{"id":2195,"date":"2026-10-27T21:05:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/?p=2195"},"modified":"2026-10-27T21:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:05:41","slug":"la-ruta-de-la-x-a-game-for-learning-equations-on-a-journey-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/index.php\/en\/2026\/10\/27\/la-ruta-de-la-x-a-game-for-learning-equations-on-a-journey-to-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"La Ruta de la X: a game for learning equations on a journey to Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c289afdf alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-6579daaf\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/00_logo_quadrat.png\" alt=\"La Ruta de la X \u00b7 Ministry of Equations\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"--wp--block-button--width: 100;\" class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#demo\">Try the demo<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-33d3c47e\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have created <strong>La Ruta de la X<\/strong> (\u201cThe Route of X\u201d), a web game for practising linear equations with Year 8 students (2nd year of ESO in Spain, ages 13\u201314). Each student has a passport and travels from Reus, in Catalonia, all the way to Japan, passing an equations check at every border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unit combines two methodologies. On the one hand, the <strong>flipped classroom<\/strong>: students watch the videos and practise at home or in class, and they sit each border check when they feel ready. This way everyone moves at their own pace, which for me is the best way to cater for diversity. And since I don\u2019t lecture, while they practise I have time to answer questions and to work closely with the students who are struggling most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other, <strong>gamification<\/strong>. The journey, the passport and the badges give the unit a story and make progress visible: every level passed is a new stamp. And, as in a video game, mistakes are not penalised; you simply try again until you get it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t think every topic can be taught this way. For me, the key is to combine methodologies and find the one that best suits each topic. Linear equations are a particularly good fit: they have a very clear progression in difficulty, they need a lot of practice, and each student needs a different amount of time to consolidate each step.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-88c2ca98 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center ticss-a5112834 wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\ud83c\udfae At the end of the article you can try a <strong>demo<\/strong> of the game and the teacher panel (the demo is in Catalan).<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1  uagb-block-6127b158      \"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-scroll= \"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset= \"30\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaula de continguts\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#1-the-first-version-google-forms-formmule-edpuzzle\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">1. The first version: Google Forms + formMule + Edpuzzle<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#2-the-students-environment\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">2. The student\u2019s environment<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#21-the-route\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">2.1. The route<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#22-border-checks\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">2.2. Border checks<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#23-videos\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">2.3. Videos<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#24-training-zone\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">2.4. Training zone<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#25-end-of-season\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">2.5. End of season<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#3-adaptations-support-and-pi\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">3. Adaptations: Support and PI<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#4-the-teacher-panel\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">4. The teacher panel<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#41-game-control\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">4.1. Game control<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#42-live\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">4.2. Live<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#43-tracking\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">4.3. Tracking<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#5-try-the-demo\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">5. Try the demo<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#6-final-thoughts\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">6. Final thoughts<\/a><\/ul><\/ul><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-cfd89d48 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-089d091c\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">1. The first version: Google Forms + formMule + Edpuzzle<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-ddc79e4e alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For several years now I have taught the equations unit to my Year 8 students as a simulated video game built with Google tools. Each level followed three steps: the student watched the explanatory video on <a href=\"https:\/\/edpuzzle.com\/\">Edpuzzle<\/a>, practised with a booklet of exercises and, when they felt ready, completed the level\u2019s <strong>Google Form<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The questions used response validation, which only accepted the correct answer, so students could retry each equation as many times as they needed until they got it right. When they finished, they automatically received an email (sent with <a href=\"https:\/\/workspace.google.com\/marketplace\/app\/form_mule_email_merge_utility\/968670674230\">formMule<\/a>) with the level badge and the link to the next form. They pasted the badge into their passport, a Google Slides presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It always worked very well, but it had two problems. The first was copying: since the forms were the same for everyone, it was easy for students to share answers, even though they did their working in a booklet that stayed in class. The second was the videos: I had to check by hand whether they had watched them, and some students took the checks without having watched the theory, so I had to remind them to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/00_versio_antiga.jpg\" alt=\"The previous version: the passport made with Google Slides and a form with response validation\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The previous version: the passport made with Google Slides and a form with response validation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year I have made the leap to a real game. It keeps the same way of working, but every check is different, the checks and the route can be adapted for students who need it and, from a dashboard, you can see where every student is at any time. And because everything is on the same platform, a country\u2019s check does not open until its video has been watched.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3df287b7 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-6766aceb\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">2. The student\u2019s environment<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3e805658 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a67fbad7\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students log in with their school account and, on the first day, register with their first name, surname and class. The game issues them a passport with its own number, and they can add a photo. From then on, the whole game revolves around this document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The right-hand page of the passport has a space for each visa. Every time a student passes a country, the visa is stamped with the date and the country\u2019s badge. Below the passport, a map shows the route so far, the last stamp earned and the next destination. At a glance, students can see where they are and how far they still have to go to reach Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the top menu, students can reach everything they need:<strong> Passport, Levels (the status of each border), Videos and Training.