{"id":7777,"date":"2024-11-01T11:04:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T17:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=7777"},"modified":"2024-11-10T17:43:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T00:43:33","slug":"my-book-is-finally-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2024\/11\/01\/my-book-is-finally-out\/","title":{"rendered":"My Book is Finally OUT!!!!"},"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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7796 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gamification101-1-205x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gamification101-1-205x300.png 205w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gamification101-1.png 544w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/>Eight years in the making&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>It is the first volume of three, meant to be a super easy introduction to the whys and hows of meaningful gamification in an educational setting &#8211; both formal and corporate.<\/p>\n<p>It is a relatively short book, ~250 pages, and it includes a veritable treasure trove of strategies you can implement in any class. These strategies have been tested in multiple classes both big and small under a variety of conditions. And just in case you worry that these strategies are yet another bandwagon to jump on that won&#8217;t actually work in your own classroom, you will see that they are grounded in solid educational theory that has withstood the test of time.<\/p>\n<p>This book does not try to fill in all of the theoretical underpinnings of these ideas, but it does break new ground in giving you new ways to look at teaching that can dislodge some of the old traditions that have been holding us back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/dp\/1773707744\">Find it on Amazon, and other places.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\r\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm-ca.amazon.ca\/e\/cm?t=minholmed-20&o=15&p=26&l=ez&f=ifr&f=ifr\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\">\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"gr_add_to_books\">\n<div class=\"gr_custom_each_container_\"><a style=\"border: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/isbn\/1773707744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.gr-assets.com\/images\/atmb_add_book-70x25.png\" alt=\"Gamification 101: How to Bring Joy Back to Learning By Making Your Classroom Gameful\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- the identifier in the following script tag can be a GR book id or an isbn --><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/add_to_books_widget_frame\/1773707744?atmb_widget%5Bbutton%5D=atmb_widget_1.png\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-7777'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(7777);\" 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(7777);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(7777);\">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>Eight years in the making&#8230;.. It is the first volume of three, meant to be a super easy introduction to the whys and hows of meaningful gamification in an educational setting &#8211; both formal and corporate. 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