When you add game elements to your class, it can really increase student happiness and engagement. I recently posted the need for educators to gamify their class. Remember, gamification is not simply playing games in class. I love using games and simulations in my own classes but gamification goes beyond. Gamification involves adding game elements …
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It is no secret that video games can distract students. But can you wield that same engagement for your own class by gamifying? Let’s first see the State of Gaming. Every educator can engage their students more by taking the best core elements of games and gamifying their course. But first we must understand the …
Word clouds are a great way for students show their understanding and creativity. Every creative student can show understanding by using word cloud makers for classrooms. Word clouds are an easy way for students to display their knowledge while also being creative. They are easy to learn and fun to use. Teachers can spend a …
Essays can get boring for students to write. It can also get boring for teachers to read and grade all of them. There are other ways for teachers to teach argument and creativity. We already know students have a range of argument skills. If students are given a selection of tools the results can be …
I am not a STEM educator but as a history teacher this was simply too cool to ignore. New Horizons Spacecraft & Your Message! In summary, this is a group that wants to put a message onboard the NASA mission to Pluto, New Horizons. Once the NASA mission is complete the Pluto data will be …