Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

According to Karen Schrier, associate professor and director of games and emerging media at New York’s Marist College, “Games support literacy skills in part because they enable students to play and learn in authentic worlds they care about, where they need to read to be able to solve missions or interpret clues.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2019

An average child today will have played 10,000 hours of video games before the age of 21. If playing games is part of our culture, even part of our identities, then it stands to reason that students can be highly motivated by game-based learning opportunities. So what if we make classrooms the game?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

San Francisco, CA, 23 nd February 2022 : The popular game-based learning program SplashLearn, today announced the 8 th edition of its massively popular SpringBoard Math Challenge. The math content covers more than 570 skills through 2,376 activities and games. About SplashLearn.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2024

As the team prepares to defend its citywide title against other high schools this Saturday at the Brooklyn Public Library, Jayla has been reading on her own about what makes a “walkable” neighborhood. Now we have to defend our title.” Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

SplashLearn is a game-based learning program that intelligently adapts to each child’s learning ability and helps them master skills at their own pace. Its curriculum covers pre-kindergarten through grade 5 for math and reading. We envision a world where every child would learn, fearlessly.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

On average, about 25 percent of children in the early grades struggle with reading. At the same time, the percentage of students who say they read for pleasure is declining : Fewer than half of all children ages 8-18 (43 percent) say they enjoy reading in their spare time, down from 58 percent in 2016.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Recently, we were fortunate to speak with her at length on the topic of game-based learning. Here, she comments on the history of gaming in education, its limitations and its potential—when done well—as a conduit for deep connections with learners. EdSurge: How have you seen the field of game-based learning evolve?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. 1 most-read story focuses on some of the biggest education trends from 2023. This year’s no.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. Nontraditional learning models: Microschools, microlearning, game-based learning, and more! As game-based learning has grown, so has student interest in extracurricular esports opportunities.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

Christine Prescott Principal, Vista Grande Elementary When Vista Grande Elementary in Rio Rancho, New Mexico wanted a reading tool that could serve a student body with diverse needs, the K-5 school turned to Istation, a program that they were already using for assessment.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

What Sesame Street did for children’s reading in 1969, Cyber Legends will do for children’s cyber safety in 2022 and beyond.”. This problem-based approach helps develop critical thinking and communication skills, with students assimilating concepts effortlessly. As students play Cyber Legends, reports appear in the teacher dashboard.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2024

Their excitement is evident as they face challenges and earn rewards, turning traditional learning into an adventure. Game-based learning not only motivates students through elements like challenges, rewards and narratives but also fosters critical skills such as problem-solving, strategic thinking and collaboration.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Below are three key components to successful game-based learning: 1. Mastery is a key component of measuring what a student has, in fact, learned. Now imagine if I told you that the pilot achieved the 90 percent mastery by watching someone else, reading about it, and hearing lectures about it. I know I wouldn’t.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2017

Games : There’s a lot to be said for gaming in specific areas of education, like for learning how to code or applying mathematical concepts to real-life technology. Read more about AR in K-12 here , as well as apps for AR here. Next page: 3 more technologies to avoid in the classroom).

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2019

The news came as a surprise to educational game developers and researchers, many of whom credit the Institute of Play for supporting and growing the game-based learning industry. Students were asked to apply subject-matter information they learned by building problem-solving and systems-thinking skills.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2016

Gaming is growing, that’s for sure. We read about it in survey results, we hear about game-based learning in conference sessions and during webinars, and we stumble across it in news coverage.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

One of the best examples is the Reading Counts system. Students read books, pass quizzes, and get a certain number of points attributed to their profile. The number of reading counts points serves as bragging rights among students. This is a tangible reward seen after completing a challenge, reading, and comprehending a novel.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 8, 2016

His goal is for his students to create in-class curricula, say, fourth-grade math or second-grade level reading, in Minecraft, and discover, as future instructors, how they can use emerging technologies in a classroom. Next page: When did video games and education join forces?

