Digital Games Twitter Chat

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Education writer Greg Toppo and Vicki Phillips hosted a Twitter chat on what makes a digital game good (or bad), what teachers have learned from bringing digital games into their classrooms and what game designers can learn from teachers’ experiences.

Highlights and favorite tools from the chat are curated below.
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