Kids today live in a digital connected world. Prepare your students for the new global economy by leveraging the technology they love and understand best. This straightforward, easy-to-follow guide helps you build essential 21st-century skills using digital video games. Ryan Schaaf and Nicky Mohan provide a cutting-edge, research-based approach— built around time-honoured instructional practices. Step-by-step strategies help you easily find, evaluate and integrate digital games into your existing lesson plans or completely redesign your classroom.
This practical guide helps teachers use well-designed game elements to
- promote meaningful student buy-in
- create student-centred, collaborative learning spaces
- teach and assess 21st Century Fluencies
- address multiple intelligences using research-based strategies
This book includes a detailed implementation outline, a revised Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy oriented to game content, summarised notes and a reading list for engaged, adventure-filled learning!
