There is an explosion of EdTech tools destined to gamify the classroom, most of which are web-based, while others come in the form of an app. Understandably, a teacher might wonder what is the best way to navigate through this sea of new, and subsequently, not thoroughly tested activities and tools. Throughout the school year I tried several game-based platforms with my students. Here are three game-based classroom solutions that helped me transform my fourth grade classroom into a dynamic learning environment. All three tools are completely free. Each platform is particularly strong in specific areas, therefore, depending on their needs, teachers can utilize one of the tools, or use a combination of two (or three), to maximize the impact on student learning.
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Creating a Literacy Rich Environment - 0 views
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"Creating a Literacy Rich Environment"
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I'm not sure what you mean by "testing". What are we testing, the bonds between theory and practice?
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"Environment" is still not clicking with me based on your model. I see the environment as the conditions in which a student operates, and not a teachers relationship between theory and practice. (def.) Not to say it is not important to think about but for me it is not speaking to environment.
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10 Characteristics Of A Highly Effective Learning Environment - 0 views
Fix the Environment, Not the People - 1 views
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I agree with the ideas in the article, but point 2 about Social Learning Theory and the Bobo doll I don't feel is the best example for modeling behavior in this context.
The Physical Environment of Classrooms - 0 views
3 Edtech Tools You Can Use To Gamify Your Classroom - Edudemic - 1 views
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The first, and probably the most popular game-based classroom platform is Socrative. A prominent member of the “audience response systems” family, Socrative is a powerful tool that offers many options to teachers. It is also one of the most diverse and adaptive of all platforms, as it offers three different highly customizable modes: the typical question-based game mode, a mode called “space race” which is a mode that aims to combine accuracy and speed, and a third mode called “Exit Ticket”, which can best be used at the end of a lesson as a means of taking the pulse of the classroom.
A veteran teacher turned coach shadows 2 students for 2 days - a sobering lesson learne... - 1 views
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As a college professor that is *not* primarily working with education majors, I found this entire piece deeply troubling. The pedagogies described here are *exactly* those that we tell our new faculty not to use– the lecture died a quiet death on my campus 25+ years ago in the humanities, and is on the way out (finally) in the natural sciences. The flipped classroom, as such, has been the norm in history, English, philosophy, etc. for a generation or more. So why are high school teacher still droning on before a roomful of sleepy teens? No wonder our first-year students have such a hard time adapting to an active learning classroom environment when they start college.
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An absolute must-read!
Digital Technology And Student Learning: The Impact Of The Ecology - Part 1 - etsmagazine - 2 views
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