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Engaging Math Games for Educational Fun

Discover effective math games that engage students and promote learning, avoiding the pitfalls of ineffective games. Get recommendations and tips for incorporating these games into your teaching strategy.

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Engaging Math Games for Educational Fun

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  1. Game Time ValORIE AND Ryan Zonnefeld Dordt College Credit to Maria Andersen for many concepts

  2. Who’s PLAYING GAMES? • 91% of 2-17 year olds play online games according to cnet

  3. Lame games (Maria anderson) • It’s just homework, with pretty graphics • There is no strategy involved.  Playing faster, slower, or making different decisions have no effect on the overall outcome or scoring. • The game play stops when it’s time to do math • The game can be won by trial and error, with no mathematical abilities. • The “game” is a fixed puzzle, not a game. • There is no “check” in the game for correct math (or there is no “check” for all players, only the winners). • In multiplayer games, only the current player is involved, everyone else is an observer. • It has bad design.

  4. Examples of a bad math game • Balance between boredom and frustration • Example 1 – Absolutely • Example 2 – Area & Perimeter • Example 3 – Math Baseball

  5. Good game • Teaches how to play with an easy concept • Continually progresses / gets harder gradually • Leveled • Engaging • Time to play – feel free to explore while we talk

  6. A Few of our favorites: • Dragonbox – iPad app • Flower power • Line gem • Ice ice maybe • Algeboats – iPad app • Motion math – iPad app • Factor-Tris • The Wrecks Factor • Algebra meltdown

  7. How to use • 1 to 1 environment • Have available during free time • Put on website • Assign homework and ask students to send a screen shot after 15 minutes or once they reach a certain level or score

  8. What are your favorites? • Apps • Websites • Other

  9. Contact information • ValorieZonnefeld • http://homepages.dordt.edu/valoriez/ • Ryan Zonnefeld • http://homepages.dordt.edu/ryanz/ • Maria Andersen • http://busynessgirl.com/

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