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Motivate Students with Digital Badges

Teacher Reboot Camp

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Motivate students with digital badges. The Mac Arthur Foundation defines a digital badge as “an assessment and credentialing mechanism that is housed and managed online. ” A digital badge looks similar to a Girl Scout or Boy Scout patch.

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31 Days of Digital Goodies

Teacher Reboot Camp

Create your own interactive digital calendar with Google Docs and Thinglink , a free tool and app to make clickable images. To create your own: Copy/download my Google Calendar template so that you can edit as you like. Game, learning app, or web tool recommendation calendar. Edit the calendar or have students create their own.

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What You Need to Know About Micro-credentials Open Badges

Digital Promise

Earners receive a shareable digital badge that enhances their resume and validates their unique skills. All micro-credentials issued on Digital Promise’s Micro-credential Platform are Open Badges, which has been important for the growth of the micro-credentialing ecosystem. Why is earning an Open Badge valuable?

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New Ways to Gamify Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

The first thing most teachers think about when discussing gamified learning is the online math games kids play. Redefinition: Technology allows for the creation of completely new ways of learning that were previously not possible. Maybe Vocabulary.com and its spelling games come to mind next. Breakout EDU.

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31 Days of Digital Goodies

Teacher Reboot Camp

Create your own interactive digital calendar with Google Docs and Thinglink , a free tool and app to make clickable images. To create your own: Copy/download my Google Calendar template so that you can edit as you like. Game, learning app, or web tool recommendation calendar. Edit the calendar or have students create their own.

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Recognize Students’ Achievements with New Digital Badges Resources

Educator Innovator

Afterschool Alliance’s new set of resources, “Digital Badges In Afterschool: Connecting Learning in a Connected World,” details digital badging efforts around the country. “For today’s youth, learning takes place everywhere. “For today’s youth, learning takes place everywhere.

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Student Reflection with Digital Portfolios

Teacher Reboot Camp

The teachers are very new to web tools, developing Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) and are currently teaching full time. I look forward to grading their reflective eportfolios, because this is when my students begin to look back at their learning journey and see how much they’ve grown. Recommended Tools.