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APRIL 25, 2024

Here are just a few ideas that have helped me incorporate fun and curiosity into my students’ lessons: Gamification: Gamification is when educators use game mechanics in non-gaming situations to improve student engagement and encourage greater participation.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2022

The best of these young coders are learning to use code creatively and developing a tangible skill set that they will use in future careers. CodeCombat AI League trailer (credit: CodeCombat) A Foundation of Game-Based Learning Founded in 2013, CodeCombat was born from a simple idea: Make learning to code engaging and accessible to all.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2024

Level Up Los Angeles represents an inclusive, districtwide initiative aimed at integrating esports into educational contexts, utilizing platforms that support collaborative and creative learning. Esports offers incredible benefits for student engagement, community and skill building, and pathways to higher education and job opportunities.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

The system enables users to share or swap bits of code — just as they might pass crayons to each other if they were sitting at the same crafts table — to build an online game together, create artwork or make music. There’s even an option to write stories together. Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Many educators find that gamifying learning keeps students engaged. BreakoutEDU , for example, is an educational game platform that includes a curated set of physical materials—think padlocks, boxes and invisible ink—and activities across a wide range of subjects and grade levels. Watch an AR Breakout tutorial.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

They enable students to brainstorm ideas, create mind maps, and engage in collaborative writing. For instance, in a literature class, students can use a virtual whiteboard to collectively analyze a text, identify themes, and organize their interpretations.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

They enable students to brainstorm ideas, create mind maps, and engage in collaborative writing. For instance, in a literature class, students can use a virtual whiteboard to collectively analyze a text, identify themes, and organize their interpretations.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Working in tech and media for the past 20 years, I’ve seen some of these changes firsthand, and one thing has proven consistently true: Engagement is critical when learning new information and mastering new skills. Incorporating gaming into education doesn’t necessarily mean more screen time.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

Students login – no email required. The website is easy to navigate and the variety of material keeps students engaged for hours (really — I’m serious). Students will love gamifying their homework. All results are stored in the Digital Passport cloud so updates the leaderboard from wherever students play.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

With Planet3’s operating losses and “the release of a beta product that did not generate the projected sales activity,” Switch calculated a total write-down of $7.7 A Most Difficult Game The struggles of Planet3 are not unique to the educational game industry. This could change the way students engage with science,” he said.

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