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A game-based classroom response system. You can create and play quizzes, discussions or even surveys (which we call Kahoots) using any device with a web browser… including a laptop, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Android, Chromebook, Windows Phone or PC and more.

Customizes content for each student based on the student´s skills and empowers them to master concepts of common core curriculum

In the last few years, browser-based presentation tools like Google Slides and Visme have been slowly, but surely, winning over users who once thought PowerPoint was the best software for creating beautiful slide decks. Read more at http://blog.visme.co/google-slides-versus-visme-comparison/#0FtKtSw0GlJ3g0dQ.99

This background summarises the evidence base from which the ICT capability's introduction, organising elements and learning continuum have been developed. It draws on recent international and national research, as well as initiatives and programs that focus on ICT across the curriculum.

An invention kit for the 21st century based on research at MIT Media Lab. Turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. The site includes a gallery of projects already made by adults and children alike, videos and guides to inspire your own startups.

This is amazing! I've just finished our inventions topic at school, this would have been great for that!

Hi lauralooroll, Well... you can start planning for next time. If you get makeymakey and experiment with your students, please share your discoveries. :)

Best Serious Game I have come across in all my years in Games Based Learning Research. Outstanding pre-algebra game developed by MIT and Fablevision. Incredibly it's free. I can't recommend this highly enough for students in years 5-8 (Australia).

Fantastic Case Study of using an interesting tool to deliver design thinking and the bases for game design for kids.

Thanks Rodrigo. I am passionate about Design Thinking & Visual Thinking.

Teaching is changing. It is no longer simply about passing on knowledge to the next generation. Teachers in the 21st century, in all educational sectors, have to cope with an ever-changing cultural and technological environment. Teaching is now a design science. Like other design professionals - architects, engineers, town planners, programmers - teachers have to work out creative and evidence-based ways of improving what they do. But teaching is not treated as a design profession. Every day, teachers design and test new ways of teaching, using learning technology to help their learners. But their discoveries remain local. By representing and communicating their best ideas as structured pedagogical patterns, teachers could develop this vital professional knowledge collectively. Teacher professional development has not embedded in the teacher's everyday role the idea that they could discover something worth communicating to other teachers, or build on each others' ideas. Could the culture change? From this unique perspective on the nature of teaching, Diana Laurillard argues that a 21st century education system needs teachers who work collaboratively to design effective and innovative teaching.

In my opinion the most important thing is -given teaching will be treated as a collective design science- learning about how to apply new ways of teaching on our individual children. The newest would probably not always be the best and what worked in other schools elsewhere might not work in your own school. So let´s also stress how to individualize collective knowledge again and break it down to everyday usable teaching aid that we can evaluate.

I totally agree with your opinion about education, specially when you talk about collaborative work among teachers to help our students build knowledge .THank you

"The very tool designed to level the playing field is, in fact, un-leveling it," they wrote in a 2012 book based on their Philadelphia library study. With the spread of educational technology, they predicted, "the not-so-small disparities in skills for children of affluence and children of poverty are about to get even larger."

Really interesting game based learning for cell science from Queen Mary University links in with research done at the university.

Coursera Course were we analyse examples from schools in different parts of the world, and bring professional teachers, headteachers and policymakers together to share their best ideas and inspiring stories. The materials in the course are based on studies carried out for the UNESCO Institute of IT in Education, Moscow.

A great resource that can be used to discuss online safety and social media as well as exploring English topics by basing profiles on characters from stories that you are currently looking at.

Biteable is a web-based tool that allows you to create beautiful explainer videosto explain key concepts, create instructional guides and tutorials to share with students and many more. You don't need advanced video editing skills to use Biteable. The process is simple and easy. You simply select an animation style from Biteable's template gallery, edit the text and colours, then add photos and music. When your are done editing your video, click on 'Email Me My Video' and your video will be created in a matter of minutes.

I like using kahoot and flipgrid . They are great tools for making learning fun

During the covid pandemic, when the classroom has been changed to virtual classrooms I have been using this site for creating quizzes and games in the class. This can be used to create content-based as well as fun games in the classroom.

This blog is designed to help teachers to introduce and develop the use of Games Based Learning in the classroom by discussing experiences with various grade levels. The Media, Presentations and Research tabs provide links to relevant research papers, videos and podcasts that may assist educators.