Thank you for joining us for our Game Based learning workshop for Maths teachers! We hope that you will have a lot of fun and learn a few new tools and tricks!!

Activity one: Kahoot - What is Game Based learning and Gamification?

• Go to kahoot it (in your Chrome browser), insert the game code and your name and wait for the game to start!!
• Create an account at kahoot.com and search for relevant topics that you are teaching. Evaluate some of the premade Kahoots for usability and adaption for your classroom.

Activity 2: Mentimeter - Discussion and consolidation

• Got to https://bit.ly/kmenti (or menti.com) and wait for the the facilitator to open the discussion.
• Was this an example of gamification? Motivate.
• Search for relevant topics in your subject area and adapt the slides for your purposes. Do the questions enhance mathematical knowledge and or thinking? See the fraction one: https://www.menti.com/alphdf6zqosu

Activity 3: Blooket - Level up!

• Go to play.blooket.com and wait for the Exponents game to start.
• How does this game compare to the games we played before?
• What was the game elements?

Activity 4: Using quizzes for whole class engagement

• Get your team spirit going!! In which team are you??? 1-->2-->3-->4
• Wait for the facilitator to start the game.
• Investigate the various games that www.math-play.com/index.html have on offer
• Use Ai to create your quiz options (see example done with Magicschool.ai here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1frxlOVFWpVy4L05tE9cgAXuB6-eJ6DcOS0L9eszoTrY/edit?usp=sharing

Activity 5: Create your own game using Flippity.net

• Play the matching game by yourself (Maths shapes ) Spreadsheet
  • How can you improve the choices to make it challenging for the learners at their level?
  • How to insert maths shapes or equations into your Flippity.
    • Create/equation pictures or shapes in a folder.
    • Upload to https://postimage.com
    • Choose your code for all images as the Direct link
• Play the flashcard game (maths termimology) and change it into a matching game for your class.
• Change or create a crossword puzzle, or better still, let the learners create their own crossword puzzles and flashcards and compete with one another! (Critique example)

Activity 6: Other maths learning game sites

• https://math4childrenplus.com/games/place-value/
• mathplayground.com
• gimbit.com
  • Join the exponents game (https://www.gimkit.com/join)
  • Pick your topic and modify the game: https://www.gimkit.com/me
• https://toytheater.com/category/teacher-tools/
• Auto games: https://99math.com/host/dashboard
• Please add your apps and games below in the comments or on the Facebook group

Earn your Game based learning and gamification badge!

• bit.ly/TTThappy
• How do I submit my DIeP lesson?
• bit.ly/dieplessonplan (template)
• bit.ly/kgamebadge (criteria for badge)
• bit.ly/kbadges (badges index of av available badges)
• bit.ly/kbadgetracker

Our Game Based Learning Wakelet (follow along)