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Games are ubiquitous digital activities that students , regardless of their grade level, engage in online. The list below features the main reasons why you need to consider using games in your teaching.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/05/11-reasosn-why-you-should-integrate.html
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Gamification has been a big buzzword in education in recent times. Using game-style methods to incentivize students to get their learn on can be fun and effective teaching and learning methods.Take a look at these 25 things that all teachers …
Electronic Arts announced that it is currently developing SimCityEDU, an online educational game based on the latest reboot of the company’s popular SimCity franchise. SimCityEDU is intended to be a learning tool for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Schools have found an alternative way to equip students with flexible and adaptive skills by allowing them to learn by playing video games.
Let’s take a look at what many consider the top three 21st century skills and how games can teach and assess them.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/game-learning-21st-century-skills-andrew-miller…
“Up until now, ‘technology’ has been an authority delivering the lecture which [students] memorized. If there is discussion, it’s mostly about performing for the teacher. Is it possible to make that more of a peer-to-peer activity? Blogs and forums and …
A great list to get hands-on with game based learning techniques across the curriculum.
http://www.connectededucation.com/2012/02/ten-reasons-why-game-based-learning-works-in-education/…
Some interesting ideas on how to use Angry Birds in your Physics classes.
http://fnoschese.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/angry-birds-in-the-physics-classroom/…
The How To E-D-U Your How-To guide for Higher education has just published a list of 50 educational games, including 13 aimed at college or adult students.
http://howtoedu.org/2010/50-free-online-educational-games-that-are-more-fun-than-youd-think/…