Join the CUNY Games Network on Wednesday May 16th for a full day (10am to 4pm) of game presentations and casual board and card game play. At 10:30am there will be a special preview of College Quest, a new game-based learning management system and academic social network (designed for BMCC). Lunch will be provided. Location: [...]
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Educators coming together to explore how the principles of games promote learning
15. May 2012
U.S. Survey Finds Use of Digital Games Increasing in K-8 Classrooms
Use of games by elementary and middle school teachers in the U.S. is on the rise, according to a short article on GOOD Magazine’s website that points to an interesting study that was just released: About half of elementary and middle school teachers say they use digital games at least twice a week with students, [...]
2. May 2012
How Online Gaming Can Teach Kids About the Economy
There are numerous educational games designed to teach children about various financial practices. For example, there is the education-based economics simulator, Beat the Market Online or the World Game of Economics simulator that teaches about exchange rates and economic policies between countries. These games do have value, but they often miss the opportunity to provide [...]
2. May 2012
iTech Academy, Miami Video Game-Themed Magnet, Aims To Prepare Students For Technological Job Market
A new magnet program at Miami-Dade County Public Schools will launch this fall that focuses on digital design and coding, drawing on recent nationwide calls for emphasis on education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Named the iTech Academy at Miami Springs Senior High, the program becomes the first video game-themed magnet in the [...]
2. May 2012
ETS Launches Math Assessment Games Challenge
Educational Testing Service (ETS) is now taking entries from game developers and educators for a contest to create a computer game or mobile app that acts as a K–12 math assessment. One grand prize winner will receive $7,000 and an all-expense-paid trip for one person to showcase the winning project in a learning and games [...]
2. May 2012
PlaySay gamifies language learning with speech recognition app
PlaySay has launched a new language learning app on the Apple iTunes App Store that helps people to learn a foreign language using a non-classroom, game-like setting.The goal of the PlaySay Survival app is to take learning out of the classroom and make learning a language more fun.You can learn pronunciation by using the app [...]
23. April 2012
Educational/Real-World Impact Games Festival (NYC Columbia)
Educational/Real-World Impact Games Festival: Featuring Scholar’s Quest and over a dozen educational game projects Theme: Can YOU make a difference with games? Date: Wednesday, April 25 Location: 525 W 120 St., 1st Floor, Everett Lounge Time: 4-8 pm Stop by to play educational and real-world impact games designed by Columbia students and faculty Opportunities to [...]
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We connect educators from every campus and discipline at CUNY who are interested in games, simulations, and other forms of interactive teaching. We seek to facilitate the pedagogical uses of both digital and non-digital games, improve student success, and encourage research and scholarship in the developing field of games-based learning.
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4. May 2012
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