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Resources from Miami Device

Learning in Hand

Using gamification, the most motivational aspects of games in non-game settings, has changed the game of school. Bring It On: BYOD/1:1 Activities That Work by Janet Corder and Joan Gore Your school has adopted a BYOD or 1:1 program, so what meaningful activities can students engage in? A massive online game?

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CrazyIdeas.Doc

techlearning

To help fix that, what if the “thought leaders” we see on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram stopped filling their timelines with inspirational quotes and spent more time sharing the strategies and how-to guides that helped elevate them to thought leader status? The problem with this profession isn’t inspiration.

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Are You Prepared For The Future Of Social Learning?

TeachThought - Learn better.

The challenge becomes how to ingrain the knowledge of the teacher, their skills and efficacy in explanation into the almost infinite expanse of knowledge that students get through shared Facebook posts, Twitter links, YouTube videos, Quora threads, or any number of constantly emerging and growing online resources.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

Facebook Argument : Students consider the relative strength of evidence that two users present in a Facebook exchange. News on Facebook : Students identify the blue checkmark that distinguishes a verified Facebook account from a fake one.