Gamification 2.0

I think gamification is a great thing for students.  Learning all these different ways to use games in the classroom was a wonderful learning experience.  This experience gave me a chance to test out different ways to use games and other tools to turn normal curriculum into games.  I also enjoyed learning the different things to use to keep students involved while on the technology devices.  Learning to use twitter, edmodo, and the tech game were great tools to use in the future.  I did like the group assignments which gave us a way to collaborate ideas and be creative in completing our assignments.  I think the last couple of lessons with technology and gaming opened the doors to endless possibilities for what we can do as teachers in the classroom to keep the students interest at high levels.

Gamification

I think games for learning are a great idea but the games have to be easy to do and fun for the students.  I think some of the games and topics we go over are easy to understand but sometimes the iPad's do not work with the programs and makes the games more frustrating then fun. Finding a game that works in the classroom is always a good idea cause it gives the students a break from the normal teaching lesson. I personally wish we were in a computer lab since a lot of these programs are tough to open and close so often and remember where I currently was.  On of the first things we did was to create a avatar of ourselves.  This is something that is fun and the students can use to identify with themselves playing the games.  Here is what I created. 

Discussion

Today we picked up class where we left off in the previous class. It was cool to create our surveys and quizzes and see how to view the results from the two documents. I also liked using this method with grading the quizzes since this will save time. It was fun to mess around sign google plus too and I can see the benefits for having that option with teaching. However, I am not a huge fan of twitter but I can definitely see the bonus to using it for education. I liked how there are all these different tools helping students and teachers life a bit easier.