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How robotic gamification helped my elementary students love STEM

eSchool News

Educators have found a solution to this problem: gamification. Learning is more accessible because virtual robots do not require hardware, space, or other associated costs. Grounded in STEM, these exercises help kids develop computational thinking and technical ability, which improves their real-world problem-solving skills.

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NY Times article discusses engagement and gamification

Ascend Math

The article is well worth reading for its smart discussion of “engagement” and “gamification.”. Readers who attended school in the pre-laptop era may have played classroom games like multiplication bingo, an offline exercise in which students win acclaim or prizes for being the quickest to remember their times tables.

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How to Gamify Professional Development

EdTech Magazine

While traditional professional development is important — in-person and group education — today’s teachers need access to fast approaching and more relevant opportunities that cater to their personal goals. . Digital breakouts, which use Google Forms among other tools, represent a type of gamification.

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8 Great Websites and Apps to Help Kids With Fractions

Ask a Tech Teacher

Luckily, there are a lot of online apps on offer that are accessible to students and make learning much easier than traditional methods. Simplify Complex Concepts with the CTCMath App The CTCMath app is an excellent tool for making fraction learning accessible and simplified.

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Gamification in Buncee: Unlock Buncee Rewards

Buncee

With this latest update, we’re bringing gamification to the learning experience! Now you can encourage students to keep “playing” as they exercise their creativity all summer long. How to access the Summer category in Ideas Lab for fun activities to enrich your summer. Looking for more inspiration? BunceeSummerChallenge.

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Promoting student well-being through serious games

Neo LMS

And while we have already discussed the benefits gamification can bring to classroom , today we are exploring a whole different and positive story about gaming and its many applications that can help children cope with difficult situations such as school refusal, and even improve academic performance. Why serious games?

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Using EdTech to Support Healthy Habits in Kids and Teens

EmergingEdTech

Both of these resources will provide young students the knowledge base they need to stay healthy for years to come — all while playing fun games and learning exercises. A major component of this is understanding their health needs, the solutions for those needs, and how to access them. Gamification in Health and Learning.

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