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-06749c61\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/01_passaport.jpg\" alt=\"The student\u2019s passport, with the visas waiting to be stamped\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The student\u2019s passport, with the visas waiting to be stamped<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-7cdbbacf alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-8da52318\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">2.1. The route<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8e999964 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The route has <strong>11 countries<\/strong>, each with a type of equation or word problem, in increasing order of difficulty. The first ten countries are worth 1 point each, so the mark for the unit comes straight from the journey. Japan is a bonus level: quadratic and biquadratic equations are not part of the Year 8 curriculum but of later years, and anyone who reaches it and passes it scores 10.5 out of 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:1.5em 0\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;border:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.35);border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;font-size:0.95em\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:rgba(26,108,122,0.14)\">\n<th style=\"padding:10px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.35)\">Level<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px 14px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.35)\">Country<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px 14px;text-align:left;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.35)\">Content<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.35)\">Points<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.35);white-space:nowrap\">PI points<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">France<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Equations of the form <em>ax + b = c<\/em><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">2<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:rgba(26,108,122,0.05)\"><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">2<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Switzerland<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Equations with x on both sides<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">2<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">3<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Italy<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Simple word problems<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">2<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:rgba(26,108,122,0.05)\"><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">4<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Greece<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Equations with brackets<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">2<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">5<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Turkey<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Equation word problems<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">2<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:rgba(26,108,122,0.05)\"><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">6<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Iran<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Equations with denominators<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15);white-space:nowrap\">0.5 (bonus)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">7<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Turkmenistan<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Denominators with binomials in the numerator<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">\u2013<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:rgba(26,108,122,0.05)\"><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">8<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Uzbekistan<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Denominators and brackets<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">\u2013<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">9<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Kyrgyzstan<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Equations with compound fractions<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">\u2013<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:rgba(26,108,122,0.05)\"><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">10<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">China<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Final word problems<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">1<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">\u2013<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Bonus<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Japan<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">Quadratic and biquadratic equations<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">0.5<\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 14px;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(26,108,122,0.15)\">\u2013<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:rgba(26,108,122,0.14);font-weight:700\"><td style=\"padding:10px 14px\"><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px\">Total<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px\"><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap\">10 + 0.5<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 14px;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap\">10 + 0.5<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/04_ruta.gif\" alt=\"The route map: from Reus to Kyoto, country by country\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The route map: from Reus to Kyoto, country by country<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-5aae857d alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-19b20af7\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">2.2. Border checks<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e52cf9df alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-0eb06662\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To pass a country, students sit a check in class in front of that border\u2019s guard. Every check is different: the equations are randomly generated, so students can\u2019t copy from each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each answer is checked instantly. If it is wrong, the guard says so and the student can try again.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each student has a <strong>blank booklet<\/strong>, with a space for each level, where they do all the working for the checks. In the game they only type the result. The teacher keeps the booklets: students ask for theirs when they sit a check and hand it back when they finish. This way the teacher can see the working for every check and review how each answer was reached.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a student leaves the page, switches tabs or quits during a check, the first time they get a warning and the check is saved as it was. The second time, the check is cancelled and next time they will get a new one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3246425c\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/02_control.jpg\" alt=\"A check in France: the guard reacts to every answer\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A check in France: the guard reacts to every answer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c22b0a01 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hesitated over this last point. Cancelling the check the first time a student leaves would be safer, because a student could write the equations down, take them home and solve them, for example, with AI. In the end I decided against it. Lessons often end with a student halfway through a check, and this way they can close it, the answers they have already got right are saved, and the next day they pick up where they left off without starting again. In any case, the teacher panel shows which students often leave checks, and if someone does it repeatedly, you can talk to them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c22b0a02 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c22b0a03\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/02b_avis.jpg\" alt=\"The first warning after leaving the page during a check\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The first warning after leaving the page during a check<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c22b0a04\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/03_segell.jpg\" alt=\"Visa stamped: entry granted\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Visa stamped: entry granted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c22b0a05 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When students get the whole check right, they submit it: the guard stamps the visa and they earn the country\u2019s badge, which is added to their passport. From then on, the next country is unlocked, although they can only sit it once they have watched its video and the teacher has opened the border from the panel, which is normally during lessons.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-090e7720 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-553c4db5\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">2.3. Videos<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-766f55e8 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-24ea308f\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each level has an explanatory video that students watch inside the game itself. I used to rely on Edpuzzle to check that they watched them, but now everything happens on the same platform, without switching websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game records which parts of the video each student has actually watched. If they try to skip ahead, the video automatically jumps back to where they were. They can, however, go back as many times as they like to review an explanation. And if they close the video halfway through, next time it resumes where they left off. In the videos tab, each country shows the percentage watched.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3fd18764\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/05a_videos.jpg\" alt=\"Each country\u2019s videos, inside the game\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Each country\u2019s videos, inside the game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c23b0a01 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until a student has watched at least 90% of it, that country\u2019s border check does not open for them. The minimum percentage can be changed. The videos are unlisted on YouTube, but from the game\u2019s player students can open them directly on YouTube. If someone does this by mistake and watches it there instead of on the platform, the game doesn\u2019t count it. In that case, the video can be validated manually from the student\u2019s profile in the teacher panel.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-2db12da7 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-44d7d154\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">2.4. Training zone<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f216a8e5 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d3e34de3\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/05_entrenament.jpg\" alt=\"Training in France: four correct in a row, a streak of 4\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Training in France: four correct in a row, a streak of 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d9d24252\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the <strong>training zone<\/strong>, students can practise as many equations as they like from any country. It doesn\u2019t count towards their mark, but the game keeps track of how many they have done, how many they got right first time and their <strong>streak<\/strong>: consecutive correct answers on the first attempt without looking at the solution. A mistake, or looking at the solution, resets it to zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Equations solved without looking at the solution are saved and don\u2019t come up again, so students always practise new ones. Once they have solved them all, the list starts again. The number of training exercises each student completes also appears in the teacher panel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1bb4aff8 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-8d0573b0\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">2.5. End of season<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-517b799c alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-699cd8d0\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the unit ends, the season is closed from the panel, for a specific group or for everyone. From that moment no more checks can be taken, and the next time students open the game they see a summary of their whole journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The summary gives them a <strong>traveller title<\/strong> depending on how far they got, from \u201cTraveller about to set off\u201d up to equations expert, and shows them the map of their route. It also shows their figures for the unit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>countries passed and points earned;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>correct answers and checks passed at the first attempt;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>training exercises solved and videos watched;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>total checks taken and days of travel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end there is a personalised message highlighting what they did well, followed by the game credits. If needed, the season can be reopened from the panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students can also download their passport as a PDF, with all the visas stamped, and hand it in, for example, on Google Classroom. It isn\u2019t essential, though, because the marks for the whole group can be exported to a spreadsheet from the teacher panel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-2f9280af\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/05b_temporada.jpg\" alt=\"The end-of-season summary of a student who reached Turkmenistan\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The end-of-season summary of a student who reached Turkmenistan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-0fc11ccf alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-9cf8546f\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">3. Adaptations: Support and PI<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-89dd0f92 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wanted everyone to be able to make the journey. That\u2019s why an adaptation can be assigned to a student from their profile in the teacher panel. The game never tells students that they have one or labels them in any way: their journey simply works differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Support:<\/strong> checks have around 70% of the questions. The easier questions come first and, at the end, a couple from the standard level. Each question has a hint button showing the first concrete step to solve it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Individual plan (PI, similar to an IEP):<\/strong> like Support, but the route is shorter. It ends in Turkey, with 5 countries worth 2 points each, and Iran is the bonus level. The map and the ending of the game adapt to this route.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The panel records how many hints each student has used, and the points for the PI route can be adjusted separately.