Gaming News
Games 4 Change and the Need for Curators of Educational Games
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Earlier this week, BrainPOP attended and presented at the 2012 Games 4 Change conference (G4C12) here in New York City. Since it's debut in June 2011, BrainPOP's GameUp network is making an impact in ...
Teaching with Games – GLPC Case Study: Joel
Posted by SM Bruner on
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center released new research from the Games and Learning Publishing Council initiative about teaching with games. They conducted a series of case studies and a national survey, Te...
National STEM Game Challenge Winner Announced!
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Today BrainPOP congratulates the 28 winners of this year's National STEM Game Challenge! With over 3,700 entries from students in grades 5-12, competition was fierce for over $80,000 in prizes. We are...
Defending Gaming and Gamification in Educational Settings
Posted by SM Bruner on
Here is a interesting excerpt (cross post) In Defense of the Term “Gamification” as used by Learning Professionals from the Kaplan Kapp Notes Blog on Game Based Learning and Gamification:
"...Some of...
Using “Text Adventure” Games (Interactive Fiction) to Improve Literacy
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Interactive Fiction (IF), also known as "text adventures", is a type of game where the player interacts with the game world primarily via text. Written descriptions of a location are displayed, and th...
Design Corps Boot Camp
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Perhaps the coolest camp ever, I recently had the opportunity to visit Learning Games Network's summer program, Design Corps Boot Camp, at MIT. The camp offers middle school teachers and students th...
Globaloria: Engaging Students in Flash Game Design to Enhance STEM Skills
Posted by SM Bruner on
I learned about an an innovative program that is engaging young people in Flash game design at the Games 4 Change conference in NY. We are very interested in this space because BrainPOP has launched a...
Games in the Classroom? That’s Right! Introducing … GameUp
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
Games? In the classroom? Seriously?
Yes. For students, games are where it’s at. We are beyond excited to share our newest development, GameUp™ As teachers, we know that games – good games - e...
Games 4 Change Festival 2011
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We're gearing up for the Games for Change Festival coming up on in NYC on June 20 - 22. This is an event we're big fans of and have been attending for years!
Games for Change is the leading global ...
Meaningful Fun: Why Video Games Should be Used in the Classroom (Part 1 of 3)
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Video games get a bad rap. Parents ban their children from ever playing them, social critics bemoan them for their violence, and teachers view them as brain-killing devices par excellence. And yet, k...
