Last summer, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2017. The apps encourage qualities such as creativity and collaboration, and encourage discovery and curiosity.

The app Bloxels is “a hands-on platform for kids to build, collaborate, and tell stories through video game creation.” Their site proclaims “You don’t need to understand fancy code and own super expensive computer programs to make video games anymore. All it takes is your Bloxels Gameboard, some blocks and a mobile device and, of course, your imagination to take the guesswork out of building your own video games!”

Level: All
Platform: iOS and Android
Cost: FREE app, the Bloxels Gameboard is $34.99 (CMLE has one available to lend to our members! Contact us for more info!)

Tech Age Kids has this pretty detailed review of the app that includes tips and a parent perspective. This article on the site Makerspace for Education breaks down the app with links to tutorials, lesson plans, and videos.

Watch this quick overview video of how the app works: