12 Examples Of Gamification In The Classroom
Examples of gamification include additive grading, using levels of progress, creating learning badges or trophies to include, and more.
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On Student Engagement: How To Be As Interesting As A Video Game
One student engagement strategy is to offer diverse pathways through content–pathways students would have to ‘unlock’ to progress.
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10 Video Games To Get Started With Game-Based Learning
Games can serve as platforms for lessons in math, science or just about anything — even if they weren’t designed to be educational.
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14 Games For Game-Based Learning By Grade Level
Good candidates for game-based learning games include Portal 2, Civilization VI, Democracy 4, and Assassin’s Creed Museum Tour.
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Why People Play Video Games
Gamers often throw around ‘escapism’ when talking about their hobby, but this is a hollow explanation for what motivates us to play games.
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18 Ways Universities Are Using Video Games To Learn
From simulations to role-playing, here are just a few of the ways universities are using video games to learn.
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2,589 Classic MS-DOS Video Games You Can Play From Your Browser
If you’re of the correct vintage, you probably remember a game called Oregon Trail.
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50 Of The Best Non-Violent Video Games [Updated]
What are the best non-violent video games for children? Well, that depends on how you define ‘violent’ but here are 50 to get you started.
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Minecraft in Education: What Teachers Can Learn From Minecraft
Minecraft in Education: What Minecraft Can Teach You About Pedagogy by TeachThought Staff 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, dig holes, or build dizzying towers of…
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6 Basic Benefits Of Game-Based Learning
What Are The Benefits Of Game-Based Learning? by TeachThought Staff 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 to the basic benefits of game-based learning. Of course, children…
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How Games Naturally Promote A Growth Mindset
In a growth mindset, there are larger factors than the outcome. Progress and growth are acknowledged as valuable in the learning process.
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Video Game-Based Learning: How To Teach With Portal 2
As they are learning, give students the opportunity to articulate their thought process of how they came up with their solution to a puzzle.
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Let Your Students Run The Country With Democracy 4
In Democracy 4, the player is elected president and must decide how they will respond to crises, movements, and opportunities for progress.
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14 Video Games That Tackle Important Social Issues
While they have the connotation of being wastes of time, video games and simulations provide useful and compelling platforms for learning.
