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Geekie Teacher: Student Reward Systems--Yay or Nay?
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Thoughts about educational technology by Mara Gust. Thursday, February 12, 2015. Student Reward Systems- Yay or Nay? Bonus points, candy, prizes, stickers, badges, gold stars.what do you use to motivate and reward your students? For me, until recently, I didn't do much of anything. I put stickers on perfect quizzes and occasionally threw out a small candy to a student who won an activity or game, but I had no formal system in place. There was no consistency. Much Shouldn't they be intrinsically motivated?
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No, I’m not insane, middle schoolers are the best! | chrisheffernan
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The World is too big for you to teach it alone. Where do you get your news? Shareaclassroompic – Part 2. How Taking Action Heals. There are days where I don’t know what to do. On There are days where I don…. Amorozco on The Wisdom of Children. Carol Speckmann on A complaint on complainin…. On No, I’m not insane, midd…. Follow me on Twitter. No, I’m not insane, middle schoolers are the best! April 9, 2015. That’s why I teach middle schoolers. Little kids aren’t independent enough to do this. Middle school...
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Why #Gamification Matters: A Class Craft Tale - Welcome to Packwoman's Tech in Progress!
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Welcome to Packwoman's Tech in Progress! Why #Gamification Matters: A Class Craft Tale. There are a million reasons why I think gamification is an important tool for teachers to implement. I've read plenty of articles, set up a Tweet Deck column for #gamification, attended a phenomenal Minecraft session at #CUE14, and participated in a #caedchat. To learn more. But, at the end of the day, there are a million reasons why I never really got the gamification ball rolling. Here are a few:. My husband grew up...