Educating using video games during Covid-19 - VIDEOGAMES EUROPE

Initiatives that help teach

Education doesn’t need to stop. Our members have come up with various initiatives to provide families, players and caregivers around Europe tools to help teach and learn while at home. Be sure to consult PEGI’s tips for parents on parental controls: https://pegi.info/page/tips-parents

[Games in Schools] modules available online for free [European SchoolNet]

[Microsoft] adds new education resources to Minecraft Education

[Microsoft] teams up with UNICEF to launch global learning platform

[Ninantic] games’ update helps explore favourite sites from home

[Roblox] introduces Game Design & Coding Resources for Remote Learning

[Sony] sets up a $100 million COVID-19 Global Relief Fund, including support to education activities

SPIDOR [Poland] launches Granie Nauczanie to show how video games can help teach

SPIDOR [Poland] publishes a special chapter of its Playing Learning campaign

[Ubisoft] makes its game “Rabbids Coding” available for children to learn coding

[Ubisoft] offers Assassin’s Creed: Discovery Tour modes for free

[Ubisoft]’s partner, Video Games Without Borders, releases Flatten Island to fight against Covid-19

[Ukie] provides 10 unplugged activities to teach computing at home with everyday household objects

[Ukie] provides a list of events for youngsters to learn through free Computer Science workshops