Gamification in SPED

Toni Rose is joined by Dykeisha Hill to talk about using games of all types to bring joy into the classroom and connect with students

Show Notes

• ArtyNerdShop - Dykeisha's Etsy

• City Year

• Freedom Riders

• Some of the games Dykeisha mentions:

  • God of War
  • Kingdom Hearts
  • The Legend of Zelda

• Ed Tech tools Dykeisha mentions:

  • Edpuzzle
  • Nearpod
  • Peardeck

• Comic book characters Dykeisha mentions

  • Deadpool
  • Batman
  • Harley Quinn

• A few of the anime and manga mentioned on this episode:

  • Demon Slayer
  • Afro Samurai
  • My Hero Academia
  • Dragonball Z
  • Sailor Moon
  • Pokemon
  • Yu-gi-oh

• Dykeisha's interactive classroom resource "Innocent or Guilty," based on the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series of video games

• Connect with Dykeisha by email at dhill@bronxhaven.org

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