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Creating Student Community Writing Spaces

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

Using Kidblog , I tried blogging with my students during the 2013-14 school year, and while they did fine writing, we struggled with finding an authentic audience to comment on the 130 individual blogs. So our blogs became nothing more than online journals. If you are interested in join the group, please contact me.

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#Flipclass Flashblog: Deeper Learning w The Odyssey

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

The content was organized in one Edmodo group with subtopics divided into small groups. Rather than keeping all the content in one Edmodo group, Mr. Astin recommended having an Edmodo group for each topic, students complete the tasks, then take a mastery test on a Google Form with Flubaroo set to automatically score the test.

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14 Education Advancements in a Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

2017 lessons were enriched with teacher-curated resources shared through intuitive programs like Edmodo, Google Drive, and PearDeck. Gamification of classes. By 2017, the gamification of learning finally had the successful track record that allowed it to be accepted as an effective and engaging approach to teaching.

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Teacher Absent? How Tech Can Bridge the Gap

Graphite Blog

In my case it was Schoology , but the same could be done with many other platforms, like Edmodo or even Google Classroom. And depending on how you set them up, these learning resources can include creativity and gamification that keep kids engaged. This included: Making use of an LMS.

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Teacher Absent? How Tech Can Bridge the Gap

Graphite Blog

In my case it was Schoology , but the same could be done with many other platforms, like Edmodo or even Google Classroom. And depending on how you set them up, these learning resources can include creativity and gamification that keep kids engaged. This included: Making use of an LMS.

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Teacher Absent? How Tech Can Bridge the Gap

Graphite Blog

In my case it was Schoology , but the same could be done with many other platforms, like Edmodo or even Google Classroom. And depending on how you set them up, these learning resources can include creativity and gamification that keep kids engaged. This included: Making use of an LMS.

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6 benefits of using apps with young children

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Today I’ve invited Marjan Ghara to guest post on the blog to share what she’s experienced through her work with young children and apps. Some of the more successful digital EdTech tools now also employ gamification concepts to encourage engagement and improve performance.