Gamification of Education - Video Games for Learning
Game Based Learning is a constructivist teaching method that plays on student's competitive nature and tries to incorporate how they learn naturally into traditional schooling.
Video game integration is only part of the "gamification" of education. Video game learning can be done through intentionally designed educational games or through popular video games that are used for data collection in math, information text writing and creative writing in language arts, etc.
Video game integration is only part of the "gamification" of education. Video game learning can be done through intentionally designed educational games or through popular video games that are used for data collection in math, information text writing and creative writing in language arts, etc.
Video Games can be Social Studies Stars:
MineCraft and Humanities
Socratic Smackdown and Pollution
Create or Deconstruct your own Civilization with Civilization III
MineCraft and Humanities
Socratic Smackdown and Pollution
Create or Deconstruct your own Civilization with Civilization III
Resources:
Gamification for the Epic Win -- LiveBinder of Resources
Game Based Learning on Edutopia
Gamification Stats from Pew
The Institute of Play - Collaboration between Game Makers and Educators
Teach Kids to Find the Math in Video Games
Game Based Learning on Edutopia
Gamification Stats from Pew
The Institute of Play - Collaboration between Game Makers and Educators
Teach Kids to Find the Math in Video Games
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