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21 Simple Ways To Motivate Your Students - Edudemic

21 Simple Ways To Motivate Your Students - Edudemic | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
So how do you motivate your students? They're an odd bunch with a myriad of distractions just waiting to take their mind off the task at hand.
This post provides a number of suggestions that you might want to try in your classroom. A few are listed below. In the post each suggestion has additional information.
* Give students a sense of control
* Give students responsibility
* Help students find intrinsic motivation
R Hollingsworth's curator insight, December 17, 2012 10:24 AM

Great advice for a MOOC designer

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10 Ways To Use Learnist In The Classroom | Edudemic

10 Ways To Use Learnist In The Classroom | Edudemic | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Have you checked out Learnist? It is one of the newer educational social networks. This post suggest ten ways you could use Learnist in your classroom. Although geared to high school students the ideas are useful in most grade levels. Each suggested way to use Learnist includes ideas to help you create a Learnist board for your class. Ideas for using Learnist include:

* Organizing materials

* Collaboration

* Combatting boredom

* Teach research skills

Check out the post for additional ideas as well as links to some learning boards!

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The 20 Best Pinterest Boards About Education Technology | Edudemic

The 20 Best Pinterest Boards About Education Technology | Edudemic | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Many bloggers now have Pinterest boards and this post provides links to 20 boards that look at education technology. All boards are curated by teachers, admins and others whom have an interest in education. Some may lead you to blogs you may not have seen before. The post provides a link to the board as well as a short description of of items being curated.

Have fun exploring!

Jenni Regan's curator insight, October 22, 2014 6:49 AM

 In an effort to help curate the massive amount of Pinterest boards about education technology, you can use the following list as a jumping off point to start your Pinterest journey.

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20 Exciting Teaching Tools of Tomorrow - Online Universities

20 Exciting Teaching Tools of Tomorrow - Online Universities | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"It’s hard to find a field that hasn’t been radically changed by technology, and education is no exception. Few classrooms these days operate without digital tools, gadgets, or applications that have made it easier for teachers to track student progress and tailor lessons to student needs and interests. While the tools of today are great, there are even more great technological teaching tools and practices on the horizon, many of which are just starting to be adopted in the classroom or are just making it out of the developmental stages. These tools offer new and often very promising ways to connect with students and improve the quality of education offered in schools. Read on to learn about just a few of the websites, programs, and amazing technologies of the future teachers and students alike will soon be using."

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