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-35be1454 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-bfd5b2a3\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">4. The teacher panel<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e976271c alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The whole game is managed from a <strong>teacher panel<\/strong>, with the same visual style as the game. Only teachers can access it, and it works on any device. Everything that had to be checked by hand with the forms version (who has watched the video, who has passed each level, who leaves checks) can now be seen at a glance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the very top there is a group selector: you can see everything together or filter by class, and the filter applies to every tab. The panel has three tabs: <strong>Game control<\/strong>, <strong>Live<\/strong> and <strong>Tracking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3a08d8d3 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-973fd11d\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">4.1. Game control<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-16c36bbc alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-92986de5\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the tab where the game is configured. From here you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Open and close the borders<\/strong> of each country with a switch, or all at once. This decides how far students can go at each point in the unit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Close the season<\/strong> for a specific group or for everyone when the unit ends, and reopen it if needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Change the points<\/strong> for each country, for both the standard route and the PI route. Since this changes everyone\u2019s marks, it is protected by an edit button and a confirmation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Start a new school year<\/strong>: this deletes all students and their progress. It makes a backup first and, to avoid accidents, you have to type ESBORRAR (\u201cdelete\u201d in Catalan) to confirm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e71d920b\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/06_panell_control.jpg\" alt=\"Game control: levels, season, weights and new year\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Game control: levels, season, weights and new year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-dae95eba alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-964e029a\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">4.2. Live<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b38317b0 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-de89f0da\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/07_panell_directe.jpg\" alt=\"Live: checks in progress and today\u2019s log\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Live: checks in progress and today\u2019s log<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-84af649c\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the tab designed to keep open during lessons. At the top there are five counters: students online, students taking a check, levels passed today, warnings for leaving the page and cancelled checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below, <strong>every check in progress<\/strong> is shown: the student, their group, the country and a bar with the correct answers so far. If they have already left the page once, they are flagged, so you know who to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next to it is <strong>today\u2019s log<\/strong>, with the time of every level passed, every warning and every cancelled check. The tab refreshes automatically every 20 seconds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-de210cee alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-b16b6447\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">4.3. Tracking<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e81ffbb2 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b1f658e9\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This gives the whole-group view. It has four counters, which also work as filters: the average mark, how many students have 5 or more, who has been <strong>stuck on the same level for 4 days or more<\/strong> and who <strong>often leaves<\/strong> checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A chart shows how many students have passed each country, and what percentage that is. Below, a table with every student: their route so far, their mark, the level they are on and how many days they have been there, check exits and training exercises. It can be sorted by any column, searched by student or filtered to show only students with an adaptation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Notes<\/strong> button creates a spreadsheet with the group\u2019s marks, ready to be entered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a72ba966\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/08_panell_seguiment.jpg\" alt=\"Group tracking\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Group tracking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1a2f62aa alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-abb070b9 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f69d7dc1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/img\/09_panell_fitxa.jpg\" alt=\"A student\u2019s profile in the panel, with the Support adaptation assigned\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A student\u2019s profile in the panel, with the Support adaptation assigned<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3b41990a\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clicking on a student opens their <strong>profile<\/strong>: their passport photo and number, their mark, where they are now, how many training exercises they have done and when they last logged in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a section with the history of <strong>check exits<\/strong>, with the date and country of each, highlighted in red if the student leaves often. Next to it, the details of each level: when it was passed, the percentage of the video watched, checks taken, mistakes, exits and hints used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the profile you can also <strong>validate a video manually<\/strong> (and undo the validation) and assign an <strong>adaptation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-0c9d89a6 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-c279f9e4\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">5. Try the demo<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-4794703d alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below you can play the <strong>France level<\/strong> and explore the <strong>teacher panel<\/strong> with a made-up class of 32 students. Register with any name, take the check and then switch to the panel tab: you will appear as one more student. <strong>The demo is in Catalan<\/strong>, the language I use in class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the panel you can close France, give yourself an adaptation or close your group\u2019s season, and when you go back to the game you will see the change. Nothing is stored outside your browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe id=\"demo\" src=\"\/ruta-x-demo\/\" style=\"width:100%;height:820px;border:0\" title=\"La Ruta de la X \u00b7 Demo\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ramonbatlle.com\/ruta-x-demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open the demo full screen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-73141cbe alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-0cbcad6e\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">6. Final thoughts<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-ff1c47eb alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This new version is being launched this school year (2026-27) with Year 8. After so many years with the forms version, I\u2019m looking forward to seeing how it works in the classroom, and I\u2019m sure it will show me things to improve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the game has been used in class, I will update this article with real data: how far students get, how many checks they take, how they use the training zone and how the adaptations work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any ideas or suggestions, leave me a comment. I\u2019d love to hear what you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>La Ruta de la X<\/em> is a game conceived, designed and created by Ramon Batlle Pujals. \u00a9 All rights reserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-5f4d1873\"><h4 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>Share on social media<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve created a web game for practising equations with Year 8 students: a passport, 11 borders all the way to Japan, a different check for every student and a teacher panel to follow them live. 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