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Creating self-motivated learners using DuoLingo
From the course: Teacher Tips
Creating self-motivated learners using DuoLingo
When students create their first course in Duolingo, they have the opportunity to set a daily goal of how many experience points they want to earn per day. From the main course page, if you click Edit, you can now click to edit the goal. This particular course has a goal of 20 experience points per day. If I'd like to, I could reduce or increase the number of experience points that I'd like to achieve each day. I can see currently that I have 28 experience points and that I'm on a 1 day streak. Meaning that for 1 days in a row, I've accomplished my goal of 20 experience points. If you turn on notifications for Duolingo in the main settings of the iPad, students will also be notified whether they're behind or ahead of their goal on a daily basis. When students are accessing the course, besides moving through the basic lessons, they also have the opportunity to practice with friends in the classroom. Clicking the Practice button brings up 3 different options. They can play against…
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