Category Archives: Education

Text Adventures in Grade 3/4B

Posted on February 24, 2014 by lynettecamm

I have used text adventures in the classroom before, with grade six students. I didn’t really think my grade 3/4 students would enjoy or benefit from playing text adventures: I thought they might not understand a lot of the words, … Continue reading →

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Electrocity

Posted on August 12, 2013 by lynettecamm

I have been testing the waters of GBL in a grade 3/4 classroom this year. It has been a wonderful challenge for me as a teacher and students have been open to and enthusiastic about using games to support their … Continue reading →

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Super Scribblenauts on DS in Literacy

Posted on June 4, 2012 by lynettecamm

This term we have introduced the use of Super Scribblenauts on Nintendo DS into our Literacy Rotations in the 6B classroom. Released in 2010, the game is a little gem for GBL, as the puzzles rely on the player correctly … Continue reading →

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New game from FableVision – Villainy Inc.

Posted on March 18, 2012 by lynettecamm

FableVision, the company who co-created Lure of the Labyrinth (LOTL) with MIT, have released a new online maths game called Villainy Inc. Like LOTL, the game is free and requires the latest Flashplayer download, meaning it can be played on … Continue reading →

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Case Study of Lure of the Labyrinth

Posted on March 16, 2012 by lynettecamm

As part of the DEECD’s Innovating with Technologies Serious Games Trial, Pentland Primary School was selected as a case study school for our use of Lure of the Labyrinth in our grade 5/6 classroom. We had great success with implementing … Continue reading →

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Learning Without Frontiers 2012 Day Two

Posted on January 28, 2012 by lynettecamm

9.40am Here we are again, we’ve packed our suitcases (I had to sit on mine to close it, and while I am sure it now weighs more than I do, I am assured that it doesn’t) so that we can … Continue reading →

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Learning Without Frontiers 2012 Day One

Posted on January 26, 2012 by lynettecamm

9.30am. We’ve just filed into the Main Theatre here at the Olympia Conference Centre on Hammersmith Road in London, the same venue that hosted the BETT Conference 2 weeks ago. A different area of the venue is being used – … Continue reading →

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School visit with Dawn Hallybone

Posted on January 24, 2012 by lynettecamm

After seeing Dawn Hallybone speak about using Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS at Learning Without Frontiers 2011, I have followed her work through her blog From Dawn till Dusk where she writes about her experiences using Games-Based Learning in her … Continue reading →

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BETT 2012

Posted on January 16, 2012 by lynettecamm

I am currently in London attending conferences and conducting school and university visits as part of my project to investigate best practice in Games-Based Learning in Education. I attended the BETT 2012 Show and Collabor8 4 Change (a BETT Unconference) … Continue reading →

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