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Why Game Based Learning Is the Right Choice for Remote Teaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

It’s called Game Based Learning (GBL). It simply means teachers include games in their lesson plans to teach curricular concepts. By using the games kids already love–want to play–GBL has an opportunity to turn students into lifelong learners who enjoy learning. More on Game-based Learning.

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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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Many Education Games Are Worksheets with Points. 6 ways to find better learning games.

The CoolCatTeacher

8 Every Classroom Matters Shows with Gaming/Gamification Experts. Listen and learn more about gaming. Game-Based Learning: What Great Games Have That Bad Games Don’t with @ kzenovka. The Elements of a Great Educational Game with @MatthewFarber author of Gamify Your Classroom.

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BrainRush

Technology Tidbits

BrainRush is one of my favorite new sites for Game Based Learning (GBL). This is a great resource for educators looking to find educational games on a wide variety of subjects such as: Math, Foreign Language, Social Studies, etc. Also, a teacher can create their own or customize an existing game to meet their needs.

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XplorLabs Fire Forensics: A Free STEM Module for Middle School Science

The CoolCatTeacher

This unit teaches about fire while meeting Next Generation Science Standards. Common Core State Standards (See more on the Fire Forensics Site ). UL Xplorlabs is making the world a safer place through science. For example, their Fire Forensics: Claims and Evidence unit is a safe way to educate middle school students about fire.

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Developer Diaries: Meeting Learning Objectives

Educator Innovator

This amazing team developed Game Over Gopher , a tower defense game that enables students to better understand mathematics concepts that are crucial for 6th-grade math (and align with the Common Core Standards).

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Common Sense Education Resources from ISTE 2015

Graphite Blog

We were thrilled to catch up with long-time users of Common Sense resources as well as introduce our work to many more of you. In the Common Sense Education meeting rooms, we offered two full days of 15-minute lightning sessions. Great for informal learning, student-directed, and after-school settings.