Trying Out Gamification In the Classroom? These Tools Are For You

Getting students actively engaged and learning by leveraging the power of gamification in the classroom is a hot trend these days. The idea of getting students learning, sharing, and laughing by using gamification shows great promise, to be sure. But where should you start in terms of finding the tools that will actually help you out? PBS Learning Media thought it might be useful to give you a little help in that department. There are certainly a lot of innovative tools like this out in the wild. Top Gamification Tools Worth Trying 1) Star Swiper Give your young learners some counting practice with this fun, interactive game from the popular PBS KIDS program PEG + CAT. 2) Dunk Tank: Liquid Volume Learning about measurements have never been more fun than with “Dunk Tank” from the PBS KIDS math series Cyberchase! 3) Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons, developed in 1974, is considered the originator of the modern role-playing game industry. 4) Learning in Virtual Worlds 5) Indie Video Games

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Gamification in Education: Top 10 Gamification Case Studies that will Change our Future New to Gamification? Check out my post What is Gamification & my Gamification Framework: Octalysis Education Gamification in Action. There’s a lot of potential in the field of Education Gamification. I believe that humans have an innate Desire to learn. However, much of the school system these days “gets in the way of our education.” If you ask children, “What is work?” Clearly there should be a way to help kids learn from what they do best – play. No longer viewed as a mundane process for presenting information while testing for retention and understanding, the modern educational challenge involves tasks of engaging students, stimulating their interests, retaining their attention, and maintaining a positive attitude in a nurturing environment. Key to these goals is the effort to maintain a rich communications environment that encourages feedback and reinforcement, not only between the instructor/teacher and students, but also between the students themselves. What about you?

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