I am currently in the middle of a 4-day Edugaming Workshop and loving it. I wouldn't consider myself a gamer, but I enjoy a good game.
The focus of this workshop is for educators to create game that are not quiz-like. That is not an easy task. In general you are trying to create a game to teach students and assess what they know but it can't be quiz-like. Seems like an oxymoron, but it is possible, it just takes some thinking.
Here is an example of a quiz-like game.
A student picks up a card, answers the question, and if he is correct, then moves his piece of the board.
Here's another example:
Bang! I wrote about this game previously in my Pinterest searchings.
Don't get me wrong, these quiz-like games are okay in the classroom, but you will find your students more engaged if it's not quizzy.
I have two more days of this workshop remaining. I hope to have an update for you then.
Do you have any successful games that you use in your classroom?
The focus of this workshop is for educators to create game that are not quiz-like. That is not an easy task. In general you are trying to create a game to teach students and assess what they know but it can't be quiz-like. Seems like an oxymoron, but it is possible, it just takes some thinking.
Here is an example of a quiz-like game.
A student picks up a card, answers the question, and if he is correct, then moves his piece of the board.
Here's another example:
Bang! I wrote about this game previously in my Pinterest searchings.
Don't get me wrong, these quiz-like games are okay in the classroom, but you will find your students more engaged if it's not quizzy.
I have two more days of this workshop remaining. I hope to have an update for you then.
Do you have any successful games that you use in your classroom?
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