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Coding, Creativity and the New Digital Fluency

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It aligns with digital literacy frameworks that emphasize critical evaluation, meaningful contribution and not just technical skills.

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How Gamification Uncovers Nuance In The Learning Process

Teach Thought

Views Facebook Linkedin Print How Does Gamification Uncover Nuance In The Learning Process? Share a pic or an update and watch the ‘likes’ roll in, each one like a point in a game. For years, classrooms have been gamified. The Grade Point Average might be the most visible example of gamification in school.

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Reflections on 50 years of Game-Based Learning (Part 3)

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More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues : Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious. Making games cultivates a range of hard skills (e.g.

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K-12 Tech Innovation News

eSchool News

Students must be proficient in navigating digital tools, critically evaluating online information, and using technology responsibly. Building workforce-ready skills–including digital literacy, critical thinking, communication skills, collaboration skills, and more–is another big part of today’s education.

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How Blockchain Can Encourage Learning

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Consider Learning Coin , a project led by the World Bank that incentivizes students in rural communities to stay in school and improve academic performance. The program evaluates completion and consistency of student work, then releases digital funds accordingly.

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Most educational games teach skills, not thinking

Dangerously Irrelevant

They miss the whole reason we should be excited about game-based learning in the first place: because it offers the potential to change the common way we approach teaching and learning. They focus on retention rather than understanding.

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Leveling Up Language Learners’ 21st-Century Skills with Minecraft

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We then paired up, and the newbies learned gameplay tips and tricks, most of which was conducted in English. Critical Thinking Minecraft is truly an open-world game. When a player spawns to start a new game, the map stretches in all directions.

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