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Motivate Students with Digital Badges

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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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New Merger Wants to Create ‘WeWork for Education’ Via Digital Badges and Mini-Campuses

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Born in 2015 out of a project funded by the MacArthur Foundation , LRNG has reached 55,000 students in 19 cities with its digital badges and community-focused employment programs. will be a brand new venture for both groups, LeBlanc says. Its 20th city, Birmingham, Ala., The SNHU team that has been working in U.S.

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Balancing Act: Cybersecurity in the Connected Classroom

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With K–12 schools leveraging connected technologies to help improve student outcomes and boost classroom collaboration, effective cybersecurity is not optional. This requires a balancing act: How do educators leverage connected technology without putting student data and other critical information at risk? The State of STEM Classrooms.

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Incredible Giveaways Whether You Are at #ISTE18 or #Notatiste18

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If you attend any of my presentations in Chicago or attend virtually by watching any of the live streamed interviews and presentations shared on Twitter( @ShellTerrell ), then you have the opportunity to receive a digital badge and to receive some incredible giveaways! Attending ISTE? Participating Virtually (#NotatISTE18)?

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

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Technology can collect and harness more data than ever before. Those building, funding and using edtech tools must similarly wrestle with these concerns. In education, does technology create just as many problems as it solves? But we’ve learned technology alone does not drive higher achievement. Students are stressed out.

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Game On: Teachers Should Continue to Gamify Classrooms

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Finally, microcredentials or digital badging are another terrific way to make learning more fun. Digital badging is a tool used in professional development to give teachers tangible goals. It validates their skills by giving them a badge to display. It’s a great way to break out of the old standby art lesson.

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STEAM Up Learning Outdoors! 15+ Ideas to Try Now or this Summer!

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Many of the missions in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning with Missions , are aimed at inspiring students to think critically, focus on questions versus answers, conduct hands-on research, and make a difference in the world with their innovations. STEAM/STEM Resources and Activities. Real world learning. Hands-on inquiry.