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Tag Archives: gamification
Cut the rope: tangent to a circle
TweetI am a fan of applying gaming principles (gamification) but I am also a fan of playing games to learn. While most games are not specifically designed for instructional purposes and many instructional games are not much more than a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Entries, Gamification
Tagged circle, games, gamification, geometry, tangent
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Non educational games
TweetI was playing cut the rope on my iPhone and was thinking how this and games like it could be used to help students learn by discovery learning. This particular level requires that I shoot a plunger at a swinging … Continue reading
Gamification
TweetOn Saturday I attended EdCamp SF Bay in Oakland. It was an amazing and fun experience. I signed up to lead a discussion on gamification, or in other words… how to apply gaming principles to the classroom. The discussion was … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Entries, Gamification
Tagged gamification, unconference, warcraft, World of Warcraft, WoW
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