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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.

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?How Game-Based Learning Encourages Growth Mindset

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What’s more, game-based learning (GBL) can address some of the most common roadblocks encountered by math teachers and students alike. At New Mexico’s Farmington Heights Middle School , teachers use game-based learning to personalize instruction. Gamers embrace challenges and use mistakes to learn.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps for Game Based Learning

Technology Tidbits

This is going to be one of my most ambitious posts yet, as I have curated a gigantic list of my favorite sites/apps for Game Based Learning (a.k.a I''ve done posts on educational iOS Apps and Educational Online Games but I have never combined the two and curated a list that specifically deals w/ GBL. Gamification).

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How Game-Based Learning Develops Real-World Skills

Edsurge

And that desire for change drew Vallon to Quest to Learn , a public 6-12 school in New York City focused on game-based learning. There are so many amazing ways to use games, game-like experiences and the design process to engage students. "I Or, we have a math teacher who uses Minecraft as an assessment.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps of 2014

Technology Tidbits

Educators can manage/create student accounts, take attendance, grade, and assess students in real-time, and much much more. Pixel Press Floors - An amazing iOS app for Game Based Learning that allows students to create their own game by drawing. Also, a nice place to find Common Core aligned lesson plans.

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XplorLabs Fire Forensics: A Free STEM Module for Middle School Science

The CoolCatTeacher

Supplies and summaries of labs, including outcomes and assessment tips. Common Core State Standards (See more on the Fire Forensics Site ). This Guide includes: Rubrics. Fire Lab Safety Instructions. Safety Data Sheets for each activity including PPEs (personal protective equipment). MS-PS3: Energy (MS-PS3-5). Cost: FREE.

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Former National Geographic Society President Eyes Ed-Tech Market

Marketplace K-12

Tim Kelly, who is credited with leading the society''s transition into digital media, is helping to launch a game-based learning platform, according to an SEC filing. Assessment Common Core Ed-tech Fundraising Online Learning educationaltechnology entrepreneur venturecapital'