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4 Ways to promote collaboration in digital spaces

Neo LMS

As we prepare for spring, it is always good to have some new ideas to promote student engagement and foster more collaboration in the classroom. I love blogging because it creates a space for students to build writing skills and then share ideas with their teachers and peers and connect globally with classrooms from around the world.

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

So, in order to prepare for the inevitable blended learning for this fall, the first professional development goal for all of us should be to make sure we have mastered blended learning. Game-Based Learning Game-Based Learning (GBL) isn’t only about having an activity based on points.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Look at this course Fostering Student Interaction in Online Learning THE VERSATILE BLOCK Using the best practices from this course, you will be able to help increase student-to-student engagement and foster a greater love of learning. Game-Based Learning Let’s Play! Learn More.

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5 Favorite Activities to End the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

Common Sense Media’s award-winning Digital Passport is the gold-standard in teaching digital citizenship to grades 3-5 (or Middle School). This free-to-schools online program mixes videos, games, quizzes, and the challenge of earning badges to teach students the concepts behind digital citizenship : Communication.

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Learning Revolution Newsletter - Weekly Free Event Calendar - Conference Keynotes Update - Edcamp USDOE - Digital Citizenship

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Saturday, June 7th at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show with Toni Plourde: Earning Your Learning , Using the iOS 7 for iPad(iPod,iPhone), we will explore ways to maximize the way students can engage and enhance their own learning. Join Jason on June 9th for a big-picture view of digital citizenship.

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Esports Emerge as Learning and Social Catalyst in Schools

edWeb.net

Dennis Large, the director of educational technology for the Riverside County Office of Education, one among the first county offices in California to facilitate an esports league, knows first-hand the power of gaming in schools. The county jumped on the esports train to heighten student engagement.

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6 Creative back-to-school activities for teachers

Neo LMS

We should always ask ourselves, “What is the impact on learning?” We know that covering the content is important, but finding ways to boost student engagement and foster the development of essential social and emotional learning (SEL) skills are also important right from the start of the year. Build Community.