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5 ways to use edtech to engage shy students

eSchool News

Gamification also adds an element of fun to the learning process, making the classroom experience more enjoyable for all students. Edtech tools like DreamBox , Khan Academy , or personalized learning modules let shy students to progress through content at their own speed.

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3 Websites to Gamify Your Math Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

Most elementary age kids I know love math, but that changes when they matriculate to middle school. This goes well beyond Khan Academy’s online video training, into fantasy worlds of trolls and wizards, the type of activities most parents have tried to keep their kids away from. 15 Great Simulations to Gamify Your Class.

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6 benefits of using apps with young children

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Most elementary school-age students don’t remember life without computers, tablets and mobile devices. Khan Academy is another very successful and popular platform that produces short lectures, covering a variety of subject matter in the form of YouTube videos, with practice exercises for students and tools for educators.

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6 benefits of using apps with young children

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Most elementary school-age students don’t remember life without computers, tablets and mobile devices. Khan Academy is another very successful and popular platform that produces short lectures, covering a variety of subject matter in the form of YouTube videos, with practice exercises for students and tools for educators.

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6 benefits of using apps with young children

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Most elementary school-age students don’t remember life without computers, tablets and mobile devices. Khan Academy is another very successful and popular platform that produces short lectures, covering a variety of subject matter in the form of YouTube videos, with practice exercises for students and tools for educators.

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6 benefits of using apps with young children

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Most elementary school-age students don’t remember life without computers, tablets and mobile devices. Khan Academy is another very successful and popular platform that produces short lectures, covering a variety of subject matter in the form of YouTube videos, with practice exercises for students and tools for educators.

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Pigeons, Operant Conditioning, and Social Control

Hack Education

And you can hear all this echoed in today’s education technology designers and developers and school reformers – from Sal Khan and Khan Academy to US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Gamification. (The reward was getting to move on to the next exciting question or concept.) Behavior modification.