Successful Beginnings: Acquaintance Games
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- 1. Successful Beginnings Launch your Online Class with Acquaintance Games on Blackboard Collaborate Dr. Minnie Ladores Frostburg State University mladores@frostburg.edu Association of Teacher Educators Summer Conference August 5, 2013
- 2. Establish rapport Build a sense of community Challenge students to use navigational tools GAMES
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- 8. Shoes On v Shoes Off Shoes On Shoes Off
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- 13. Our Passions!
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