Game-Based Learning
By: Amy Miller, Donna Vetter, Rachel Trythall, Stacey Crocker
What is it?.....
 Game-Based
Learning is a category
of learning including everything from
the most simple 2-player game using
a piece of paper to MMO (massively
multiplayer online) games.
There are three categories in
Game-Based Learning….
Three categories…
Games that are not digital.
2) Games that are digital, but not
collaborative.
3) Collaborative digital games.
1)
Examples of categories…

Games that are not digital…
◦ Games that are already in classrooms such as
supplemental learning tools.

Digital games (collaborative and non)
◦ Computer games, Nintendo Wii, Ps3, Xbox,
online games, etc…
◦ First were developed in the early 1980’s.

Fun Fact:
◦ The average age of a video gamer in the United
States in 2009 was 35 years old.

Individually
◦ Students can play games at their desk to fill
free time
 Crossword puzzles
 Word Searches
 Sodoku
 Flashcards
◦ They can play computer games on their own to
enhance learning experiences
 Typing games
 Jump Start Software
How can it be used

Collaboratively
◦ Students can break into small groups and play
review games together
 Flash cards
 Math baseball
◦ Students can play games as a class
 Jeopardy review session
 Spelling word hangman
How can it be used
Websites for Game Based Learning
All photos have websites within this power point as to where they are
from
Sites
Learning Games
for Kids.com
•Good educational games
•Not a confusing setup for children
to navigate through
•Left hand side are categories of
education games
• Example of a game: Hang Mouse
http://www.funisland.com/gam
elist.php?id=6
Sites
Kids.com
Play
•Child friendly set up
•Shape of a hand held video game
• Certain colors on the “video game”
represent different subjects
• Examples of this are geography is
in yellows, blues are vocabulary and
purple is an example of alphabet
games
http://www.playkidsgames.com/
Sites
The Kidz Page
•Grade levels on the left side
•Start at Preschool and go up to sixth
grade
•Colorful and the games explain what
type of
learning the children will be
doing when
playing them
http://www.thekidzpage.com/lea
rninggames/index.htm
Sites
Prongo.com
•Age
based games at the top of
the page.
•Attractive towards children
•Include educational games and
non-educational ones that are
aimed toward their level of
learning
http://www.prongo.com/games/
Sites
FunBrain.com
•Harder for younger children to find there
game because of set up
•Game name is posted and that is the
hyperlink to the game
•Younger children just know the game by
a picture – then it might be harder to find
http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
Sites
Kids.org
PBS
•Based towards younger kids that cannot
read yet
•Everything is said to them and they
click on certain things to see what they
do
• One is with Cat in the Hat and you
choose a tall flower over a smaller
flower
•characters off of the TV show are
shownhttp://pbskids.org/games/