Educational Games
Games and Educational Research: A Match Made in Digital Heaven
Posted by cemignano on
Guest blogger Myra Luna-Lucero, M.A., Ed.M. shares the relationship between games and educational research, and her experience using GameUp games in that capacity. Myra is a third year doctoral stude...
5 Easy Ways to See What’s New on BrainPOP
Posted by SM Bruner on
Want to know What's New on BrainPOP? Here's a way to find out about our movie of the day, spotlight lessons and movie topics, recent movies/lessons/games we've added, and timely BrainPOP resources tha...
Institute of Play Design Pack: Systems Thinking
Posted by Laura Gatto on
Teachers at Quest to Learn schools and staff at Institute of Play use the tools in this Systems Thinking Design Pack to support teachers and students in building knowledge and skills in systems thinki...
Institute of Play Design Pack: Games and Learning
Posted by Laura Gatto on
"What if teachers could harness their creativity and knowledge to engage students in new and exciting ways? What if teachers supported each other in becoming designers of their own games for learning...
New on GameUp: MedMyst Animal Alert Science Game
Posted by SM Bruner on
MedMyst Animal Alert is a brand new science game from our partner, Rice University. Designed for students in grades 5-12, MedMyst Animal Alert allows students to take on the role of epidemiologists, m...
Playful Assessment: BrainPOP’s Sortify Game
Posted by cemignano on
Originally Recorded June 2014
Join us as we explore BrainPOP’s Sortify Game. Designed for “playful assessment,” Sortify covers a range of core subjects and is appropriate for lower elementary throu...
6 new Drafting Board games are now on GameUp!
Posted by SM Bruner on
That's right--we've got six new games from the Drafting Board series, created by our incredible partner iCivics. Drafting Board games are designed to allow students in grades 5-12 to explore the proce...
What Makes a Great Educational Game? Peek Into Our Game Evaluation Process and GLS 2014
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
There are a ton of really great games out there - but a lot of them never make it into the classroom. Why is this? The reasons include poor distribution, technical challenges, and a lack of teacher su...
Games for Change Most Significant Impact Game Award Winner – Mission US
Posted by Andrew Gardner on
We're so excited to congratulate our partner, WNET THIRTEEN and Electric Funstuff for Mission US - A Cheyenne Odyssey, recipient of the prestigious Most Significant Impact Game award at the 2014 Games...
Go Vector Go Physics Game Game Controls and Goals
Posted by SM Bruner on
The slideshow below provides a brief overview of the controls which are used to play the online physics game, as well as the objectives for winning Go Vector Go.
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