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posted by: Ruthie
| September 13, 2013, 03:46 pm
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With the recent blog entry about using badges in the classroom, this seems a good time to write about how to leverage gamification in your classroom. The two concepts often go hand in hand, with badges being an excellent way to add a level of gamification.
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posted by: Ruthie
| September 11, 2013, 12:57 pm
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With the announcement of Google and EdX joining forces to provide online courses, opportunities to take courses online, either for free or pay, continues to expand. For teachers, this provides an easy way to keep on top of their craft through professional development. While not every site offering online courses have courses that teachers can use for professional development, many do.
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posted by: Alix
| August 23, 2013, 09:35 am
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The following letter was sent to ASTA members August 22, 2013:
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posted by: Ruthie
| August 21, 2013, 01:39 pm
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If only because of the popularity of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, nearly everyone is familiar with the concept of badges. Even if you’ve never participated in these programs, at the mention of ‘badges’ you probably visualize a sash with round pieces of embroidered cloth sown on. This rather old-school way of showing off a person’s accomplishments transitioned into the computer age through the creation of digital badges, and now these digital badges are emerging in schools across the country as a way to incentive students.
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posted by: Ruthie
| August 20, 2013, 03:25 pm
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As school cheating scandals continue to make headlines, the need for secure testing measures has never been greater. Despite the debate over standardized tests, these assessments provide invaluable information on student growth, and with developing technology may become safer than ever before.
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