I have seen Jane McGonigal present before, and I really enjoyed her message. Looking forward to another fabulous keynote address from her at SXSWedu this year, I was not disappointed. McGonigal’s presentation was, “How to Think and Learn Like a Futurist.” If you feel like that is impossible, then you should know that a futurist … Read more
To see my other posts on SXSWedu 2016, please click on: Takeaways from Day 1 Replicating the Finnish Miracle Throwing Out Grades Game-based learning is something that is mentioned quite frequently in educational discussions and articles. It is, understandably, a controversial topic – particularly when the games being used were not specifically designed for education (World of … Read more
Many of you may be familiar with Wonderopolis, a fun site to learn about all kinds of topics that may have piqued your curiosity at one time or another – and even topics that you didn’t know might cause you to wonder. This summer, the site is offering another free, online camp. It looks a … Read more
It’s time for state-wide testing in my neck of the woods. Even though we are not allowed to have computers on during the test, you might want to consider using GoNoodle after the test, particularly for students who have been sitting for awhile. They also recently added a feature called, “Flow,” which helps with stress. … Read more
Last summer, I was playing around with ways to spice up my Genius Hour time, and decided to add some of the elements of gamification to the mix. One of these was to create Challenge Cards. At the beginning of each Genius Hour, students have the option to choose a Challenge Card. The higher the … Read more
After seeing Jane McGonigal up close and personal with thousands of other people at ISTE this summer, I was more inspired than ever to integrate some gaming elements into my classroom. I lamely attempted last year to implement a “Level Up” system with my 5th graders, where we would use Class Dojo points, and they … Read more