Gamify Literacy
Boost Comprehension, Collaboration, and Learning
Published on 29. April 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-56484-386-9 (ISBN)
Description
Literacy is at the heart of education - and what better way to teach this important subject than through the motivational techniques built into gamification?
With Gamify Literacy, teacher Michele Haiken brings together top educators and gaming professionals to share gamification strategies, demonstrating how teachers can use gaming tools and activities to improve literacy and content learning.
This friendly, accessible guide provides classroom educators and tech coaches with tips and inspiration on how to apply gaming techniques to improve literacy and deepen student collaboration and critical thinking.
This book includes: - Tips for implementing gaming techniques to engage and motivate students
- Fun and engaging design to complement a game-based approach to learning
- Examples that can easily be modified for different grade levels
With Gamify Literacy, teacher Michele Haiken brings together top educators and gaming professionals to share gamification strategies, demonstrating how teachers can use gaming tools and activities to improve literacy and content learning.
This friendly, accessible guide provides classroom educators and tech coaches with tips and inspiration on how to apply gaming techniques to improve literacy and deepen student collaboration and critical thinking.
This book includes: - Tips for implementing gaming techniques to engage and motivate students
- Fun and engaging design to complement a game-based approach to learning
- Examples that can easily be modified for different grade levels
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Eugene
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56484-386-9 (9781564843869)
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Person
Michele Haiken is a literacy teacher at Rye Middle School and an adjunct professor at Manhattanville College. She is also a frequent speaker and a contributor to the ISTE book Teaching Literacy in the Digital Age. For Gamify Literacy, HAiken collaborated with a range of game and literacy experts, including top game developers, teachers, librarians and technology coordinators.