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3 ways educators leverage gamification strategies

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When teachers turn a lesson or tough-to-teach concept into a motivational gamed or use a fun competition to teach new concepts, students become immersed in their learning and are often more engaged–meaning they’re more likely to retain information. and Prodigy to gamify her instruction and motivate students.

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3 ways gamification engages students

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Because online learning cannot easily foster the social and emotional connections that in-person learning does, students have a more difficult time staying motivated in classes. Gamification , defined as using game-like elements in non-game contexts, can help motivate online learners and solve this issue.

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3 ways to use gamification to engage students

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Because online learning cannot easily foster the social and emotional connections that in-person learning does, students have a more difficult time staying motivated in classes. Gamification , defined as using game-like elements in non-game contexts, can help motivate online learners and solve this issue.

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MDM solutions and gamification make perfect interactive learning partners

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To facilitate effective teaching and learning, modern schools must equip every classroom with interactive touchscreens and utilize gamification techniques. As these modern education tools require management and security, integrating MDM solutions has become imperative for every organization. Finally, gamification is more fun.

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The future of gamification

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Key points: Gamification can help engage students when they might otherwise lose motivation Engaged students are 2.5 While the environment that grows children into students–and eventually young adults–has been changing, the education system has proved less dynamic.

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Choosing the right tools to boost student motivation

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COVID-19 has placed global education in an unprecedented state of flux. Many of the difficulties that our educators are facing today have not been directly caused by COVID-19; they were merely exacerbated by it. Even before schools closed in the spring, teachers were already grappling with a crisis in student motivation.

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

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CoCo is still in its beta phase, being tested out by educators from 65 different countries. As one educator writes about their experience with the tool, there are no individual user profiles, no way to collect likes and no followers — basically, no emphasis on comparison. The idea is to keep learners motivated in a class.