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Category: Gamification

  • Distance Learning

We Made a Thing

  • by John
  • Posted on March 1, 2021March 8, 2021

PS: Dig this comic book-like presentation? It’s a fully editable Google Slides template, and just…

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  • Distance Learning

Get To Know Me Slides

  • by John
  • Posted on August 10, 2020August 8, 2020

Doing the virtual teaching thing this fall? Take your “About Me” survey to the next…

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  • #QRBreakIN

Class is Lava!!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 28, 2020

Ready to add a little heat to your sleepy back-to-school syllabus? Then watch your step!…

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  • Conferences

Join The Great Plains Virtual Summit!

  • by John
  • Posted on June 22, 2020

SO EXCITED to formally announce my participation in this year’s Great Plains Summit: Quarantine Edition!…

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  • Gamification

Open Source Time Corps

  • by John
  • Posted on August 20, 2019September 3, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Watch the amazing Math Master kick the year off with…

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  • Gamification

Two Rooms and an Open Source Template Tuesday

  • by John
  • Posted on August 13, 2019August 13, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Watch an off-the-shelf game go BOOM! Hi! If you’re new…

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  • Classroom

Open Source Template Tuesday Muliplied!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 30, 2019July 30, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Watch the amazing Math Master kick the year off with…

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  • #QRBreakIN

Career Changing

  • by John
  • Posted on July 25, 2019July 26, 2019

Some thoughts from my first ever presentation as a conference keynote speaker. Yesterday I was…

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  • Classroom

Open Source Template Tuesday Is Inevitable!

  • by John
  • Posted on June 18, 2019June 18, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Seventh graders assemble to outwit the Endgame! Hi! If you’re…

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  • Book

Happy Hashtag Thursday!

  • by John
  • Posted on June 13, 2019June 13, 2019

The Edrenaline Rush is almost here! Book arrives THIS SUNDAY! To celebrate the upcoming release…

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  • Gamification

Open Source Diagon Alley

  • by John
  • Posted on June 11, 2019June 11, 2019

It’s Open Source Template Tuesday! Expelliarmus, Sleepy Lectures! Hi! If you’re new to the blog, welcome!…

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  • Book

PRE-ORDERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!

  • by John
  • Posted on June 10, 2019June 17, 2019

Get ready to feel the #EDrenaline Rush! What if going to school captured the thrills…

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  • Classroom

The Blind (Bags) Leading the Blind

  • by John
  • Posted on May 24, 2019May 24, 2019

“Introduce a little anarchy…” – The Joker In yesterday’s post, we talked about the ridiculous…

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  • Gamification

LEGO Blind Bags

  • by John
  • Posted on May 23, 2019May 24, 2019

Feeling lucky? Hungarian-American psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has spent his life’s work researching the positive psychology…

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  • Classroom

Welcome to The Matrix!

  • by John
  • Posted on May 9, 2019May 8, 2019

Ready to see how deep the rabbit hole goes, Neo? Looking to change the game…

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  • #QRBreakIN

The Never Ending Passion Project

  • by John
  • Posted on May 2, 2019May 2, 2019

Wanna’ see something really scary? Robert De Niro as the sociopathic Max Cady in the…

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  • Gamification

Classroom Teachers: The Chaotic Good

  • by John
  • Posted on April 30, 2019May 1, 2019

I was hanging out on Facebook of all places the other day when I stumbled…

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  • Classroom

The #EggDashChallenge is Hopping in 8 Countries and 38 States!

  • by John
  • Posted on April 18, 2019

Hundreds of teacher videos. Thousands of happy students. One worldwide #EDrenaline Rush On March 21,…

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  • Gamification

#EggDashChallenge: Game of Thrones!

  • by John
  • Posted on April 14, 2019April 14, 2019

Can you save Westeros? Winter is coming for the #EggDashChallenge! In honor of tonight’s season…

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  • Gamification

Welcome to the igKnight Academy

  • by John
  • Posted on April 13, 2019April 13, 2019

A single system for infinitely personalized PD. No more one-side-fits none meetings! Imagine a Netflix…

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  • Classroom

SEVEN Countries and 31 States!

  • by John
  • Posted on April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

We are SO CLOSE to our goal!! Help us #FillTheMap before Easter! On March 21,…

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  • Classroom

Rory’s Story Cubes

  • by John
  • Posted on April 10, 2019April 11, 2019

Any content. Any grade level. Ready to roll? If you have not already discovered them,…

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  • Classroom

The #EggDashChallenge Wants YOU!

  • by John
  • Posted on April 4, 2019

Just 24 states left to go! Help us #FillTheMap before Easter! On March 21, we…

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  • Classroom

Let’s Play JENGA!

  • by John
  • Posted on April 4, 2019

Any content. Any course. Game on! Here’s a super easy activity to add a fun…

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  • Classroom

#EggDashChallenge: Kansas, and Illinois, and MEXICO? Oh My!!

  • by John
  • Posted on April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Twenty five states, two provinces, and SIX countries! Can we #FillTheMap before Easter?! On March…

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  • Classroom

Social Media Smackdown!

