{"id":6373,"date":"2016-07-25T16:07:35","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T06:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/profpete.com.au\/?p=6373"},"modified":"2016-07-25T16:07:35","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T06:07:35","slug":"math-in-the-news-pokemon-go-math-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/25\/math-in-the-news-pokemon-go-math-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"K-6 Math in the News: Pok\u00e9mon Go and Math for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a teacher who uses Pok\u00e9mon Go? Are you looking for ways you can tap into the Pok\u00e9mon Go craze to connect with your students?<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AB5WOcnw3Ik?theme=light&amp;rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Go is the latest in the Pok\u00e9mon franchise, and has broken records at the Apple iTunes store, where it is now the most-downloaded app in the first week of release in the store&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>But for teachers, how could the game be useful? Google as indexed over 15M pages on &#8220;Pok\u00e9mon Go education&#8221;, reflecting the creative efforts of teachers thinking up ways to incorporate current trends into their curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>Are you thinking of incorporating Pok\u00e9mon Go into your teaching? How can enjoyment of computer games inspire our students to study math at school?<\/p>\n<h3>What do you think?<\/h3>\n<p>Will you be using Pokemon Go at all in your classroom? Do share a comment below.<\/p>\n<h2>Reference Articles<\/h2>\n<h3>Main Article: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.discoveryeducation.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/13\/pokemongo\/\" target=\"_blank\">August 2016: Pok\u00e9mon Go in the classroom<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>\u25ba News articles about Pok\u00e9mon Go:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/07\/22\/apple-says-pokemon-go-is-the-most-downloaded-app-in-its-first-week-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\">Apple says Pok\u00e9mon Go is the most downloaded app in a first week ever<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.domain.com.au\/news\/fedup-council-seek-to-take-down-pokmon-go-stops-20160722-gqbinm\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fed-up council seeks to take down Pok\u00e9mon Go stops in Rhodes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2016\/7\/22\/12255794\/pokemon-go-isis\" target=\"_blank\">Watch Pok\u00e9mon Go interrupt an ISIS briefing at the State Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/comment\/sisters-in-law\/pokmon-go-dont-break-the-law-to-play-20160722-gqbitd.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon Go: Don\u2019t break the law to play<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u25ba Other math-related articles about Pok\u00e9mon Go:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/xb7gq2ojduzp\/the-math-behind-pokemon\/\">The Math Behind Pok<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/nerdist.com\/the-science-and-math-behind-pokemon-go\/\">\u00e9<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/xb7gq2ojduzp\/the-math-behind-pokemon\/\" target=\"_blank\">mon!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nerdist.com\/the-science-and-math-behind-pokemon-go\/\">The Science and Math Behind Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net\/wiki\/Catch_rate\">Pok<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/nerdist.com\/the-science-and-math-behind-pokemon-go\/\">\u00e9<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net\/wiki\/Catch_rate\" target=\"_blank\">mon Go: Catch Rate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/articles\/2016-07-12\/3-ways-playing-pokemon-go-can-make-you-smarter\" target=\"_blank\">3 Ways Playing &#8216;Pok\u00e9mon Go&#8217; Can Make You Smarter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u25ba Education articles about Pok\u00e9mon Go:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educationworld.com\/a_news\/how-pokemon-go-perfect-tool-encouraging-summer-learning-1687680210\" target=\"_blank\">How Pok\u00e9mon GO Is the Perfect Tool for Encouraging Summer Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coloringsquared.com\/printable-coloring-sheets\/nintendo\/pokemon-characters\/pokemon-multiplication-and-division\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pokemon Multiplication and Division<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/education\/education-news\/pok-mon-go-classroom-help-autistic-children-australia-craig-smith-a7144946.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon Go used in classrooms to help autistic children<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/education\/pokemon-go-may-help-not-hinder-in-rural-schools-20160714-gq5uc1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pokemon Go may help, not hinder in rural schools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edtechmagazine.com\/k12\/article\/2016\/07\/3-ways-pok-mon-go-can-create-meaningful-learning-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\">3 Ways Pok\u00e9mon GO Can Create Meaningful Learning Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcea.org\/blog\/pokemon-go\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pokemon GO: What Education Should Be<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educationdive.com\/news\/pokemon-go-may-have-a-place-in-the-classroom\/422704\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon GO may have a place in the classroom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u25ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCE_VT9793kOu1ePBMp7X_tQ?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\">SUBSCRIBE on YouTube<\/a> to learn more expert tips on teaching K-6 math for understanding<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can a teacher use Pok\u00e9mon Go to inspire her students to study hard in math? Surprisingly enough, the viral hit Pok\u00e9mon Go which broke records at Apple&#8217;s iTunes store has multiple possible uses in the regular K-6 classroom. Watch the video for much more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,30,12],"tags":[5,27,28,29,11,26],"class_list":["post-6373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-math-in-the-news","category-reasons-for-studying-math","category-teaching-mathematics","tag-classroom-teacher","tag-computer-games","tag-math-in-the-news","tag-pokemon-go","tag-teaching-math","tag-video-item"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6373"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/profpete.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}