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MIND Research launches K-12 math game-a-thon

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Challenge encourages game-based learning to help kids learn to have fun with math. If they build it, they will learn from it. That’s the idea behind the national K-12 Game-a-thon, which invites students to let their imaginations and problem solving run wild as they design, build and share their own math games.

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

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For instance, it now groups student users who are at the same level of mastery together, to make competition more fair. And rather than earning points based on the number of subject-matter questions they answer correctly, they advance based on their performance at other gameplay tasks. Quizizz is embodying this shift.

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?Updates, Upgrades and Overheard: What Was Unveiled at ISTE 2017

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Upgrades also include Smarty Ants Español, a program designed to help K-2 Spanish-speaking students learn how to read in Spanish. the game-based learning platform, is going mobile. Speaking about Participate, Bellow told EdSurge, “I could think of no better team to oversee and build out the future of eduClipper.

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Esports Scholarships Are Growing. Do They Leave Some Students Behind?

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Some universities participate in league-wide scholarship tournaments, like the Georgia Esports League , comprised of varsity college teams from around the state. The sudden popularity of the game Overwatch allowed Stephen’s College to more deeply participate in the world of academic esports.

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65 ways equity, edtech, and innovation shone in 2022

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In fact, research shows that 80 percent of esports teams are comprised of students who have never before participated in extracurricular activities. Much like participation in an athletic team, esports players learn how to work together as an effective team by communicating and collaborating with each other.