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Integration of Digital Badges to Acknowledge Professional Learning

A Principal's Reflections

As a 21st Century Library Media Specialist, part of what I strive to do is to serve as an instructional technology resource for both educators and learners. ?In I am proud to announce Worlds of Learning @ New Milford High School , a digital badge professional learning platform.

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Game On: Teachers Should Continue to Gamify Classrooms

EdTech Magazine

Get Your Gamification On. Several years ago, gamification was an emerging trend and even named one of the Horizon Report’s Top 10 things driving educational change. The gaming industry thrived, and educators looked for ways to capitalize on that. Break Out of the Digital Mold. Teachers Learn Something, Too.

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New Ways to Gamify Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

But those webtools exemplify where the gamification of education started. Let me step back a moment to explain the SAMR Model as it applies to the use of technology in education. Modification: Technology allows for a significant change, e.g. using screencasts to explain a process.

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One Year Later: 2nd Cohort of New Innovators Finish Their Yearlong Cohort

EdTechTeam

My entire career, I've been on an "island" or worked in districts with closed mindsets when it comes to teaching with technology. Things like kindness, empathy, tenacity and creativity can now be acknowledged, celebrated and captured using a digital badge! Are educators prepared to design instruction for digital classrooms?

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5 Reasons to Use Digital Badges in Your Classroom

Fractus Learning

Digital badges do just that: they show when students have learned a skill or met a goal. For teachers, badges make classroom goals visible to students. The value of digital badges goes beyond the classroom, as well. Students use badges that they have earned to get scholarships, enter graduate school, and get jobs.

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Digital Badges in the Classroom (What, When, & How) – SULS096

Shake Up Learning

The post Digital Badges in the Classroom (What, When, & How) – SULS096 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Let’s talk digital badges with the experts: Cate Tolnai and Jen Gibson! Digital badges can help us engage students (even remote learners). What Are Digital Badges?

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2016 Global Education Conference - Monday Is Day Two!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Monday, November 14th, is day two of the seventh annual Global Education Conference. We are partnering with Chrome Warrior and using their gamification platform to provide an enhanced professional development experience for Global Education Conference attendees. We are ready for another great day of sessions and keynotes!