On Gender Views, Language Barriers, And Teaching With Video Games
How is gender treated in video games? There really isn’t a consistent theme, but there are some patterns. We list a few in this article.
How Minecraft Can Be Used To Create A Video Game
Minecraft creates a digital sandbox for players to create, design, and publish thinking, but it also can be used to create other video games.
2,589 Classic MS-DOS Video Games You Can Play From Your Browser
2,589 Classic MS-DOS Video Games You Can Play From Your Browser by TeachThought Staff If you’re of the correct vintage, you probably remember a game called Oregon Trail. It was a video game that let you drown, starve to death, and suffer from dysentery while depending on a wagon with wheels apparently made of glass….
50 Of The Best Video Games For Learning
From Civ 5 and Portal 2 to Assassin’s Creed and Minecraft, here are 50 of the best video games for learning.
What Is A Learning Simulation?
Learning Simulations: An Overview This post has been updated from a 2012 post. Clark Aldrich is an enthusiastic advocate for new learning forms, and leading thinker on the power of learning simulations and author of Learning Online with Games, Simulations, and Virtual Worlds and Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know About Schools and Rediscover Education. (These…
6 Ways To Find Video Games You Can Teach With
6 Ways To Find Video Games You Can Teach With by Ryan Schaaf, Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at Notre Dame of Maryland University Many people, whether young or old, male or female, introverted or extroverted, love playing video games. Why is this form of media so enticing for such a wide range of people? The constant…
Game-Based Learning Apps: Universe Sandbox
Game-Based Learning Apps: Universe Sandbox App: Universe Sandbox Platform: PC Price: $9.99 on Steam (though they often have sales–put it in on your wishlist and they’ll notify you when it goes on sale) Grade Levels: Ages to 5 to however old you are Content Area: Science, Math, Astronomy What Is It? Technically this isn’t a game, but an actual…
Teach Like Minecraft: 5 Strategies To Craft Creative Students
Teach Like Minecraft: 5 Strategies To Craft Creative Students by Terry Heick At this point, some of you are probably sick of hearing about Minecraft. It has gone from game to phenomenon, selling bajillions of copies and crowding the mindscape of 6th graders everywhere for what seems like centuries. But before you go, there may…
How To Help Your Students Embrace Failure Through Game-Based Learning
Help Your Students Embrace Failure Through Game-Based Learning contributed by Justin W. Marquis, Ph.D. Whether our students fear the dark, monsters, heights, some other imagined horror, or something more real such as family troubles or bullying, everyone is afraid of something. For students in our schools those fears probably include something that is an inherent…
The Problematic Connotation Of Video Games
Video games’ time in the public spotlight is usually brief, and tangled with discussions on children, violence, and Constitutional rights.
10+ Game-Based Learning Resources: From Practical Applications To Academic Theory
by Dr. Nicholas White Blending education with entertainment is an ancient practice. Even in Athens 2,500 years ago, a lecturer, seeking to keep his students’ attention, may have made a witty comment about the summer heat. But in the 21st century, teachers have more tools than ever before to entertain their students and teach them valuable…
Game-Based Learning Is Probably Worth Looking Into
Game-Based Learning Is Probably Worth Looking Into by TeachThought Staff “No TV until you finish that level.” Can you imagine? Recent research shows that video games, once considered public school enemy number one, might just be one of our greatest assets in delivering an effective education. How Game-Based Learning Works It’s understandable if there’s a…
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