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Game Based Learning in Action

The CoolCatTeacher

Game-based learning might not be what you think. On today’s show Matthew Farber, author of Game-Based Learning In Action: How an Expert Affinity Group Teaches with Games , talks about how to use games in the classroom effectively. Game-Based Learning in Action.

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Teaching History with Simulations and Game Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

History Simulations and Game Based Learning. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Below is an enhanced transcript, modified for your reading pleasure. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Enhanced Transcript.

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How to Use Gamification for Attention-Getting and Fun Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

10 Keys to Purpose Driven Learning. 5 Ideas for Using Game-Based Learning in Your Classroom Today. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here.

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Epic Guide To Game Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

100+ Game Based Learning Resources to Get Started in Your Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Games are fun. Game based learning excites learning in my classroom. Game Based Learning in My Classroom. By Jennifer Roland.

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Game-Based Learning Is Changing How We Teach. Here's Why.

Edsurge

I have to do a lot of the same strategic thinking that I enjoyed doing in that game.” He also ponders whether games can both teach and measure 21st-century skills, considers the barriers to a broader use of GBL in schools and discusses the not-so-mysterious motivational power of Pokemon. “Now I run a 40-person ‘empire’ at Filament.

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How to Use Fortnite in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

In his prior role as a Computer Science teacher, he created a custom-made curriculum, using elements of game design and game-based learning, to captivate and engage his students. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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How I Teach About Big Data and Lesson Plan

The CoolCatTeacher

I take a topic that isn’t super simple — databases — and show how I teach it with 2 simple projects, some game-based learning, concrete examples, and how my students all master the topic in five days. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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