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Game-Based Learning Is Changing How We Teach. Here's Why.

Edsurge

I have to do a lot of the same strategic thinking that I enjoyed doing in that game.” He also ponders whether games can both teach and measure 21st-century skills, considers the barriers to a broader use of GBL in schools and discusses the not-so-mysterious motivational power of Pokemon. “Now I run a 40-person ‘empire’ at Filament.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps for Game Based Learning

Technology Tidbits

This is going to be one of my most ambitious posts yet, as I have curated a gigantic list of my favorite sites/apps for Game Based Learning (a.k.a I''ve done posts on educational iOS Apps and Educational Online Games but I have never combined the two and curated a list that specifically deals w/ GBL. Gamification).

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How to Play: Models for Game-Based Learning #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

How do you know if game based learning working? Do the kids think the game is about what you think it''s about? Check for feasibility - Can it be learned in the classroom? Part of this they think was due to the fact that teachers did not play the game. CATS - Heavy focus on assessment. A: Mastery.

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What’s a Digipuzzle?

Ask a Tech Teacher

make themed puzzles and games available during sponge time — right before lunch or at the end of the day. if you’re just getting into game-based learning, this is a great starting point. More games and simulations: Lots more web-based puzzles. Lots of web-based simulations.

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John Deere Foundation’s Impact on MIND’s Mission and Student Math Achievement

MIND Research Institute

The recent NAEP Mathematics Assessment—the Nation’s Report Card—reveals dramatically low math scores and highlights the need to accelerate student learning to get students back on grade level. The district is seeing positive correlations between results on ST Math and their post assessments.

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15 Tools for Self Paced Learning

Technology Tidbits

. - One of the most popular sites around for self-paced learning where students can watch animated movies w/ the robot Moby then answer questions regarding the subject. Education Galaxy - A new site for grades K-6 that uses Game Based Learning to help students in a wide variety of subject.

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With Eyes on Asia, Kidaptive Raises $19.1M to Grow Its ‘Invisible’ Adaptive Learning Platform

Edsurge

Kidaptive first entered the edtech market in 2012 with Leo’s Pad, a game-based learning app that offered mini-games and puzzles to assess cognitive skills in young children. He’s also careful around how he frames adaptive-learning technology: “There’s a lot of legitimate concern about the robotic tutor.