This image of a child playing a PBS KIDS game is growing more common in and out of the classroom, and these educational games extend to students of all ages.  In the March 28 edition of eSchoolNews, Managing Editor Laura Devaney writes that as educational gaming moves from a future technology to a practice found in more and more classrooms, educators are recognizing game-based learning’s (GBL) potential to engage students and help them prepare for future learning.

Read more of Devaney’s article.  Search PBS LearningMedia for high-quality educational games and interactives for grades preK-12 and explore PBS KIDS LAB for games, activities, and more for ages 3 – 8.