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OEB 2017: Getting up close and personal(ized) with learning

Neo LMS

Gamification. Just as Mary Poppins brought games and songs to activities – unbelievably leading little Michael to say, ‘I want to tidy up the nursery room again’ – teachers should try and introduce gamification into the learning process. Systems like NEO are designed to make personalized learning simple for teachers.

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Long Live the '90s: ‘Edtech’ Crazes Every Teacher (and Student) Secretly Wishes Were Still Around

Edsurge

So we rounded up the most beloved edtech tools of the ‘90s for your scrolling pleasure, from early internet sensations to the hottest hardware you just had to have. 2017 Equivalent: Google Drive. 2017 Equivalent: We admit SMART Boards and Google’s competing Jamboards are cool. 2017 Equivalent: Don’t need one! Absolutely.

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14 Education Advancements in a Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future. In 2017, this was solved. Greater acceptance of technology as a tool.

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8 Cool Tools You May Have Missed at ISTE 2017

Graphite Blog

Still, smaller developers are innovating at a rapid pace and are creating some truly exciting tools. But scouring the expo hall floor, I couldn't help but notice how much there was to see, and how many tools were confusingly similar in what they offered. Using Google Expeditions for VR? Take Cospaces for a spin.

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Game Based Learning in Action

The CoolCatTeacher

There’s gamification. Gamification versus Game-Based Learning. So gamification — those are those structures around games. That’s a little bit different from gamification. These teachers use some version of gamification, but they always use games in the classroom. There’s game-based learning. Vicki: (agrees).

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Orientation Inspiration 2017

NeverEndingSearch

Gamification. And there seem to be a few go-to digital tools to support engagement, discovery and setting a fun and participatory tone for what library (and the librarian) looks like. This year, I asked folks in my network about their plans on this Padlet and I scanned the blogs I regularly follow. Engagement.

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#17: Microsoft One Note: Useful Tips and Tricks for the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

It is also the subject of today’s Tech Tool Tuesday with Dr. Tom Grissom. ” Want to hear another Tech Tool Tuesday? Listen to my favorite 31 tech tools from last Tuesday. Explore Like a Pirate: Engage, Enrich, and Elevate Your Learners with Gamification and Game-inspired Course Design by Michael Matera.

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