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7 Digital tools for student engagement across all grade levels

Neo LMS

When we can take risks by either trying something new or using digital tools for game-based and collaborative learning, we will see students engage more with the content. Additionally, it is important that we ask for their feedback so we can continue to provide the best learning opportunities for them.

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How an LMS can help teachers keep older students engaged

Neo LMS

Teachers everywhere point to high levels of stress, long working hours, unclear expectations, and not enough support as the main issues behind their decision to part ways with the education system. This can give a few hours back to teachers each week, allowing them more time to provide a more personalized learning experience for each student.

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How to weave video game principles into the classroom

eSchool News

Video games have become so mainstream over the years that children are just as engaged watching the games on streaming services like Twitch as playing them. The challenge posed to educators is how to gamify coursework that students can play, enjoy, and learn. One of the best examples is the Reading Counts system.

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Developing Academic Language Supports Equity

Digital Promise

In our vision, “multimodal” combines traditional aural, verbal, and textual aspects of language learning (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) with visual, kinesthetic, reflective, experiential, and collaborative learning modes. Game-based learning is one key strategy.

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Answerables

Technology Tidbits

Answerables is a wonderful site that is a cross between Game Based Learning meets a Learning Management System. This is an innovative place where educators can "Gamify" a lesson and have their students collaborative learn in a safe 3D dimensional environment (think Second Life for kids).

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eXSpace exploration

Learning with 'e's

The first was the context aware system built into both the 6000 and 7000 series devices. Now, SMART seems to have solved this problem with their new object recognition system - the black pen writes in black no matter where you store it. The colours of the pens on earlier versions were not as important as the place you located them.

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6 Ways Technology Can Reinvent Parent-Teacher Conferences

Edsurge

And it lacks the enthusiasm—as well as the desire to help kids own and engage in their learning—that defines us as innovative educators. With transformative digital changes happening in classrooms today, basic learning management systems now deliver the answers to most of those well worn questions on parent portals.