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This NYU/U of Michigan research study of middle-school students found that games that provided the following support for monitoring student progress, were the most helpful for teachers and their students:

• "dashboards that provide an overview of progress for either individual students or groups of students; 
• screen captures that can be annotated and serve as a point of communication between students and teachers about learning or progress"

Mind/Shift has run a series on digital games and learning and has not put together a guide that provides the highlights of this series. Why? To quote from the post... "to create a dynamic, in-depth guide that answers many of the most pressing questions that educators, parents, and life-long learners have raised around using digital games for learning."

A few of the topics covered are:

* What Research Says About Gaming and Screen Time

* How to Start Using Games for Digital Learning

* Overcoming Obstacles for Using Digital Games in the Classroom

The post provides a more in-depth overview.

Over 30 pages of ideas of how to pick and use games with your students.