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Make your LMS a social learning platform

Ask a Tech Teacher

Vivek Singh, education professional and contributor to Ask a Tech Teacher, has some interesting ideas on using your native LMS as a social learning platform. For example, YouTube, social media, news websites, even self-help videos/blogs which are present in every possible genre. What makes your LMS a social learning platform?

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How can Teachers Increase Social Learning While Teaching Online?

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Ila Mishra, a specialist in both LMS and virtual classrooms, has this informative explanation of how teachers can increase their social learning while teaching online classes: Social Learning is defined as learning through observing behavior, attitudes, and outcomes of those behaviors. Gamification in a virtual classroom.

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7 Digital tools for student engagement across all grade levels

Neo LMS

Buncee is a multimedia presentation tool that fuels creativity. My older students use it for teaching a lesson or to present their project-based learning (PBL) findings. Some favorites are to use it for creating a class website, choice boards, flyers, designing interactive images, newsletters, presentations, storybooks and more.

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5 Reasons e-learning is perfect for introverted students

Neo LMS

Holding an oral presentation is a very important skill to master, nobody can argue about that. All the collaboration tools a school LMS provides are great to be available (and they’ll use them!) E-learning can go hand in hand with gamification. This lack of peer pressure is a wonderful feeling for introverts.

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Top 5 new EdTech tools that you might use in your university

Neo LMS

The possibilities are almost countless since you can actually show students how molecules look like, present the famous battles, present ocean creatures, and do many similar things previously considered impossible. But what is the purpose of gamification ? Game-based learning.

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How does an intelligent learning platform help teachers create a truly personalized learning environment?

Neo LMS

Video content and digital presentations . While some learners may prefer reading articles, others need more interactive course formats such as video and audio courses or gamification to feel engaged. . Read more: The most important LMS analytics that teachers should know about. Video conferencing tools. Digital field trips .

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New Ways to Gamify Learning

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But those webtools exemplify where the gamification of education started. Badges can be pushed out manually in programs like Badgr and Open Badges, automatically by programs like Credly or Canvas LMS, or formatively when students validate their knowledge such as a Google Forms add-on. . More on SAMR and Gamification.