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#05: 5 Ideas for Using Game-Based Learning in your Classroom Today

The CoolCatTeacher

As a gamification guru and moonshot thinker, Michael transforms the traditional classroom into a high-energy environment where active student engagement is paramount. Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. Michael Matera.

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Resources from Miami Device

Learning in Hand

Pick and play games for intentional moments in the classroom, such formative assessment, differentiated instruction, and reflection to name a few. Using gamification, the most motivational aspects of games in non-game settings, has changed the game of school. A massive online game? Come play along and learn how.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

Gamification. A Definition for Digital Citizenship (Heick 2012). Understanding Differentiated Instruction: Building a Foundation for Leadership Tomlinson, 2000). I really believe I could have hit a mosquito in the eye with a pine needle at thirty paces; I couldn’t miss because there was no such thing as a miss.”