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Smartphones in the classroom: friend or foe?

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The combination of students and mobile devices in the classroom has long been a debate topic among education professionals. As a teacher, you could try to ban the use of smartphones in your classroom, but don’t hope for the most popular teacher award in your school. Phones can help students engage more in classroom activities.

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4 Awesome edtech solutions for making students fall in love with reading

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Authors threw in some gamification, as readers receive badges and rewards as they carry on with their reading. It is a digital publishing studio that allows kids to write and illustrate their own books in the classroom. This is an app especially designed for kids of 12 and under. It’s free for teachers and librarians.

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Make your LMS a social learning platform

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Multi-user video conferencing /Live classroom sessions and webinars. WizIQ’s Virtual Classroom , for instance, enables hassle-free live-sessions across all devices and platforms. Seminars held online, are called webinars. Gamification and Virtual Reality. More on these topics: Gamifying your classroom (a lesson plan).

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Top 10 Digital Tools for the Classroom

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The best digital tools for the classroom are the ones that provide an easy interface, facilitate collaborations, simplify communication between students and teachers, offer quick analytics for administrators, and are cost-efficient. Best Digital Learning Tools for Future-Ready Classrooms. Moreover, the platform is free for teachers.

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6 Tips for making the most of ed tech exhibitions

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Drop by our Booth F302 in the expo hall at any time during the event, where we will provide insights on how to effectively manage online classroom activities, answer all your questions and showcase NEO’s newest features. It is time to blend your classroom? How will this work for my classroom? To offer more personalized learning?

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Three Career Paths for Educational Innovators—How to Get There and Where the Jobs Are

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Michael Matera, a 6th grade world history teacher in Milwaukee, used his expertise in gamification to write a top selling book, Explore Like a Pirate. I treated my classroom like a business by investing in long-term purchases, I made an investment in my company.”. Lego Lessons in the classroom” from Michael Matera on YouTube.

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14 Education Advancements in a Year

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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. Textbooks used to be de rigueur in a classroom. More Chromebooks than iPads.