Presented by Sara Delano Moore, Ph.D., Vice President, Content and Research, ORIGO Education
Presented by Sara Delano Moore, Ph.D., Vice President, Content and Research, ORIGO Education
Presented by Matthew Farber, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, University of Northern Colorado
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Sr. Regional Manager, Common Sense Education
In this edWebinar, learn about games and gamification and receive practical examples to try in your own settings or inspire changes to existing lessons.
Common Sense Education celebrated the launch of their newest free education resource, Digital Compass. Based on the concept of “choose your own adventure” books, Digital Compass guides students in grades 6-9 to learn the fundamentals of digital citizenship through animated, interactive experiences in which students choose several different paths for each character.
Are you using games in the classroom? Have you thought about bringing games to your class or institution? Would you like to find out more about the value of using games to engage and assess students?
Digital games have the potential to transform K-12 education as we know it. But what has been the real experience among teachers who use games in the classroom? And what kind of resources can help prepare teachers who want to implement more games into their curriculum, but need more help making sense of the existing research that’s out there as well as some suggestions for practical use?
Game-based learning is an emergent concept, and there is a lot of uncertainty about how implement games in the classroom in the most beneficial and effective way. Lee Wilson, CEO of Filament Games, answered the two core questions educators face when integrating games into curriculum: WHAT aspects of classroom practice are games especially well-suited for and WHEN should they be used?