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I’m Not a Science Teacher, I’m a Game Master

by erin | Mar 29, 2019 | Classroom, Gamification

A Guest Post by Alicia Motter Impending inclement weather often precipitates conversations among teachers and students about snow days. Everyone wants one, don’t they? But the downside is that students remember less about the previous lesson because their routine has...

Make your Classroom FUN Again!

by erin | Dec 19, 2018 | Gamification, Minecraft

Play Like a Pirate by Quinn Rollins Reviewed by Erin Whalen In this 2016 book from Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc., author Quinn Rollins takes us on a journey of bringing fun back into our classrooms through play. Each of the three sections, Toys, Games, and...

A Game-Changing Approach to a Back to School Syllabus by @MeehanEDU

by admin | Aug 20, 2018 | Gamification, Google, Slides

A3. I turned my entire syllabus into a welcome back game. Now it’s a team challenge through 10 stations with action-oriented work products at each so we never have to read the class rules again. Day 1 empowerment. Please steal it! https://t.co/fNci7xbwnM #hacklearning...

Quizziz–My New Favorite Tool

by barton | May 15, 2018 | Gamification, Guest Post, Intermediate

Quizizz Gamified Quizzes Guest blog post by Barton Keeler “I still don’t know how to use a semicolon,” “What’s the difference between a hyphen and a dash?” “I have no idea what parallel structure is!” Every year...

Steve Isaacs Does His First Quizizz

by admin | Feb 25, 2018 | Gamification, Intermediate

Have fun with Quizizz I Periscoped Steve Isaacs experiencing a Quizizz for the first time. Quizizz gamifies multiple choice questions. This is not substitution, Quizizz genuinely makes learning better. Unlike a worksheet, Quizizz builds in engagement. Engagement...

Practice Strategic Thinking: Play Farkle

by admin | Jan 7, 2018 | Advanced, Apps Script, DOK, Gamification, Google, Slides, templates

Play Farkle in Google Slides Previously I had blogged on playing Farkle and provided a template in Google Slides and Google Sheets. The Google Sheets spreadsheet had a menu I coded to allow students to roll dice within the spreadsheet. I think using actual dice is...