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“A radically different journey in education,”

- Fast Company

learning through play

mobile learning immersive learning

games & simulation emotion based learning

digital makers If a child can’t learn the way we teach,

maybe we should teach the way they learn.

- Ignacio Estrada

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�Our programs, research, and products cater to students, teachers & families regardless of their technological means. �Whether it’s hands-on learning or high tech mobile and immersive digital curriculum, core standards-based learning objectives are inherent throughout GameDesk technology and curriculum.

TAILORED APPROACHES

PLAYMAKER  SCHOOL  funded  by  Bill  and  Melinda  Gates  Founda>on  

Ø  MODULAR Ø  INTEREST DRIVEN Ø  MAKING/INTERACTING/PLAY

school  

GameDesk’s  School/Incuba>on  &  Use-­‐case  Center  

Funded  by  the  Bill  and  Melinda  Gates  Founda>on  

Curricular  Approaches  

Future  school  space  model  

GameDesk  completely  redesigned    two  tradi>onal  classrooms  &  one  large  group  space  to  create  a  idea*on,  maker,  and  mobile  &  

digital  immersion  space.    

portal!

Largest educational online repository of game, app, & maker ed-tech products and lesson plans in the world

Created by GameDesk Funded by AT&T

portal!Features:      A  vast  library  of  veOed  teaching  tools  including  games,  apps,  and  maker  kits    Lesson  plans  that  link  to  these  tools  with  teaching  objec>ves,  resource  integra>on  and  connec>ons  to  common  core  standards    Easy  naviga>on  and  search  to  quickly  find  resources  and  ideas    Customized  content  “backpacks”  to  easily  organize  and  share  informa>on      Authorship  tools  that  allow  users  to  create  and  share  original  content  

GameDesk’s  premier  new  Research  &  Development  hub.    3500  square  foot  complex  for  rapid  development  of  innova*ve  educa*onal  products  and  programs  and  services  to  the  city,  na*on,  and  world.  

NEW  GAMEDESK  MEGA-­‐HUB  

Bringing GameDesk directly to educators to help them master new technologies and techniques & to create their own mobile and new-tech curriculum.

“Helping teachers with new technologies and techniques & create their own engaging 21st

century curriculum.” Remains one the most requested programs in our history.

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DreamLab NATIONAL  TRAINING  PROGRAM  

Mobile Research

2013 BEST PAPER Mobile Learning Conference

Published - Journal Games and Learning

1st published National study

on the effectiveness of mobile game tech in the classroom

MOBILE LABS

PlayMaker  school  

FUNDED BY the National Science Foundation

 Na>onal  group  of  the  top  assessment  scholars  in  the  na>on,  funded  by  NSF,  to  advise  and  work  with  GameDesk  to  design  and  build  embedded  and  21st  century  mobile  assessment  tools  for  teachers  and  repor>ng  tools  for  parents.      

MOBILE LABS

NEW MOBILE ASSESSMENT PROJECT

Real-time Embedded Assessments

APP, MOBILE, & GAME INTEGRATION Professional development programs that teach vibrant, playful, and academically rigorous learning platforms to educators.

MOBILE LABS

Boot Camp APP, TECH, AND GAME INTEGRATION Professional development programs that teach vibrant, playful, and academically rigorous learning platforms to educators. The GameDesk team produces rapid-fire training around app and game based learning, and teaches them how to effectively leverage these technologies as toos for learning.

Bridging mobile to traditional

MOBILE LABS

Boot Camp APP, TECH, AND GAME INTEGRATION Professional development programs that teach vibrant, playful, and academically rigorous learning platforms to educators. The GameDesk team produces rapid-fire training around app and game based learning, and teaches them how to effectively leverage these technologies as toos for learning.

TEACHERS AND SMARTPHONES

MOBILE LABS

Boot Camp APP, TECH, AND GAME INTEGRATION Professional development programs that teach vibrant, playful, and academically rigorous learning platforms to educators. The GameDesk team produces rapid-fire training around app and game based learning, and teaches them how to effectively leverage these technologies as toos for learning.

MOBILE TO DISPLAY small group learning

MOBILE LABS

Boot Camp APP, TECH, AND GAME INTEGRATION Professional development programs that teach vibrant, playful, and academically rigorous learning platforms to educators. The GameDesk team produces rapid-fire training around app and game based learning, and teaches them how to effectively leverage these technologies as toos for learning.

PEER BASED MOBILE LEARNING

MOBILE LABS

GameDesk Mobile serves parents by offering hands-on workshops designed to help adults cultivate understanding of mobile educational apps and games and enable them to dialogue and engage with their children in learning.

LINKING TO HOME

MOBILE LABS

Commercial Quality Academically Respected

Games & Apps STUDIOS

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Three  modules  in  development:    Accre*on:  We  open  at  the  BigBang  and  tell  the  story  of  how  the  Earth  went  from  elementary  par>cles  to  a  hot,  angry  ball  of  rock  floa>ng  in  space.    Layers  of  the  Earth:  How  the  Earth  got  its  crust  and  core  and  why  those  things  are  important.  Further,  this  is  the  first  >me  the  player  sees  an  Earth  that  looks  recognizable.    Plate  Tectonics  &  Earth’s  Structure:  Star>ng  at  Pangea  and  moving  to  the  present  day,  this  module  takes  a  look  at  Earth’s  “insides”,  as  well  as  the  seismic,  plate-­‐level  processes  that  govern  and  shape  the  form  of  the  Earth.  

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AERO IMMERSION

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Cognitive training Biofeedback

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Anger Challenge Frustration Challenge

Fear Challenge

mathmaker Na>onal  standards-­‐based  math  through  building  and  

designing  digital  games    

Motorola’s  longest  re-­‐funded  project  (6  years)  

•  3rd  party  evalua>ons  have  shown    con>nuous  &  substan>al  gains  in  math  state  tes>ng  

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