{"id":6347,"date":"2016-10-10T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=6347"},"modified":"2016-10-10T11:27:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T17:27:55","slug":"new-book-choosing-and-using-digital-games-in-the-classroom-a-practical-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2016\/10\/10\/new-book-choosing-and-using-digital-games-in-the-classroom-a-practical-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"New Book: Choosing and Using Digital Games in the Classroom: A Practical Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p>I am thrilled to announce that my book is now available. This book is full of lists and practical advice on how to use games in the classroom. It takes you from the theories that underpin both learning and teaching with games to the practical application of these theories. There are dozens of strategies for using games in the classroom and templates to help you design and build lesson plans for single classes or entire courses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/MagicBullet\/doku.php?id=book-teasers\">For some sneak peeks &#8211; including some of the many images &#8211; try here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/gp\/book\/9783319122229\">Springer Site (includes both hardcover and eBook versions)<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-6347'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(6347);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(6347);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(6347);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>I am thrilled to announce that my book is now available. This book is full of lists and practical advice on how to use games in the classroom. It takes you from the theories that underpin both learning and teaching &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2016\/10\/10\/new-book-choosing-and-using-digital-games-in-the-classroom-a-practical-guide\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[360,9,12,369,396,24],"tags":[388,41,389,342,15,16,393],"class_list":["post-6347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book","category-educational-technology","category-games","category-higher-education","category-serious-games","category-teaching-learning","tag-academia","tag-education","tag-educational-technology","tag-games-gaming","tag-higher-education","tag-instructional-design","tag-teaching-learning"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-1En","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4883,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/06\/29\/7-ways-to-use-games-in-the-classroom\/","url_meta":{"origin":6347,"position":0},"title":"7 Ways to Use Games in the Classroom","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"June 29, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"There are many ways to use games in the classroom.\u00a0Games can be used as: Content -\u00a0The content of the game directly addresses some curricular need. 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