Gamify Your Classroom

This completely revised and expanded field guide is packed with new innovative ideas on how to implement game-based learning and gamification techniques in everyday teaching.

Autorentext

Matthew Farber, EdD is a social studies teacher at Valleyview Middle School in Denville, New Jersey. He is also an adjunct instructor, Edutopia blogger, and cohost on Ed Got Game on the BAM Radio Network. Dr. Farber was ärecipient of a Geraldine R. Dodge Teacher Fellowship, a Woodrow Wilson HistoryQuest Fellowship, and is äCertified BrainPOP Educator. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Laura, son, Spencer, and playful Weimaraner dog, Lizzie. To learn more, visit: MatthewFarber.com.

Inhalt

Greg Toppo: Foreword - Acknowledgments - Introduction - Games for Learning - What Are Games? - Player Types and Motivation - Balanced Design Digital Games - Platforms with Learning Games - Play and Learning - Puzzles, Games, and Digital Toys - Teaching with Minecraft - Game Labs - Multiplayer Learning - Gamification - The Teacher as Designer - The Student as Designer - Making Digital Games - Geeking Out and Earning Badges - Games to Change the World - References - Index.