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

When doing professional development, emphasize how much kids love playing games. By implementing game-based learning, you can kind of trick them into doing math problems because they think theyre playing a game. And when you mesh physical activity and gaming with learning, it has even more of an impact.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 2nd most-read story focuses on creating an elementary esports program.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

In addition, specialized apps and extensions are available through the Chrome store, including Read&Write for Google Chrome, Screencastify, Move It, Vysor, and Grammarly, to name a few. Microsoft Learning Tools : Free tools to improve reading and writing skills for all ages and abilities. Definitely worth checking out!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2023

Older students could recreate houses, villages, or other structures that figure prominently in assigned readings. Students read a book, write a book talk script, create the setting in Minecraft, and record themselves walking through the setting while reading the book talk. App Smash with Flip.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

But such was the length of time for finalists of the Global Learning XPRIZE competition before learning the winner of $10 million. First announced in 2014, the challenge invited organizations to submit open-source software that showed potential to help children in developing countries improve basic reading, writing and math skills.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2023

Older students could recreate houses, villages, or other structures that figure prominently in assigned readings. Students read a book, write a book talk script, create the setting in Minecraft, and record themselves walking through the setting while reading the book talk. App Smash with Flip.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As an added benefit, students feel more encouraged and engaged with their learning material when they are learning just what they need to learn at exactly the pace they need to learn it. The science of reading is another big piece of modern education.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

When it comes to core curricular needs like math or reading, and measuring learning outcomes, that’s when you may still need a bit of competition, believes Clarence Tan. Tan is the co-founder of Boddle, a multiplayer math learning game that reports a user base of 4 million students. .

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

Voki can be used to teach everything from reading to history to foreign language and is fully customizable to create historical figures, cartoons, animals, and even portray the students themselves. Voki allows my students to demonstrate their learning in a unique and meaningful way.” ”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Here are the most-read posts for the month of October: Inspire Young Writer’s with Young Writers Program. Why Game Based Learning Is the Right Choice for Remote Teaching. October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Digital Citizenship Week–Oct. 19-23–Here’s What You Need. 10 Best US Colleges for Computer Science.

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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

AUGUST 19, 2016

I can’t fit all of this week’s news stories here, though, so feel free to browse eSchool News and read up on other news you may have missed. The future of education, including citizen science apps, increases in gamification and game-based learning, and artificial intelligence’s impact on the education industry.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2024

Read the other articles here and here. Selecting a collaborative and nonviolent platform for introducing esports into the curriculum can stimulate creativity and teamwork among students, as evidenced by our choice to employ game-based learning tools for creative competitions.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Thanks to a strategic approach to PD and support, teacher collaboration has skyrocketed, kindergartners are coding and students are excited about learning. And the most gratifying piece is that at the end of all these lessons, kids are excited about what they’re learning. And they’re learning history without even knowing it.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Here are the most-read posts for the month of January. Game-based Learning in Remote Teaching. Classes in Remote Teaching. 5 (free) Shortkey Posters. 9 Great Websites to Inspire 3rd Graders. Ten Most Important Keyboard Keys. Great Websites for Special Needs. Edtech Trends From 2020 And Beyond.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2024

If you’re reading this, you might have AI anxiety. Students learn critical skills through NXTLVL's game-based learning program. Make It Fun and Refreshing for Students The great part about implementing Power Skills into K-12 education is that they are exciting and engaging for students to learn and practice.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2016

On November 20, a controversial article came out with a quote from Tom Bennett, Director of London-based ResearchEd , regarding Minecraft , a game that has been highly regarded by a growing number of educators for its potential in empowering students with 21st century skills. The quote reads: "I'm not a fan of Minecraft in lessons.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

READ WHAT YOU LIKE: Fashion. These are just a few of the topics Achieve3000 discovered students want to read about—and now they can. The online literacy platform is offering not only new materials based on thousands of student surveys, but also the option for students to customize the content they can read. Selena Gomez.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

I can’t fit all of this week’s news stories here, though, so feel free to browse eSchool News and read up on other news you may have missed. Virtual reality and virtual field trips, augmented reality, and gaming are all moving from “cool” technologies to instructional approaches with research-backed merit.

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