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7 sneaky ways to get students reading using technology

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Promoting reading with easy badges that students can earn is a powerful motivator. Create a series of digital badges, some of which are easy to achieve and some of which are slightly harder, that students can apply for by showing evidence of learning or completing a performance task. Promote multimedia books.

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Topics will include how to integrate technology into English Language Arts and Math classrooms, differentiated instruction, technology implementation strategies, and more. You can connect with the Geo-Educator Community through a variety of online platforms including Twitter , Facebook and the secure educator site, Edmodo. Classroom 2.0

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts. For a time, Edmodo was quite the ed-tech industry darling. Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability?”

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Via the Northeastern press office : “ Northeastern University and IBM partnership first to turn digital badges into academic credentials for learners worldwide.” ” See how many factual errors you can find in this article! . Edsurge on “How to Protect Education Data When No Systems Are Secure.”