#games4ed discussions cover ways in which gaming can be used in education. Games mirror the way the human mind was designed to learn. They motivate players to take risks and actions, persevere through failures, set and achieve increasingly difficult goals, and devote attention, time, and effort to acquiring knowledge and skills. All this while the game is tracking the player’s actions and assessing the player’s achievements and skills. Isn’t this what we want from education?
A1: It is important to read your class and keep them on a schedule. When random games are thrown into the schedule it can get your students riled up and less on task #games4ed
A2: It is important to read your class and keep them on a schedule. When random games are thrown into the schedule it can get your students riled up and less on task #games4ed
A2: games in the classroom are sometimes used too often. they should be a privilege and a reward, but also a tool to be used only when needed to ENHANCE a lesson. #games4ed
A4: good question. I started using kahoot during my first year of HS and I do not remember it before that. I think this is an appropriate age. in 8th grade we played a jeopardy game but it was not interactive #games4ed
A4: Any grade can use technology and games in the classroom as long as introduced in an appropriate way. Technology should add to the lesson not BE the lesson #games4ed
Q5: some games do not require technology. what educational games, if any, have you played/seen in the classroom that require pen and pencil rather than a device? #games4ed
A4: I think that you can use them as in any grade; they just have to be used responsibly. I agree with @Gracefcrowley not to used as the lesson
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A6: kahoot does a nice job with quick responses and feedback that the class can see quickly. socrative is best for tracking student data and pre tests and informal post tests. kahoot has a more fun interface, and students get excited for it. i say kahoot! #games4ed
I think that Kahoot is better only because it can be so casual and fun. Socrative, at least for me, seems more formal. I can see it being used for older students. #games4ed
A7: I have had many teachers use games like Kahoot and Jeopardy. The students in my 3rd grade placement this year loved the Imagine Learning Big Brains math game! #games4ed
A7: some of my favorite teachers used jeopardy and kahoot. loved it- especially for test review because it was a sample of the test but in a fun way. #games4ed
