article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

6 Digital tools that encourage computational thinking

Neo LMS

This framework focuses on turning students from consumers to content creators through game-based learning and computational thinking (CT) skills while developing their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Roblox is a desktop design tool that allows students to produce their own immersive multiplayer experience.

Tools 366
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

4 Ways to promote collaboration in digital spaces

Neo LMS

Blogging is useful for more than simply developing writing skills; students build digital citizenship skills as they learn to collaborate in the online space. Read more: How distance learning fosters global collaboration. Read more: Why students love a game-based learning experience.

Microsoft 463
article thumbnail

How PS1X in the Bronx Does Digital Citizenship

Graphite Blog

In 2014, Vargas was looking for resources to provide her grades K-5 students and their families with much-needed media-literacy and digital citizenship support. Then she attended an NYCDOE workshop and learned about Common Sense Education's resources. Weave digital citizenship lessons into core content.

article thumbnail

20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

You will develop strategies for using video to demonstrate physical techniques and offer feedback on students’ performance; using apps and games to measure and motivate student achievement; and using digital organization tools to create and store powerful lesson plans that you can use for years to come. Course: Level Up!

article thumbnail

5 Favorite Activities to End the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

Common Sense Media’s award-winning Digital Passport is the gold-standard in teaching digital citizenship to grades 3-5 (or Middle School). This free-to-schools online program mixes videos, games, quizzes, and the challenge of earning badges to teach students the concepts behind digital citizenship : Communication.

article thumbnail

What’s a Digipuzzle?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Topics include math, animals, typing, geography, spelling, letter recognition, holidays, seasons, dinosaurs, USA, other games, and more. Many of these are divided into subcategories — for example: Math includes games and counting, fractions, addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Digipuzzle even offers holiday games.