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

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ECM 155: EdGaming expert Kae Novak tells us how to find good learning games for kids. She teaches us all how to use games in the classroom. 8 Every Classroom Matters Shows with Gaming/Gamification Experts. Zombie Based Learning: Yes, It’s Real and Meets Common Core Standards. They’re not. Some stink.

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3 Websites to Gamify Your Math Class

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DimensionU is a collection of engaging interactive multiplayer fantasy games for grades 2-10 (some can be played solo) that focus on core skills in mathematics and literacy. Content aligns with Common Core, state standards and classroom instruction. How to Gamify Your Classroom (a lesson plan). ProdigyGame.com.

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Website Review: Prodigy Game

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aligned with Blooms Taxonomy, Common Core, ISTE, or other state/national/international standards. Prodigy is a free, adaptive math game for grades 1-7 that integrates Common Core or Ontario math into a role-playing game using a Pokemon-style wizardry theme. positive parent reports. encourage independence.

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35 Take-aways from Summer 2016 Professional Development

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We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. They wanted to get it right, see how it worked. How to use GHO.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps for Game Based Learning

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Gamification). Back Pack Games - A wonderful site filled w/ lots of educational games aligned to Common Core Standards in the subjects of Math & Science. Historia - An excellent History game designed for MS students aligned to Common Core Standards. ** If. - bullying, copy right, privacy, etc.).

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Game Education: It’s in Their DNA – Guest Post from Courtney Pepe

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The Sphero website features 10 different lessons that involve coding and programming the robot and are aligned to various Common Core standards as well as four different STEM engineering challenges such as a Chariot Challenge, a Hydro-Hypothesis, and a Maze Mayhem. Learn more about Gamification, STEM, and more this Summer!

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New Research Proves Game-Based Learning Works—Here's Why That Matters

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Minecraft —Teaches kids how to code through play. The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-Based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education. Enders Game by Orson Scott Card—A novel that conceptualizes a variety of game-based learning mechanics. Angry Birds —Illustrates simple trigonometry principles.