  • by John
  • Posted on April 1, 2019April 1, 2019

Looking to add a little social media flair to a humanities lesson? Then let’s get…

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  • Classroom

#EggDashChallenge: Week One Report

  • by John
  • Posted on April 1, 2019

Twenty three states, two provinces, and FOUR countries! Can we #FillTheMap before Easter?! On March…

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  • Classroom

Fortnite-Inspired Battle Royal Review

  • by John
  • Posted on March 30, 2019March 29, 2019

Ready to take your #EggDashChallenge to new heights? Grab a Chug Jug and squad up!…

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  • Classroom

#EggDashChallenge: Day Four

  • by John
  • Posted on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019

Twenty states and counting! Can we #FillTheMap before Easter?! Last week, we posted a high-energy…

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  • Classroom

#EggDashChallenge: Day Three

  • by John
  • Posted on March 28, 2019March 29, 2019

Fifteen states and four countries! Can we #FillTheMap before Easter?! Last week, we posted a…

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  • Classroom

#EggDashChallenge: Day Two

  • by John
  • Posted on March 27, 2019March 29, 2019

So much energy! The #EggDashChallenge has gone GLOBAL! Last week, we posted a high-energy video…

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  • Gamification

#EggDashChallenge

  • by John
  • Posted on March 22, 2019March 23, 2019

Ready to join a learning revolution? You’ll have to break a few eggs… We’ve got…

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  • ASCD

From Break Out to Break IN

  • by John
  • Posted on March 18, 2019March 18, 2019

Turn any ho-hum centers activity into a game-changing REVERSE escape room! Busy day! Thank you…

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  • Gamification

On Homework, Motivation, and MAR10!

  • by John
  • Posted on March 10, 2019March 11, 2019

Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle. A few years ago, I…

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  • Classroom

Holy #QRBreakIN, Batman!

  • by John
  • Posted on March 5, 2019March 3, 2019

Student-centered sub planning with a religious twist! A few weeks back, I had the chance…

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  • Classroom

Good, Better, Best…

  • by John
  • Posted on March 3, 2019March 3, 2019

Never let it rest, ’til the good is better and the better is best! I…

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  • Classroom

Text Quest: Scoresheets and Medal Ceremonies

  • by John
  • Posted on February 15, 2019February 23, 2019

The grand finale of our week-long look at how to gamify any unit! Don’t get…

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  • Classroom

Text Quest: Gamechanging Seminars

  • by John
  • Posted on February 14, 2019April 24, 2019

Leveling the playing field as we change the game!   On Tuesday we talked about…

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  • Classroom

Text Quest: #Hashtag Hunt

  • by John
  • Posted on February 13, 2019March 3, 2019

Part two in an epic four part series on how to gamify *any* lesson plan!…

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  • Classroom

Text Quest: RPG Dice Roll

  • by John
  • Posted on February 12, 2019

Part one in an epic four part series on how to gamify *any* lesson plan!…

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  • Classroom

Escape the Frozen Caverns!

  • by John
  • Posted on February 1, 2019

A perfect way to spend a snowy day of lesson planning… Tomorrow morning I’ve been…

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  • Dream Rush

Gamified Syllabus Video Walkthrough!

  • by John
  • Posted on January 23, 2019

My good buddy Keven Rinaman, M. Ed. (@kevenrinaman) is putting together a presentation for his…

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  • Gamification

Gamified PD?

  • by John
  • Posted on January 8, 2019January 8, 2019

A3. One of the passion projects I’m currently working up is a fully gamified, yearlong…

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  • Classroom

Research Thesis Shootout!

  • by John
  • Posted on January 6, 2019January 7, 2019

Turning thesis writing into a Wild West showdown. This week, my eleventh grade students are…

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  • Conferences

NCEA Presentation Updates

  • by John
  • Posted on December 20, 2018January 6, 2019

Double dose of presentation session info coming in hot from NCEA 2019 this afternoon. And…

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  • Classroom

The No Red Lights Rubric

  • by John
  • Posted on December 5, 2018January 6, 2019

Have you ever played Angry Birds? The concept is super simple: the game gives you a…

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  • ASCD

Hi From Williamsburg!

  • by John
  • Posted on November 30, 2018January 6, 2019

Lock screen story swap at @VASCD #vascd18 #vascd2018. One of my FAVORITE ice breakers for…

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  • ASCD

Sneak Preview

  • by John
  • Posted on November 29, 2018January 6, 2019

Huge presentation tomorrow for VASCD18. So I decided to ask my students which experiences, specifically,…

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  • Classroom

Best Twelve Bucks I’ve Ever Spent

  • by John
  • Posted on October 23, 2018January 6, 2019

1. A set of 240 fluorescent Avery circular labels costs like $12. 2. Icons are…

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  • Gamification

Right on Target

  • by John
  • Posted on October 23, 2018January 6, 2019

Late afternoon adventures in lesson planning, courtesy of the toy aisle at @Target. Next week…

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