10 Popular Educational Trends and What You Need to Know

Waterford

Genius Hour is a fairly new educational technique that allows students to work on self-paced and self-chosen projects for an hour each day.[5] 5] This encourages students to practice their creativity and independent thinking skills, and they can also develop a genuine love of learning. Gamification. Digital Citizenship.

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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. GoConqr Click To Tweet. GoConqr Click To Tweet.

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Library 2.0 Sponsored Webinar - "Student Engagement Through Library-led Gamification" with Tasha Squires

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Presents: "Student Engagement Through Library-led Gamification" With: Tasha Squires Learning Resource Center Teacher at O’Neill Middle School Library Date + Time: Wednesday, August 17th 10am EST for one hour (Click on the time link to see the event time in your own time zone.)

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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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