photo by Dave McLean
Hey! You know how everyone’s always talking about making education better but they never actually ask you what would make it better for you? Here’s your chance, chime in and join the discussion. We’re looking to make more online tools and lessons for students – and sharing those tools and feedback with teachers too.
The sky’s the limit. And for your troubles, we’ll randomly select one contributor and send you an Unboring Learning T-shirt for being so damn awesome.
Hi!
I “work” for a company in Norway called We Want To Know! We were formed in January 2012 and our focus is on Game-Based Learning. Our first product is the math game “DragonBox” and we have more games in the planning stages. WeWantToKnow aims to make learning fun, easy and addictive.
DragonBox does away with tedious equations and math quizzes, replacing them instead with a simple game involving cards and a magical box. The game evolves as kids master the skills and concepts presented. After one hour of playing DragonBox, twelve-year olds can tackle equations their parents struggle to solve. DragonBox was pre-launched in Norway to let schools, kids and parents test the game. Almost immediately, it rocketed to the top of the charts, becoming the most purchased app in the Apple App Store in Norway– displacing other, more traditional games. More than 10% of all iPad users in Norway have downloaded DragonBox within the first few weeks of its release.
http://dragonboxapp.com/quotes.html
I´ve added a few other links below so you can get a real feel for the game.
DragonBox is designed for iPad and Android tablets, but also works well on iPhone and Android phones. A special version is available for Mac OS. DragonBox costs $5.99 for the tablet version and $2.99 for the phone version. Download it from the Apple App Store or Google Play. A PC version will also be available soon.
http://dragonboxapp.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX_eqGTpCcs&feature=related
https://www.facebook.com/DragonBoxApp
https://twitter.com/jbhkb
We would love any feedback from yourself the contributors to your blog!
Best regards
Ian