Gaming
Brain Points: A Growth Mindset Reward Structure Boosts Player Persistence!
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Brain Points: A Growth Mindset Reward Structure Boosts Player Persistence in Refraction
By: Eleanor O'Rourke
Psychologist Carol Dweck has made an interesting discovery. She and her colleagues have...
TSN-2 and My BrainPOP: SnapThought Prompts
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TSN-2 and My BrainPOP work together! Have your students signed up for My BrainPOP? If so, students will be able to take snapshots during TSN-2 game play with the SnapThought tool! MyBrainPOP is availa...
How Kids Play Games: Teachable Moments in Refraction and Treefrog Treasure
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Guest blogger Eleanor O'Rourke of the University of Washington shares her reflections on a study of how children and adults play two of GameUp's games, Refraction and Treefrog Treasure.
Adults and ...
Addition Blocks Comes to GameUp
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Addition Blocks is the newest math game to be featured on GameUp! Back in 2011, the Federal Department of Education’s Digital Promise Initiative announced the STEM Video Game Challenge, and Georgia b...
LawCraft Game Trailer
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Check out this thirty second LawCraft game trailer video from Filament to see the game in action!...
Essential Questions: LawCraft Social Studies Game
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What fundamental beliefs about rights and responsibilities are evident in the laws our country has passed?
How do citizens (individually and collectively) influence laws and government?
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Games For Change Award Nominations go to GameUp Partners Filament and Learning Games Network!
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Congratulations to GameUp partners Filament Games and Learning Games Network for their nominations in the "Best Gameplay" category at the annual Games for Change awards this June. LGN's game, Quandar...
Playful Learning and Game Play – Guest Blogger Lauren Burner Shares Reflections on Professional Development with BrainPOP
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A playful, thoughtful professional development day at the BrainPOP office in Manhattan brought designers, educators and gamers together to discuss the future of educational gaming in classrooms acro...
Game Based Learning Professional Development Opportunity in New York City
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Attention all New York City based Game Based Learning teacher enthusiasts! We wanted to pass along information about a great professional development opportunity. This Thursday, May 9th, The Tribeca ...
Weaving Literacy and Assessment into Game-Based Learning
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BrainPOP's Allisyn Levy shares her experience integrating assessment into game-based learning.
For a long time, I was on a hunt for an amazing English Language Arts game that tied into curriculum a...
