"I've always been a firm believer that monotony can be one of the biggest hindrances on the education of children, so I'm a huge proponent of varying technologies that allow learners to be engaged in a variety of ways. Last year, I received some serious pushback on our middle school sciences program's gamification from teachers who didn't feel that interactive games were appropriate in the classroom. Their old school thoughts linked classroom games to the traditional video games that kids played for years. When I showed them some demonstrations of how we could tailor the games and some great data on how they helped with learning retention, the group was willing to give the games a try during the upcoming school year. I'm happy to report that they were a success."