game-based learning Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/game-based-learning/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 18:19:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Themes, teams, and side quests: A superhero’s guide to gamification https://ditchthattextbook.com/themes-teams-and-side-quests-a-superheros-guide-to-gamification/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=themes-teams-and-side-quests-a-superheros-guide-to-gamification https://ditchthattextbook.com/themes-teams-and-side-quests-a-superheros-guide-to-gamification/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2018 19:53:14 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=8445 [callout]This post is written by Laura Steinbrink. Laura is a high school English teacher and tech coach from Plato, Missouri. Check out her blog, Rockin’ the Boat, at rockntheboat.com. [/callout] Gamification in education is not new, and thanks to Michael Matera and his book, Explore Like A Pirate, a thriving community has been formed that helps educators […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/themes-teams-and-side-quests-a-superheros-guide-to-gamification/feed/ 1 How to add a Family Feud-style game to your next class/PD https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-add-a-family-feud-style-game-to-your-next-classpd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-add-a-family-feud-style-game-to-your-next-classpd https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-add-a-family-feud-style-game-to-your-next-classpd/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:26:27 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=6504 Games can make class and professional development more fun! Here are the steps to create a Family Feud-style. (Family Feud logo used via fair use)Who doesn't like adding a good game to a class or professional development session? It's great for mixing things up and breaking out of the traditional hum-drum. PowerPoint Jeopardy! has been done […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-add-a-family-feud-style-game-to-your-next-classpd/feed/ 14 20+ resources for engaging game-based learning https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-resources-for-engaging-game-based-learning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20-resources-for-engaging-game-based-learning https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-resources-for-engaging-game-based-learning/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:24:19 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=3896 Our society thrives on games. They’re everywhere, from our social lives to our work lives to our school lives. People kill time on the bus, in a doctor’s waiting room and even in the bathroom (eww … but true!) playing games on their smartphones and tablets. The sports world is a force to be reckoned […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-resources-for-engaging-game-based-learning/feed/ 6 My conversion from Minecraft grinch to supporter https://ditchthattextbook.com/my-conversion-from-minecraft-grinch-to-supporter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-conversion-from-minecraft-grinch-to-supporter https://ditchthattextbook.com/my-conversion-from-minecraft-grinch-to-supporter/#comments Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:29:50 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=1195 I got Minecraft blocked at my school a couple years ago. Now, I wish I hadn’t. Minecraft is a “sandbox” game, where players are given a world and can turn it into anything they want. They can build or destroy. They can dig caverns or create tall monuments. They can create for the sake of […]

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