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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. Can Pokemon Go be part of the classroom?

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GUEST POST: Team Tournaments HS Gamification Using Class Dojo

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

I''m fascinated with gamification and using Edmodo to gamify my Odyssey unit , but Mrs. Dause''s approach has got me thinking. I have, however, limited the scope of my in-class application down to a few favorites, and two of those are gamification and a lovely app called ClassDojo. Could data translate to gamification?

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Gamification Stage Three: The Constraint

techlearning

That is why the highest form of gamification, what I call stage 3 , is using video game techniques to create experiences for students. When I started to think about how to package and explain all of this to students, I went back to gamification as I always do. It is all about the experience. I should have known better!

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

Edtech is being used in classrooms more than ever before. Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Learn more about implementing edtech into your classroom here.

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And the top e-learning trends for 2016 are.

Neo LMS

Second, the introduction of gamification. Initially thought by some experts and even teachers as a gimmick , gamification quickly caught the interest of the ed tech world, because the best way to teach students is to play games. Cloud classrooms will become the norm. Classrooms will finally become cloud-centric.

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Using a school LMS to deliver PD for teachers

Neo LMS

They create courses, give access to all sorts of learning materials online, use gamification features, design learning paths, encourage online collaboration, monitor student progress, do grading, and so on. The use of technology in the classroom is almost equal to providing students with the best ways of reaching success.

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Could technology ever be part of Montessori education?

Neo LMS

Teachers move around the classroom and oversee students’ activities, only intervening when their insight and guidance are needed. All objects in a Montessori classroom are there because they encourage learning in one way or another. A Montessori teacher encourages students to discover new things and develop self-confidence.