Teacher Tool #3--GoNoodle

GoNoodle: A Tool for Video and Gamification

Go Noodle is a web-based service that is free for teachers and parents. It provides engaging videos that encourage student movement in the classroom or at home. Students will pick a class "creature" that will earn points and change its features. The program tracks the time the class spends playing these brain breaks (a perfect opportunity to incorporate graphing and teach time concepts). Classrooms can compete against each other! It meets the criteria for an "emerging trend" because it is an example of how video content is being highly used in schools and how classrooms can use games to further student learning or environments for increased student productivity.

The link to Go Noodle is: https://www.gonoodle.com.

Illinois State Goal

1.  STATE GOAL 19: Acquire movement and motor skills and understand concepts necessary to engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity.

Support Resources

1.  The following video is an example of my students' and my children's favorite brain break "Kitty High Five." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDYC9eBkvrs
2.  Click on the following article by Dr. Donna Wilson that supports exercise and movement through the school day: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/move-body-grow-brain-donna-wilson.
3.  See the picture below of my class creature.

Educational Trend Connection

Video Content in the Classroom:
Murray, C. (2012). 6 Hot Trends in Educational Technology [#Infographic]. EdTech. Retrieved 22 March 2015, from http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2012/11/6-hot-trends-educational-technology-infographic

Gamification in the Classroom:
Johnson, L., Adams Becker, S., Estrada, V., and Freeman, A. (2014). NMC Horizon Report: 2014 K-12 Edition. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.

References

1.  Isbe.net,. (2015). Illinois Learning Standards for Physical Development and Health. Retrieved 21 March 2015, from http://www.isbe.net/ils/pdh/standards.htm
2.  Support.gonoodle.com,. (2015). What is GoNoodle? – Support and Feedback for GoNoodle. Retrieved 22 March 2015, from http://support.gonoodle.com/knowledgebase/articles/191223-what-is-gonoodle
3.  Wilson, D,. (2014). Move Your Body, Grow Your Brain. Retrieved 22 March 2015, from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/move-body-grow-brain-donna-wilson
4.  YouTube,. (2015). Kitty high five song. Retrieved 22 March 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDYC9eBkvrs