Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 30, 2020
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.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
Thanks to a strategic approach to PD and support, teacher collaboration has skyrocketed, kindergartners are coding and students are excited about learning. And they’re learning history without even knowing it. In a Jamestown Settlement module in Minecraft, they’re building a settlement based on what the colony in Jamestown, Va.
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Edsurge
AUGUST 9, 2019
When writing or talking about the text, students wound up using pronouns to refer to themselves rather than the characters (as they do in traditional novels), for example, “I know where to go.” Research and pedagogy unequivocally point to digital game-based learning as an instructional methodology that can improve literacy skills.
EmergingEdTech
OCTOBER 16, 2022
The game involves everyone in the group having different roles, and can stay interesting for hours! The ‘Scavenger’ has all the answers and knows where everything is located (for example, he/she may have a map). Game-based Learning. Trivia Game. e.g., “What country did Shakespeare come from?
Educator Innovator
JUNE 26, 2015
But it wasn’t just the students picking up new game design skills, as the jam was the culmination of a year-long series of events aimed at helping teachers further incorporate games-based learning into their classrooms. Kids redeemed these points for awards like a laptop to use at the game jam.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Instead of saying, ’These are your learning objectives,’ we just have #goals. We have lots of case studies and examples that really allow them to explore different concepts, such as one about bias that might be on TikTok. Also there’s a game-based learning element to it. We were able to get girls laptops.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 16, 2015
I often create a graphic organizer or worksheet for students to use to organize their thoughts about the game. When I have my biology and life science students play Cell Craft, for example, I demonstrate gameplay and features for the whole class using my laptop and projector.
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