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A teacher founded company, “Power Up Education”, creates games for learning
“Power Up Education is a small teacher-founded company committed to creating products that promote learning using interactive content, multimedia, educational games, and more. The Power Up story...
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Girls, Games, and STEM Education – Yes they all go together!
For years researchers have noticed that few women are choosing careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). To address this problem, “A group of industry and academic leaders...
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Learn Algebra in Minutes with a Video Game
Jordan Shapiro writes that; “On average, it took 41 minutes and 44 seconds for students to master Algebra skills during the Washington State Algebra Challenge using the DragonBox App. The Challenge,...
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Research shows that collaborative gaming increases learning.
NDTV notes that; “Playing educational video games either competitively or collaboratively with another player can enhance students‘ motivation to learn, a new study has found. While playing a math...
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Video Games Help Girls to Devleop Math and Spacial Reasoning Skills
Annie Murphy Paul of Mind/Shift writes that; “Girls should play more video games. That’s one of the unexpected lessons I take away from a rash of recent studies on the importance of—and the...
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Gates Foundation Gives Millions for Game Based Learning
Press Release from The Gates Foundation; SEATTLE–The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a suite of investments, totaling more than $20 million, focused on identifying and expanding...
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Game Worlds facilitate Collaborative, Inquiry-Based, and Self-Directed learning
Jason Haas, of MIT, writes that; “Commercial massively multiplayer online games, or MMOs, like World of Warcraft offer a number of features common to great learning environments. These games are, to...
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Gaming and learning in a Pennsylvania school.
From WQED Learning Innovation; “Students at Propel Braddock Hills High School may appear to be playing games on their computers, but what they’re actually doing is enhancing their learning. English,...
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A majority of K-8 Teachers Use Digital Games for Instruction
Games and Learning report that; “A national survey of nearly 700 U.S. K-8 teachers conducted by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and the Games and Learning Publishing Council reveals that almost...
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6 Game Resources for learning STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
Monique Liles recommends the following Games for learning STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math), in an article for E School news; 1. Glass Labs: 2. Cell Craft: 3. Pandemic II: 4. ChemGame Tutor:...
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