Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Since the days of “Oregon Trail,” educational games have teased at the possibility that learning in school can be freed from the doldrum of textbooks and tests. So if games are fun, and learning should be fun, doesn’t it behoove the education and gaming industries to join forces?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Quest objectives include reading chapters in the textbook, and students can complete formative assessments in the form of “battles.” Educators design lesson plans as quests, with a digital map that marks progress points throughout the lesson. The Classcraft dashboard.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Meanwhile, teachers in Chicago charter schools told us that the textbooks and digital resources they’re given are not addressing Illinois state standards and fail to provide content that resonates with the diverse learners in their classrooms.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Here’s how Glotzbach says the money will flow from publishing partners: These companies will include codes in the physical textbooks they sell, which students can use to access related study sets on Quizlet. The publishers will give a cut of such textbook sales to Quizlet. “In

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Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2019

That makes it especially valuable to an education company like HMH, which is best known among teachers and students as a textbook publisher. “What was really unique about the property was that it was equally popular at school and at home, and you can say that about very few brands.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

At others, they were building a platform with multiple mini-games. To some of the former employees, the ideas resembled digital textbook with different chapters. At times, employees thought they were building a comprehensive experience with a single narrative and storyline.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

These are game-based learning where students strive to type fast so they can beat an opponent. Many of these, educators would love to teach but “just don’t have time for “, even though they align well with broad goals of preparing students for college and career.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

This year’s cohort, whose products range from game-based learning to AI-generated flashcards, has a lot to be excited about. The program announced that last year, participants like tutoring app company GotIt! It’s the eighth startup project for CEO Cy Megnin, who’s raised $500,000 for the company so far.

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