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Teachers' Quick Guide on The Use of Games in Education

Teachers' Quick Guide on The Use of Games in Education | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

Online gaming plays a major part in most of young people's lives. The gaming trend that started off as a sole leisure activity a couple of years ago is now integrated into the mainstream and more and more people are using them on everyday basis.Game developers and business corporations are generating billions of revenues out of their sales .

 

In March 2008, a government-funded report from DCSF indicated that sales of games for the under 12 age group represented nearly three quarters of the total UK games market. 87 % of 5-16 year old have a game's console at home, and the enormous success of the Nintendo Wii has shown that new technologies can reach and hold audiences never expected to enjoy playing online or computer games.

 

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Video Games for Learning: Resource Roundup | Edutopia

Video Games for Learning: Resource Roundup | Edutopia | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Check out Edutopia's collection of articles, videos, and resources on using video games and simulations in the classroom.
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The Power of Play in Learning | MindShift

The Power of Play in Learning | MindShift | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

This model of learning is not only effective for videogames but for all digital tools, and I would argue that play — especially in the digital sense — is emerging as a pedagogical keystone for education in the 21st century.

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Top 100 Learning Game Resources | Upside Learning Blog

Top 100 Learning Game Resources | Upside Learning Blog | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
When writing the whitepaper about Casual games, I did a fair bit of research and looked at several hundred web links.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/24/top-100-learning-game-resources/

 


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Researchers debate gaming's effects on the brain | eSchool News

Researchers debate gaming's effects on the brain | eSchool News | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
A U.K. study that compared teenage video gamers found that those who played video games frequently have more gray matter in the area of the brain known to be associated with rewards and decision-making, which raises the question of whether gaming...
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How Social Media & Game Theory Can Motivate Students

How Social Media & Game Theory Can Motivate Students | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Kids like to play games, but can games also make them want to learn?
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