Not all kids are equally motivated. Students vary tremendously in their motivation, even at an early age. Here is a baker's dozen of motivational strategies that can re-ignite the motivational flame.
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Kids vary re: academic motivation. I also think they vary over time. Don't give up !
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We're about halfway done with our Best of 2012 series and today we're going to look at top gamification posts by gamification experts in 2012.
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There are myriad ways in which gamification can play a positive role in the educational setting. Via EDTC@UTB, Thaisa Ferreira
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Gaming has benefits! 
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May 7, 9:47 AM
I like to think of it as stealth learning where the learner acquires new KSAs technically - under the radar - and didn't remember 'learning' anything. It is as close to learning osmosis as we might currently hope for.
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Though grammar skills are a fundamental step in understanding, writing and reading the English language, grammar is not always a particularly fun arena to study. Faced with long lists of grammar rules and grammar rule exceptions to memorize, it’s no wonder so many of us throw in the towel on mastering technical English early in school. Via Rita Simons Santiago Delete the scoop?
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Precocious. That was the single adjective used to describe a child displaying some natural talent straying from the normal. A generational leap later, I am not so sure that the word holds the meaning it used to. Via Jon Samuelson, Michelle Cordy
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Nice resource! "From games to programming tools, from logic to intuition, let’s take a gander at ten tools that should help to show that programming is not all about functions and loops. Here are the honorable mentions (restricted to ten programming tools)." 
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Wow, I love doing programming with students. Delete the scoop?
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Youtopia is an online, student engagement application that provides instant access to plug-and-play gamification tools (points, badges, and leaderboards) tha... Via Dennis T OConnor
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Perhaps the best way to think about games in education is not to automatically call everything that looks like fun a “learning game.” Lumping all digital game approaches together makes no more sense than a toddler’s inclination to call every four-legged animal a “doggie." Via Dennis T OConnor, Maggie Rouman Delete the scoop?
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How often do you struggle with a student, trying to motivate them to be engaged? The author of this post states "I pirate much of my thinking about motivation, kids’ achievement and success in life from my work with young, elite soccer players." He goes on to say that motivation that is found with young soccer players is also found with students in the classroom, that it "makes a real difference." He also provides a short historical background before sharing 13 motivational techniques, with explanations that explain why some techniques do not work for some children.