Want To Help Students Prepare For College? Have Them Play More Games [Gamify Education]

Tutoring platform, Alleyoop, not only gamifies education but takes it out of the classroom, by marketing directly to consumers.  Gamification elements are used for immediate feedback, to let the user know exactly how they are making progress. via Megan Garber @megangarber, theatlantic.com The next step in the education revolution could look a lot like … […]

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Gaming The Classroom

via William Cohen, abc.net.au In early 2011 I wrote an article that talked about the types of games being used in education, along with a few suggestions for categories and games within those categories. Today I’m going to take a look at gamification and education, specifically assessment. First, some quick-and-dirty definitions. Gamification is taking the […]

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Educational Games Studio Launches Online Science Quiz

via mediacastermagazine.com Spongelab Interactive, an online science education company, has launched a free online version of Knowledge Mine, an interactive science quiz and trivia game that combines puzzle genres to challenge and reward players’ knowledge of biology. Based in Toronto, Spongelab Interactive integrates educational design with advanced Web and gaming technology to create 3D environments […]

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Gaming in the Classroom Is Becoming the Norm [Video]

via Liz Dwyer, good.is Teachers who use games like Angry Birds and World of Warcraft in the classroom are becoming less of a rarity. According to a survey by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit that studies how children learn through digital media, an increasing number of teachers believe gaming is […]

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