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AUGUST 9, 2019

High school English teacher John Fallon is what you might call an early adopter. His tech of choice: video games—specifically narrative-based digital games that engage students by engrossing them in a story. No student chose traditional novels or read alouds as their favorite.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) started collaborating on game-based learning (GBL) in developmental math and writing instruction in the mid-2000s, they had no idea what they were setting in motion. Can a Classic Board Game Teach Writing Skills? Connecting the Dots Between Enjoyment and Learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This is completed by working through objectives that, in education, are various courses: algebra, history, English, etc. Understanding how the education system is similar to games is vital to redesigning an education-based learning system that would be more engaging for students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Throughout the day, family math workshops helped parents learn to conquer “Homework Without Tears,” demonstrate to their children how “Math is Everywhere” and more. At the conclusion of the fair, top-ranking teams of the 2015 national K-12 Game-a-thon were also recognized. At MIND we have a two-pronged approach.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Yet the company’s most impressive offering may have been its games. based company invested more than $25 million to partner with talented developers who built 30 learning games covering math, science and English Language Arts. Amplify’s game division, which Leites started in 2011, sought to buck the trend.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

In addition to the language generated by the students themselves in their projects, I found that a huge amount of English was being generated as students shared tips, accessed online guides and built a common understanding. The game had given them a reason and a context, not only for using English, but also for activating 21st-century skills.

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MAY 9, 2023

Shoelace doesn’t want to “trick” kids into learning, an act Dexter likens to feeding them chocolate-covered broccoli. But it also can’t offer boring bits of information interspersed with fun games. And then how effectively is it delivering that content in a way that kids are mastering their learning?”

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Thus, learning objectives were reframed as quests—a staple of many role playing games—challenging kids to design a safe transport into the earth’s crust during science class or simulate court cases during civics. But make no mistake: game design is very important for learning. “In

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MAY 22, 2017

Their outcomes can guide students’ efforts in subsequent learning. When I taught high school English, I used summative assessment results as part of data talks with students. D2L's Resources for Teaching and Learning. Webinars —covering topics such as using video in K-12 classrooms, game-based learning, and journaling.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

When Williams started programming in her classroom with Vidcode , she had an English language learner (ELL) who knew very little English. Tip: Ensure you are leveraging peer-to-peer relationships and recognizing that programming can be for different types of learners and different types of intelligences.

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JULY 24, 2019

In 2012, First Book , a nonprofit that provides affordable learning materials to kids in need, approached the publishers of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and asked: Can you make a bilingual version of the popular children’s book? At the time, the publisher sold English and Spanish versions separately.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Netherlands-based Digipuzzle is an online educational resource that offers hundreds of G-rated learning games for younger audiences, many in both Spanish and English. Topics include math, animals, typing, geography, spelling, letter recognition, holidays, seasons, dinosaurs, USA, other games, and more.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

As digital social and gaming platforms meld and evolve, so too will definitions of digital citizenship change, says Paul Devarsi, an English and media teacher based in Toronto. “To To understand what Facebook is today is different than understanding Facebook three years ago,” he says.

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JULY 7, 2017

Coming soon: voice-overs in 8 languages including French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, and UK English. Once students are used to the game’s worlds and their ecosystems, play becomes intuitive. The game is best played with the audio on so plan on headphones. Things you should know.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Game-based learning is certainly proving its mettle in classrooms and in enhancing the overall learning experience in the edtech sector. The biggest advantage of game-based learning is that it keeps students motivated and absorbed, but most importantly, makes learning fun.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Kidaptive first entered the edtech market in 2012 with Leo’s Pad, a game-based learning app that offered mini-games and puzzles to assess cognitive skills in young children. In 2015, Kidaptive acquired Hodoo English, a language-learning company, in a deal that established Kidadaptive’s Korea headquarter.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

Students in Art Goldberg’s English composition classes at Miami-Dade College and Broward College have a different experience than their peers in most introductory college writing courses. Are digital games viable tools for creating effective online teaching and learning environments in higher education, and, if so, is anyone using them?

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

Fast-forward to 2024, marking the game’s 50th anniversary. I’m now an English teacher and case manager at NewHope Academy in Arlington Heights, Illinois, where we integrate Dungeons & Dragons into our curriculum. They even joined a support group for parents of kids who played D&D!

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MAY 1, 2019

(When we played the game, we read and answered a series of questions about a T-Rex, fulcrums, tesla coils and the spoonbill bird.) Age of Learning says the game is certified with kidSAFE, an independent safety certification service that vets children-friendly websites and technologies.

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