Expanding Student Collaboration Skills With Gamification
Help me give my students a multidimensional way to learn about the field of psychology, using research backed practices of gamification, students will use the Nintendo Switch to apply vocabulary in real time collaboration with their peers.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Little's classroom raised $625
This project is fully funded
My Project
For the last few years I have conducted a Mario Kart lesson in my honors and Advanced Placement Psychology classes. This is a pretty large, hands-on activity that spans two days of time to play a day and then debrief the activity during our unit on learning (classical conditioning, operant conditioning, etc.) through the use of Mario Kart...and now want to explore using The Oregon Trail. I have also researched the benefits of gamification and would like to expand on this project for each unit that I teach in psychology to explore vocabulary and overall concepts as I explore these ideas of experiential learning. This can be done in smaller groups allowing for more play and collaboration time with the addition of more consoles for students to have access to.
The TV screen, when not being used for video gaming can also be used to break students up into learning centers, or study stations, to create more interactive learning during our labs set up across the year, such as creating brain models, or having digital instructions displayed for whole groups in our sensations and perceptions lab work, and to work through different chunks of information within these stations to fit their specific needs for review of the content as we get ready for the midterms and AP exams in May.
In meeting students in a world where there are many things that can distract them through the use of technology, they will have the tools that show them how to engage in their learning.
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Nintendo Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Bundle - Multi
• Best Buy Education
$299.99
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$299.99
Insignia - 32" Class F20 Series LED HD Smart Fire TV
• Best Buy Education
$85.01
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$85.01
The Oregon Trail Nintendo Switch
• Amazon Business
$39.88
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$39.88
SanDisk - 128GB microSDXC UHS-I Memory Card for Nintendo Switch
• Best Buy Education
$15.28
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$15.28
Switch Controller Charging Dock Station Compatible with Nintendo Switch Accessories & OLED Model Joycons, KDD Switch Controller Charger Docking Station with Upgraded 8 Switch Games
• Amazon Business
$12.59
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$12.59
ivoler 4-Pack Tempered Glass Screen Protector Designed for Nintendo Switch OLED Model 2021&2023 with [Alignment Frame] Transparent HD Clear[Updated Version] Screen Protector for Switch OLED 7''
• Amazon Business
$8.86
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$8.86
Materials cost
$461.61
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$32.54
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.92
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$531.07
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$93.72
Total project goal
$624.79
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$624.79
1 Donor
-$624.79
Donations toward project cost
-$531.07
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