eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2016

New online professional development course focuses on increasing student achievement through engagement with game-based learning. The ever-increasing omnipresence of digital media in student’s lives can be challenging for teachers as they compete for kid’s attention in and out of the classroom.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

Mehta says products offering game-based learning and that seek to engage children have caught his attention of late. “We We need ideas that make this field [of education] come alive,” he says. GameBender is one of the many companies that we hope will make a difference.”

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

The more you treat education as a game, the more likely students are to pay attention and be engaged in class. This allowed teachers to complete a module of lecture-based learning, generally a week of class, and imprint the knowledge into long-term memory via these tools.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

For higher education, with smaller potential audiences and student outcomes at stake, companies are debating whether return on investment is there for game-based learning experiences. According to a 2013 report by Ambient Insight, the worldwide game-based learning market in higher education is expected to grow to more than $46.1

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This personalized approach allows students to progress at their own pace, reinforcing understanding and addressing specific learning gaps. More–and better–student engagement: Interactive whiteboards, educational games, and multimedia presentations capture students’ attention and make learning more enjoyable.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

That tagline serves as something of a futuristic mission statement for the Boston-based company, which focuses on bringing brain-training video games to market and is seeking to produce the first FDA-approved game treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2016

One particular game-based learning edtech consultant describes Bennett as "an advisor with little to no practical experience". Any school technology purchaser will agree that there are thousands of options when it comes to learning tools out there. Did he just?! Now, let me be clear.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

In CoCo’s demo video, all the different use cases for the platform seem geared toward users building projects together, like coding and playing a game live. Shoelace doesn’t want to “trick” kids into learning, an act Dexter likens to feeding them chocolate-covered broccoli.

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2022

Blockchain has gotten plenty of attention lately as a new mode of exchange, allowing experimental cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and the sale of NFTs in ways that leave an unalterable, fully transparent public record that tracks the transfer and ownership of digital things.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

“We set out to show that games could be used as a reliable formative assessment tool,” says Lindl, who currently leads global education initiatives at Unity, a game engine and development company. In 2013, it created an educational version of SimCity , the classic city-building franchise owned by Electronic Arts.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Educators are constantly challenged to find ways to keep kids’ attention in class when, outside of school, their world is full of all kinds of highly compelling and visually stimulating media. Many educators find that gamifying learning keeps students engaged. This is kind of scary,” she told her teacher, Yvonne Rodriguez, “but fun.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Playing games in the classroom is not a new concept. So, it’s perhaps not surprising that there are game-based edtech companies hoping to leave a mark in classrooms. But what goes into building a game-based learning startup—or any edtech startup?

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Teach Hub

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Kahoot is one of the most popular tools because it’s a game-based learning platform that engages students through interactive games. Teachers create a fun learning game or access one from the library then add videos, images, or diagrams to engage students further.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Kasumovic: I'm a university lecturer and I really wanted to get my students a bit more excited about learning. I realized that if we wanted to grab and hold their attention, we need to provide them with valuable experiences. So with my first game I decided to make my students become spiders running around a field to find mates!

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The tech sector is responding to the need for lifelong learning with online services focused on adult learners, an approach that is important and useful. But it’s the earlier years that most need our attention.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

At the start of the 2000s, the whole industry was being turned on its head by games like StarCraft and Counter-Strike, which created a new form of online game competition culture. The technology barriers to playing an esport are lower than ever and titles are increasingly available on laptops, tablets and even phones.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

And thirdly, we believe that there will be more urgent attention paid to professional development for K-12 educators. This means instruction in evidence-based, proven methodologies for students and teachers that build on literacy as the foundation to all learning and that create a path to educational equity for all.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2019

Without a baseline of geospatial knowledge, it’s harder to make connections between peoples and cultures—and therefore harder to identify pressing global issues that warrant attention, says Kenneth Keller, a high school history and geography teacher in Marietta, Ga., and the current president of the National Council for Geographic Education.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

I believe the answer has been in front of us this whole time: video games. You may gasp, but gaming is a multi-billion-dollar industry for a reason. Good video games are incredibly effective at capturing our attention, converting extrinsic rewards into intrinsic motivation, and creating meaningful experiences.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

These are game-based learning where students strive to type fast so they can beat an opponent. Have students type a school project (such as a book report or essay) while paying attention to keyboarding skills. This blends typing skills with real-world examples of why they learn to keyboard. Cyberbullying.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

This year’s cohort, whose products range from game-based learning to AI-generated flashcards, has a lot to be excited about. What originally began as an online tool for history students to build free virtual timelines soon caught the attention of teachers and big media organization like BBC.

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