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Game On: Teachers Should Continue to Gamify Classrooms

EdTech Magazine

Get Your Gamification On. Several years ago, gamification was an emerging trend and even named one of the Horizon Report’s Top 10 things driving educational change. Of course, you don’t need an actual game or app to use elements of gamification in the classroom. Gamification allows teachers and students to connect.

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How K–12 Classrooms Can Benefit from Robotics

EdTech Magazine

Access to social technologies combined with an increasing recognition of the need for unstructured play and flexible learning environments has prompted pedagogical shifts that help students engage, rather than simply observe. Gamification: According to MDR Education , gamification is now a top K–12 tech trend.

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How to Gamify Professional Development

EdTech Magazine

While traditional professional development is important — in-person and group education — today’s teachers need access to fast approaching and more relevant opportunities that cater to their personal goals. . Digital breakouts, which use Google Forms among other tools, represent a type of gamification.

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6 Assistive Technologies That Can Help Students Reach Their Full Potential

EdTech Magazine

Audiobooks are another resource teachers can use to make reading more accessible for students who struggle to make sense of words on a page. Teachers can use audiobook apps to provide access to school and public library digital collections anytime, anywhere. Gamification Offers an Alternative Approach to Learning.

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Is All the Technology in Modern Classrooms a Good Thing?

EdNews Daily

In fact, according to EdTech Magazine , 63% of K-12 teachers report using technology in their classrooms daily. For example, a professor can provide an auditory/visual lecture in class while providing access to a kinesthetic project for interested students to create together during or after school. Gamification Can Helps Kids Learn.

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Pros and Cons of Using eLearning Software in Your Classroom

Educational Technology Guy

Technology allows you to teach and learn from any part of the world with Internet access and electricity. Stay tuned in Top-quality portals for educators allow instant access to up-to-date information on EdTech trends, new product launches, and innovative teaching methods. And, without a doubt, it has disadvantages.

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TCEA 2018: Educators Meet in Austin to Discuss the Future of the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

This annual event brings together educators, administrators and IT leaders to discuss innovative tips on everything from professional development and classroom tech to thought leadership on accessibility. 5-9, TCEA 2018 is expected to boast more than 8,000 attendees, 1,000 sessions and 450 exhibitors from a variety of tech companies.

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