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Like Minecraft? Try these 7 engaging world builders, too

July 21, 2015July 20, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>

With the popular explosion of Minecraft among middle schoolers and beyond, it’s worth noting that it isn’t the only open world virtual environment with educational value. Take a…

International Minecraft competition launches for students

June 1, 2015 by Stephen Noonoo

The first in a series of competitive international "builder" tournaments, students and schools from around the world will square off in Minecraft.

3 ways teachers can make learning more interactive

March 5, 2015 by By Mike Broderick

Today’s students are a uniquely interactive group. Most of the 80 million Americans who are part of the millennial generation—a group that comprises the lion’s share of today’s…

My top 6 gaming resources for STEM teaching

February 17, 2015 by By Monique Liles

Motivating students and keeping students actively engaged in lessons is becoming frequently more challenging for even the most creative teachers. At times it can seem we’re competing with…

Research-based games help make learning fun again

January 22, 2014January 1, 2014 by eSchool News Staff

Young children are naturally curious, and one of the main ways they learn is through play. Yet, when they arrive at school, too often this sense of play…

VINCI offers blended learning for pre-K

January 22, 2014December 1, 2013 by eSchool News Staff

Technology entrepreneur Dr. Dan D. Yang already had achieved fame within the world of physics, having earned close to 20 U.S. patents—some of which became the standard for…

ISTE keynote: Gaming has huge educational potential

December 3, 2013June 24, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Gaming--educational gaming in particular--has supporters and skeptics. During the ISTE 2013 opening keynote, speaker Jane McGonigal, , a gaming researcher and author of Reality is Broken: Why Games…

Engaging learners through games: Help or hype?

October 10, 2013April 4, 2013 by By Ben L. Grimley

Games are often trumpeted as the perfect tool for creating learner engagement. But what do we really know about how engagement works? What opportunities and risks do games…

How I turned my classroom into a ‘living video game’—and saw achievement soar

November 6, 2013March 12, 2013 by By Joli Barker

The notion that struggling and failing is important to learning runs counter to traditional approaches to U.S. education. In the world of gaming, however, the very elements of…

How ‘game mechanics’ can revitalize education

October 10, 2013February 12, 2013 by By Daniel Rabone

Many of the elements and engagement factors found in any number of games across a wide range of genres can help inform the shape of tomorrow’s classrooms.

Engaging Students with Game-Based Learning

Like Minecraft? Try these 7 engaging world builders, too

International Minecraft competition launches for students

3 ways teachers can make learning more interactive

My top 6 gaming resources for STEM teaching

Research-based games help make learning fun again

VINCI offers blended learning for pre-K

ISTE keynote: Gaming has huge educational potential

Engaging learners through games: Help or hype?

How I turned my classroom into a ‘living video game’—and saw achievement soar

How ‘game mechanics’ can revitalize education

Delaware Ensures Every Student Has Digital Access to Curriculum and Choice Reading Titles

Education Leaders Claypool And McLaughlin Launch New School

DreamBox Learning® Enters ELA Market with Acquisitions of Reading Plus® and Squiggle Park

Florida’s Martin County School District Selects Award-Winning Digital Resource from Discovery Education to Educate All Students for Success

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