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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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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

The Shake Up Learning Blog

The post 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Expand Your Use of Google Classroom. Google Classroom can be used for so much more than just your traditional classroom LMS. Consider these 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom. 20 NEW Ways to Use Google Classroom.

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Balancing Act: Cybersecurity in the Connected Classroom

EdTech Magazine

This requires a balancing act: How do educators leverage connected technology without putting student data and other critical information at risk? It’s essential to meet student expectations and to satisfy state regulations. For what purpose? How is use tracked, cataloged and stored for potential cybersecurity audits? .

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15 Plug-and-Play Lesson Plans from Google – SULS0198

Shake Up Learning

The post 15 Plug-and-Play Lesson Plans from Google – SULS0198 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m sharing 15 Plug-and-Play Lesson Plans from Google’s Applied Digital Skills program. Oh, and did I mention they have improved how these lessons integrate with Google Classroom?

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4 Ways to Show Off Your Digital Badges

The Innovative Educator

More and more entities are helping people show what they know with micro-credentials and digital badging. Micro-credentials and certifications teach specific job skills and provide evidence indicating if these skills have been attained via a certificate or badge. Here are some ideas: I want more »

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How to Assess Digital Literacy

Ask a Tech Teacher

But before I tell you how, let’s step back and talk about the meaning of “digital literacy” What is digital literacy? In the past, I discussed the eight skills required for students to be considered digitally literate. ” –from the American Library Association. To prepare for college and career.

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Ozobot Classroom - STEAM learning management system coming this Fall

Educational Technology Guy

From there, educators can manage students and bots, access standards-aligned lesson recommendations, assign activities and digital badges, and use real-time insights into students’ online and offline activity to inform their teaching strategies. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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