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Prioritizing inclusivity in game-based learning

April 22, 2024 by Laura Ascione

Applying the principles and practices of inclusive design in game-based learning can expand access to rich learning experiences to a neurodiverse group of learners, according to a new…

Game-Based Learning

3 ways educators leverage gamification strategies

November 23, 2023 by Laura Ascione

Gamification helps students dive into learning--and it helps educators present challenging topics in engaging ways.

When teachers turn a lesson or tough-to-teach concept into a motivational gamed or use a fun competition to teach new concepts, students become immersed in their learning and…

Innovation Insights

The future of game-based learning

November 15, 2023October 31, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

Game-based learning holds great potential for student engagement in the classroom--where is it headed next?

Kevin Hogan sits down for a conversation with Ki Karou, Senior Director of Product, Content for MIND Research Institute, on the evolving landscape of education, gamification, and technology…

Classroom Innovations

The critical link between scholastic esports and career pathways education

July 29, 2022 by Daniel Rolo, Intermediate Teacher, St. Clair Catholic District School Board

Few students will have careers as esports athletes, but all will enter the workforce, applying skills they learned in scholastic esports to any number of careers

When I first approached my administration back in August 2021 about implementing a scholastic esports program at school I had imagined facing significant opposition to the idea, and,…

Newsline

SplashLearn Announces SpringBoard Math Challenge 2022 Winners

June 22, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

San Francisco, CA, 22 June 2022: SplashLearn, the game-based learning program used by millions of students, announced the winners of ... Read more

Newsline

SplashLearn Rolls Out Dates For Its Much Loved ‘SpringBoard Math Challenge 2022’

February 23, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

San Francisco, CA, 23nd February 2022: The popular game-based learning program SplashLearn, today announced the 8th edition of its massively ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

How scholastic esports helps students’ academic achievement

December 1, 2021 by Dr. Brooke Haag, Board Member, NASEF

Scholastic esports offers many benefits, key among them its ability to boost learning outcomes and career interest for select student groups.

According to Newzoo, the live-streaming audience for games will hit 728.8 million viewers in 2021 globally. For reference, the NFL is projected to hit 141 million viewers. Clearly,…

Classroom Innovations

Scholastic esports participation leads to substantial learning outcomes

August 3, 2021 by Dr. Brooke Haag, Board Member, NASEF

According to Newzoo, the live-streaming audience for games will hit 728.8 million viewers in 2021 globally. For reference, the NFL is projected to hit 141 million viewers. Clearly,…

Newsline

SplashLearn Announces Winners of SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021

May 26, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Mega success with participation from over 600K students SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 26, 2021: SplashLearn, the game-based learning program used ... Read more

Newsline

SplashLearn Raises $18 Million in Series C Funding Round From Owl Ventures & Accel

February 10, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SplashLearn, the US-headquartered learning company began 2021 on a high note raising $18 million in Series C funding round led ... Read more

Newsline

SplashLearn Announces ‘SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021’

February 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

The popular game-based learning program SplashLearn, announced the 7th edition of its massively popular SpringBoard Math Challenge today. The math ... Read more

Game-Based Learning

8 reasons game-based learning is growing

December 7, 2022July 27, 2020 by Laura Ascione

A person in a VR headset illustrates how game-based learning is taking its place in the classroom.

Revenue for game-based learning and education is projected to reach more than $24 billion by 2024, according to a new market forecast. Metaari’s 2019-2024 Global Game-based Learning Market…

Ancillary

Read to Lead free web-based curriculum

March 31, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Read to Lead is a 100% free and proven blended learning solution that leverages game-based learning to help students in ... Read more

Game-Based Learning

I gamified my classroom and students are soaring

December 7, 2022January 9, 2019 by Amanda Moore

An average child today will have played 10,000 hours of video games before the age of 21. If playing games is part of our culture, even part of…

Edtech Trends

The Friday 4: Your weekly ed-tech rewind

January 25, 2023August 19, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting news and thought-provoking developments from the past week. I can’t fit all of this week's news stories here, though,…

21st Century Skills

5 ways to gamify writing in the classroom

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 by Joan Selby

Believe it or not, writing is a natural fit for gamification techniques, and students will come to love the challenge.

