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Game Education: It’s in Their DNA – Guest Post from Courtney Pepe

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As educators in the digital age, it is important that we embrace the power of play in our classrooms. Educational games help students to learn about certain subjects, expand their thinking on specific concepts, and reinforce skill development while they play while increasing engagement, empathy and excellence in the classroom.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps for Game Based Learning

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Gamification). The resources below will vary from drill and practice to all out epic adventures in 3D virtual worlds, to help Gamify a classroom. Back Pack Games - A wonderful site filled w/ lots of educational games aligned to Common Core Standards in the subjects of Math & Science. time, money, etc.)

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

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Users can also use the NEO advanced features such as automation, gamification, learning paths, and competency-based learning directly from the Windows App. Through Clever, a district can provide all their teachers pre-rostered classrooms in Edmodo and can then use Edmodo to discover the best resources and deliver them to their classes.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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The Gates Foundation has backed a variety of education reform initiatives : charter schools, the Common Core State Standards, “small schools,” inBloom, teacher evaluations, and yes, “personalized learning.” Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. Robotics , with ~ $99 million in funding.

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