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Why Game Based Learning Is the Right Choice for Remote Teaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

I don’t know many kids who aren’t excited to play games. Savvy educators have built lesson plans based on this interest for years. It’s called Game Based Learning (GBL). It simply means teachers include games in their lesson plans to teach curricular concepts.

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Game Based Learning in Action

The CoolCatTeacher

Game-based learning might not be what you think. On today’s show Matthew Farber, author of Game-Based Learning In Action: How an Expert Affinity Group Teaches with Games , talks about how to use games in the classroom effectively. Game-Based Learning in Action.

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Game Based Learning and Twine

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Dr. Matthew Farber @matthewfarber talks about game-based learning in his classroom and a new tool he loves: Twine. We’re also hosting a giveaway contest of his new book Gamify Your Classroom – Revised Edition. Matt’s favorite example of game based learning. Listen Now.

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Game Based Learning: Make Fast Teaching Games with SMART lab

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsored Post by SMART Learning Suite From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Formative assessment and game based learning make a powerful combination in the classroom. I love SMART lab, a new feature of the SMART Learning Suite. Download a free trial.

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Reflections on 50 years of Game-Based Learning (Part 2)

Edsurge

The late 1980s and 1990s The first generation of learning games was almost accidental—led by curiosity-driven, extraordinary developers like Don Rawitsch who had a passion for their respective disciplines and recognized the power and fun in games. These were fun games, designed mostly for leisure time.

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TypeTastic for Game Based Learning

Technology Tidbits

"Game-based learning (GBL) is a type of game play that has defined learning outcomes. Generally, game-based learning is designed to balance subject matter with gameplay and the ability of the player to retain, and apply said subject matter to the real world.

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10 Awesome Courses To Improve Your Online Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching online and blending classrooms is a hot topic, but there’s always room for improvement. As teachers, we need to constantly refresh and update topics to improve our distance learning skills.

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