article thumbnail

New Ways to Gamify Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

But those webtools exemplify where the gamification of education started. Augmentation: Technology not only replaces a traditional tool but adds functionality, e.g. using Google Earth to explore the setting of a story rather than a map. e.g. using virtual meeting tools (like Google Hangouts) to include housebound students in a class.

article thumbnail

Subscribers: Your February Special is Available

Ask a Tech Teacher

Digital citizenship I. Digital citizenship II. Digital note-taking. Gamification of education. Google Search and research. Assessment. Class exit tickets. Class warm-ups. Differentiation—general. Differentiation—How to teach the hard-to-teach class. Grading Technology. Inquiry in the Classroom.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Your Device Rollout Isn’t About Hardware—It’s About Engagement

Edsurge

Without one, schools and districts run the risk of missing out on many of the potential benefits that having devices in the classroom can unlock, such as introducing personalized learning, teaching digital citizenship and giving students access to the myriad of apps and tools available online. Engagement in the classroom matters.

article thumbnail

35 Take-aways from Summer 2016 Professional Development

Ask a Tech Teacher

We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. They failed and tried again. Asked questions. They are inquirers.

article thumbnail

17 Take-aways from Summer PD

Ask a Tech Teacher

Once a week we got together virtually (via Google Hangout or a TweetUp) to share ideas, answer questions, and discuss nuances. Some had been teaching for thirty years and still enthusiastically embraced everything from twitter to the gamification of education. Failed and tried again. Asked questions. They are life long learners.

article thumbnail

Google Extends Digital Literacy Training to Teachers

EdTech Magazine

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez The tech giant’s Be Internet Awesome campaign now includes a free course for teachers.

Training 419
article thumbnail

14 Education Advancements in a Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

Classrooms now are more likely to store student files in the cloud (OneDrive or Google Drive for example) than on school servers allowing students to access their work from school and home. 2017 lessons were enriched with teacher-curated resources shared through intuitive programs like Edmodo, Google Drive, and PearDeck.