Here Are Some of The Best Safe Kid Games
In this post I share my top picks for safe kid games. Whether your kids want to brush up on their math skills or explore other science and social studies topics, these interactive activities will mak…
Quizalize - Engage Your Class Using Game-based Quizzes
Quizalize is a gamified quiz making tool that you can use to drive students engagement, increase their participation, and enhance their learning. The way Quizalize works is similar to the two other g…
Kahoot Guide to Creating Engaging and Fun Learning Games
Kahoot is a game-based learning website that allows teachers and students to create, explore, and play a wide variety of educational games. Like other game-based tools such as Quizalize , Blooket, Quiz…
The 7 Skills Kids Can Develop from Playing LEGO
Since its creation in 1940, LEGO has grown into a worldwide phenomenon with ripples extending to the field of education. LEGO was created in Denmark and started as 'a set of stackable, interlock…
Gamification in Education: The 5 Key Learning Principles Built Into Good Games
Games are inherently inviting! They tend to drive players motivation and keep them focused for a prolonged period of time without them feeling bored. So what is it that makes games motivating? In his …
A Simple Tool to Help Teachers Create Their Own Arcade Games
Games are important learning tools. Besides boosting motivation and increasing engagement they also develop a number of key strategic and cognitive skills. With the ubiquity of digital tools and Inte…
Another Excellent Web Tool to Gamify Your Teaching
Blooklet is a platform that gamifies education and helps students make the best of their learning in fun and engaging ways. Blooklet draws on the learning principles of games (e.g the systems of rewa…
Robotics & Gamification: Could They Be Future Curriculum Cornerstones?
Video games have a certain negative connotation when it comes to children. Considered time wasters, and often violent, many parents and educators discourage the use of them. However, when applied pro…
50 Reasons Why Free Play Is Important for Your Students
Purposeful play is an essential component in children’s cognitive, emotional, physical, and social development. Through play kids get to discover and explore the world around them. As Maslow stated ’…
5 Steps to Integrate Game-based Learning in Your Class
Here is an excellent step-by-step guide from Marcus Guido to help you implement the ethos of game-based learning in your instruction. We have turned Guido's post into this visual that you can pri…
5 Interesting Educational Games
February 19, 2017
We all love games. These days, children can play anytime and anywhere, thanks to the widespread availability of mobile apps and gaming websites. Portals like Poki offer thousands of…
14 Great Books on The Importance of Video Games in 21st Century Learning
February 28, 2015
Gaming is a growing trend in the 21st century learning paradigm and you don't need to look hard to see the evidence. Digital and video games take up a big part of the lives of …