District Management

New professional development focuses on engagement through gaming

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 by Laura Ascione

The ever-increasing omnipresence of digital media in student’s lives can be challenging for teachers as they compete for kid’s attention in and out of the classroom. With this…

IT Management

Microsoft replacing MinecraftEDU with new education edition

January 20, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>

Starting this summer, classrooms hooked on MinecraftEDU will be given the option of migrating to a new education-focused Minecraft title, recently announced by Microsoft who has acquired the…

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4 Essential Game-Based Learning Questions

May 11, 2019December 5, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

You’d have to live under a rock to be unfamiliar with the rise of game-based learning in classrooms across the nation in recent years. Integrating a game into…

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Using games to measure student skills

May 14, 2014May 14, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Game-based learning is one of the most popular trends in education today, and for good reason--a well-designed game engages students, boosts their interest in the topic it addresses,…

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7 ways to evaluate educational games

March 28, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

As educational gaming moves from a future technology to a practice found in more and more classrooms, educators are recognizing game-based learning's (GBL) potential to engage students and…

District Management

Bill Gates: Why ‘game-based learning’ is the future of education

November 12, 2015July 17, 2012 by From wire service reports

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Curriculum

iPhone, iPad apps meld music lessons, video games

June 21, 2012June 20, 2012 by From wire service reports

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District Management

Twelve new ed-tech companies to watch

November 5, 2013June 6, 2012 by From staff reports

Game-based learning and mobile apps are beginning to catch on in schools—and these also were key characteristics that defined several of the dozen emerging ed-tech companies recognized by…

IT Management

Six technologies that soon could be in your classrooms

November 5, 2013May 23, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Online Editor

Looking into educational technology’s crystal ball for the fourth time, the annual Horizon Report for K-12 education has listed six emerging technologies that schools are likely to adopt…

Curriculum

Game-based learning catching on in schools

October 10, 2013May 8, 2012 by From wire service reports

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District Management

Twitter chat hour reveals ed-tech insights

November 5, 2013June 6, 2011 by From staff reports

Readers who follow us on Twitter are especially interested in new eLearning tools, mobile devices, and game-based learning strategies, as evidenced by the questions we received during our…

Curriculum

Gaming platform helps reach students through technology

November 5, 2013May 24, 2011 by From wire service reports

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Curriculum

Gates gives $20M for digital learning, Common Core curriculum

April 29, 2011April 27, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced April 27 that it will be investing more than $20 million in game-based learning and other digital tools to help usher…

Prioritizing inclusivity in game-based learning

3 ways educators leverage gamification strategies

The future of game-based learning

The critical link between scholastic esports and career pathways education

SplashLearn Announces SpringBoard Math Challenge 2022 Winners

SplashLearn Rolls Out Dates For Its Much Loved ‘SpringBoard Math Challenge 2022’

How scholastic esports helps students’ academic achievement

Scholastic esports participation leads to substantial learning outcomes

SplashLearn Announces Winners of SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021

SplashLearn Raises $18 Million in Series C Funding Round From Owl Ventures & Accel

SplashLearn Announces ‘SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021’

8 reasons game-based learning is growing

Read to Lead free web-based curriculum

I gamified my classroom and students are soaring

The Friday 4: Your weekly ed-tech rewind

5 ways to gamify writing in the classroom

New professional development focuses on engagement through gaming

Microsoft replacing MinecraftEDU with new education edition

4 Essential Game-Based Learning Questions

Using games to measure student skills

7 ways to evaluate educational games

Bill Gates: Why ‘game-based learning’ is the future of education

iPhone, iPad apps meld music lessons, video games

Twelve new ed-tech companies to watch

Six technologies that soon could be in your classrooms

Game-based learning catching on in schools

Twitter chat hour reveals ed-tech insights

Gaming platform helps reach students through technology

Gates gives $20M for digital learning, Common Core curriculum

Greenville County Schools Partners With Hats & Ladders To Prepare Students For Lifelong Career Success

Lingvano Sign Language Learning App Reaches 2.5 Million Learners Milestone

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: PepsiCo Foods North America and LNESC Partner to Bridge the Digital Literacy Divide

New Capstone Resources from Genentech and Discovery Education Empower High School Students to Explore Biotechnology

Edthena Introduces VC3, the Next Evolution of Video Coaching for Educators

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