My BrainPOP Monster School Bus

Monster School Bus: SnapThought Prompts

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Have your students signed up for My BrainPOP? If so, they’ll be able to take snapshots during Monster School Bus game play! MyBrainPOP is available to BrainPOP Educators with 24/7 district- or school-...
evaluating educational games

3 Tips for Evaluating Educational Games

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Guest Blogger Andrew K. Miller (@betamiller on Twitter) is on the National Faculty for the Buck Institute for Education, an organization specializing in 21st century project-based learning, as well as...
Using games in learning centers

Using Games in Learning Centers

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Using games in learning centers not only helps your students learn; it can help you better assess their learning! GameUp and GameUp Jr. work exceptionally well as work station or learning center activ...

Setting Cooperative Gaming Expectations

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If you are allowing students to cooperatively play an educational game, make sure you go over expectations for being a good cooperative gaming partner. Explain what it looks like and sounds like to wo...
Monster School Bus Game Assessment Ideas

Monster School Bus Game Assessment Ideas

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Use the following game assessment ideas to encourage students to think critically about what they've learned during Monster School Bus game play: What do you like about this game? What are y...