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SEL Games: Learning Life Skills Through Games

The CoolCatTeacher

SEL games can help you teach social-emotional learning skills and life skills. Today’s expert, Dr. Matthew Farber , gives us an interesting twist on games by integrating them with SEL. He has practical ideas for understanding and using game-based learning in the classroom. Founder - SEL Gaming LAb.

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5 Simple Ways to Gamify Your Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Game based learning can be simple and free. In today’s show, we’ll discuss: 5 cool tools: Wheel Decide, Breakout Facebook groups, challenges, some awesome quizzing tools (see links below). Want to hear another episode on game based learning ? Game based learning can be simple and free.

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Power Up Your Classroom with Game Play [interview with Cate Tolnai and Lindsay Blass] – SULS022

Shake Up Learning

They share their passion for gamifying the classroom with game-based learning and teaching through play. We discuss what types of classroom environments are appropriate for gamification and ways you can incorporate game-based learning today! Gamification v. Game-Based Learning. [13:43]

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

The CoolCatTeacher

It is a closed group on Facebook. 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. You’re invited if you’re an educator.

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Three Career Paths for Educational Innovators—How to Get There and Where the Jobs Are

Edsurge

Michael Matera, a 6th grade world history teacher in Milwaukee, used his expertise in gamification to write a top selling book, Explore Like a Pirate. I’m the gamification guy,' come talk to me. Facebook events. Innovations in Games-Based Learning video series. Create 3D printables - sell on Shapeways.

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3 ways teachers can make learning more interactive

eSchool News

From gamification to crowdsourcing, improve learning with these interactive elements. It’s not sufficient to just use social media platforms as an alternate communication venue or post schedules on a class Facebook page. Today’s students are a uniquely interactive group. Next page: Turn lectures into conversations.

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G Suite for Special Education | Google Teacher Tribe Podcast Episode 4 with Carrie Baughcum

Shake Up Learning

In her classroom, Carrie integrates technology, creative thinking, a fearless attitude, the power of gamification and endless doodles to enable her students to access information and materials, enhance their learning and empower them to achieve things they never knew they could do or be a part of. Gamification Resources from Carrie.

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