Episode 245: Gamification in SPED

07/09/2025 58 min

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Episode Synopsis

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 (https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtyNerdShop?dd_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F)
City Year (https://www.cityyear.org)
Freedom Riders (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1558952/)
Some of the games Dykeisha mentions:
God of War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_War_(franchise))
Kingdom Hearts (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts)
The Legend of Zelda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda)
Ed Tech tools Dykeisha mentions:
Edpuzzle (https://edpuzzle.com/)
Nearpod (https://nearpod.com/)
Peardeck (https://peardeck.com)
Comic book characters Dykeisha mentions
Deadpool (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadpool)
Batman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman)
Harley Quinn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Quinn)
A few of the anime and manga mentioned on this episode:
Demon Slayer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_Slayer:_Kimetsu_no_Yaiba)
Afro Samurai (http://www.afrosamurai.com/)
My Hero Academia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Hero_Academia)
Dragonball Z (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z)
Sailor Moon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon)
Pokemon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokémon_(TV_series))
Yu-gi-oh (https://www.yugioh.com/)
Dykeisha's interactive classroom resource "Innocent or Guilty (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19wAeusuG1JdiwU6TOGtexUWTV3AJIZOSEk_39haWhjg/edit?slide=id.p3#slide=id.p3)," based on the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Attorney) series of video games
Connect with Dykeisha by email at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond (https://twitter.com/zpdiamond) on Twitter and Learning to Teach (https://www.learningtoteach.co/) Special Guest: Dykeisha Hill.