Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Here are some key insights we’ve gathered about the ways video games foster learning: 1. Games Fulfill Core Psychological Needs Incorporating gaming into education doesn’t necessarily mean more screen time. Attend our ISTE 2018 session to learn about gamifying Google Classroom.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I love seeing kids gaining real-world skills, taking risks and learning from defeat in this gamified class,” said Matera, who wrote Explore Like a Pirate: Gamification and Game-Inspired Course Design to Engage, Enrich and Elevate Your Learners , a manual for teachers who aspire to design their classes as games.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 22, 2018

My new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions , has 10 digital missions to help teachers support their teenage students in establishing their identities and defining their goals using technology and digital devices. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

A learning theory “in which networked learners not only construct and assimilate their own knowledge from their own learning opportunities, but deliberately contribute their own learning to a community resource base.”( Connected Learning. ” Game-Based Learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Build an app - sell it in the Apple or Google Play app store. 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. Innovations in Games-Based Learning video series.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 21, 2015

Utopian visions of learning are tempting, if for no other reason than they absolve us of accountability to create it right now, leading to nebulous romanticizing about how powerful learning could be if we just did more of X and Y. Game-Based Learning & Gamification. twitter, Google+, facebook).

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Thank you, Lisa Scumpieru , for all of your support of Shake Up Learning and the new Blended Learning with Google book! Blended Learning with Google Book Study information can be found here. Learn more here: BlendedLearningwithGoogle.com. Tools to design your own badges: Google Drawings. Adobe Spark.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Gamification and the use of badges is nothing new, and many of us have found ways to use these in adult learning and professional development. The Instructional Technology Team in Denton ISD, ( Dwight Goodwin , Ross Garison , Leslie Taylor and the other amazing team members) , created a Google Site of self-directed PD for teachers.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Lesson 1: Game Play Class Time: 70-90 minutes (depending on how much time spent reviewing each part) Resources: Mission US “ Mission 4: City of Immigrants ” Mission US City of Immigrants Notes We began by playing a Mission-US game titled Mission 4: City of Immigrants (4). Now to take this workflow and design an app.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 22, 2014

In September, we''ll be hosting the inaugural Gaming in Ed conference, a great opportunity for you to share about what gamification looks like in your classroom, library, or household. Share your experience with game-based learning with an audience of game developers and peer educators!

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