Games+and+Gamification

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=Topic:= What is this?

The use of Games to enhance learning, creativity and thinking in varying learning environments. Using games/creating games in an educational setting.

[|__How to Create Game:__][|__Educational Games and Gamification:__] [|__http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamification__] [|__http://minecraftedu.com/__] [|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI0BN5AWOe8__] http://www.ted.com/talks/gabe_zichermann_how_games_make_kids_smarter.html

=Team Members=

Lorraine Johnson - Chanel College, Gladstone Kerrie Stubblety - LbP & DVNC Melbourne Sarah-Kay Coulter - Melbourne Girls Grammar Marcia Fisher - teacher librarian - Townsville Cary Tiedeman- Year 6 Teacher from Mary Help of Christians Sawtell. Cath Taylor - Moruya High School - South Coast NSW-- Special Education Teacher. Joshua Whysall - Glasshouse Country Christian College - IT Technician Matthew Gibson - Glasshouse Country Christian College - Sunshine Coast, QLD - IT Assistant Cassie Thorne - St Luke's Anglican School Bundaberg.

=Examples of current classroom use (if any)=

//.// > > Gbanga launched the educational location-based game Gbanga Zooh for Zurich Zoo and it asked players to save endangered animals and physically bring them back to a zoo. The game encourages players to maintain virtual habitats across the Canton of Zurich in order to attract and collect endangered species of animals.
 * I use games on an iPad to get kids with Intellectual Disabilities to engage and learn how to use this technology.
 * I use this as a motivator and a bribe so students reach new found learning goals and
 * work towards achieving tasks they find difficult or lack motivation.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gbanga Zooh for Zurich Zoo
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The use of software such as Mathletics and Reading Eggs has been used in the Primary area and can be used for remedial work with those in Middle school.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Our school has used Minecraft in an educational setting- examples include building the trenches at ANZAC Cove.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We have used ipads in a 1:1 setting in grade 1-3. The educational games are a great way to get the children involved and participating in activities that would normally appear boring.

=Potential classroom uses=

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Badges - Rewards - Is a visual representation of an accomplishment, such as skill competency, knowledge competency, attendance, participation, project completion, or a professional credential.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Extension activities.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Use of Gaming to develop concepts of Social Ethics

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Team Work, Breaking down barriers

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Educational version of steam - www.teachwithportals.com.

=Top five must-have resources=

[|__https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/ipad-tips-tricks/id562515466?mt=11__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jeanette Davies - how to make an iPad accessible to students with disabilities. Make gaming accessible to all [|.]

[|__http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/connect__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Check this device out it makes it possible for people with physical disabilities that use switches to access iPads.

[|__http://www.sploder.com/__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create your own games.

__Games in Education__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This website has examples of games that can be used in education.

[|__How Games are Improving Education__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Website to examine how games are used in Education

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