“A voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles.” That’s one very dry, but interesting way to describe play. The role of play in learning–given the chance–is incredible–both in intensity, duration, and impact everything else connected to…
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A Learning Simulation For Science & Social Studies: Plan It Green
We all know how much emphasis is being placed on green energy strategies these days. The folks over National Geographic recently teamed up with GE Power & Water and the Center for Science to release…
6 Basic Benefits Of Game-Based Learning
There seems to be a perception that online gaming has a detrimental impact on children’s development. Nothing could be further from the truth, and there are countless–and complex–reasons for this, but it also makes sense…
How Video Game Design Is Like Rocket Science
How Video Game Design Is Like Rocket Science The connotation of video games is more than anything else, juvenile. If you asked 10 educators what they thought of video games, Initial imagery would probably be…
5 Lessons To Learn From Minecraft In Education
Minecraft is a simple, clumsy-looking little game full of blocky graphics and unclear terms of play. It is essentially a giant sandbox of digital legos that players can do with what they wish–tear stuff down,…
10 Trends In #edtech For 2013
At TeachThought, we often explore change in education, from education technology and mobile learning, to new learning models, curriculum, and frameworks. So the following infographic seemed apt, as it laid-out 10 #edtech trends to look…
Game-Based Learning? 30 Non-Violent Video Games That Don’t Suck
One person’s mushroom stomper is another’s person’s fungus murderer. So it may not be absolutely correct to say that every single one of these games is entirely free from any matter of violence whatsoever. In…
1 Certainty & 25 Possibilities: What To Expect From Education In 2013
Guessing what the future of education holds is equal parts logic and guesswork. The logical part is simpler–take current trends and trace their arc further, doing your best to account for minor aberrations. If the…
10 Video Games To Get Started With Game-Based Learning
Looking for a way to engage students anywhere, anytime? Games offer rewards, challenges and victories that students may not find in the real world, according to researcher Jane McGonigal. Mobile and online gaming can expand learning…
Why People Play Video Games
Why We Play Video Games: How Our Desire For Games Shapes Our World was first published in Game Informer magazine, and then on gameinformer.comby Ben Reeves Gamers have spent countless hours saving princesses, dodging bullets, and…
Video Games: The Art Form For The 21st Century
Whether or not video games are truly art is a silly debate that keeps popping up everywhere–usually by those that continue to browbeat gaming based on games that are too (insert adjective here) for their…
Video Games Shift From Action to Emotion Makes Them More Education-Friendly
The emotional power of video games is becoming increasingly powerful. This is in part because storytellers are becoming more adept at leveraging what it is games naturally do well. But it’s also an effect of…
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