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Study proves conclusively that violent video games makes more aggressive kids

podcasts introducing kids to books they'll love

podcasts introducing kids to books they'll love

this wristphone has text-to-speech capability! Research grant: give one of THESE to each kid and see what they can do!

this wristphone has text-to-speech capability! Research Grant: give one of THESE to each kid and see what they can do!

Great article on the generation gap of kids putting their whole lives online and older folk (like us) balking at the cultural shift. A fabulous article - great for using with college level courses in tech, media, paradigm shifts, web2.0

Internet Culture everyone should have seen (not all are appropriate for kids or class)

Internet Culture everyone should have seen (not all are appropriate for kids or class)

kids interface for making the physical world interactive and responsive using Arduino

Envision Schools: transforming the lives of kids from disadvantaged backgrounds

from the University of Missouri - "eThemes is your source for content-rich, kid-safe online resources that will help enhance your teaching and save you time. eThemes provides free, fast access to over 2,500 collections of websites, on topics ranging from Aerodynamics to Zebras and everything in between! By researching and creating these resources for you, eThemes will save you the time that you used to spend wading through millions of hits on Google, trying to find a few websites that meet your teaching needs. We do the searching for you, giving you more time to improve your lesson plans and actual teach!"

Dumbed down: The troubling science of how technology is rewiring kids' brains

Admongo: a game for kids 8 - 12 yrs old teaching about advertisements and their meanings - to be good consumers starts with awareness

Quest Atlantis is an 3D immersive gaming environment designed for kids aged 9 - 16 to attain learning objectives.

Rethinking Net Safety Together: dispelling myths about how kids use social media and how we might keep them safe (filmed in Second Life)

Storyjumper: Publish your own children's books - create and discover stories for kids. Great tool for the classroom.

High School in NYC that uncovers the patterns of games to teach kids critical thinking and new media skills

A creative story building tool for kids for sharing with friends and family

free clipart images for teachers and students, by category

On the making of the OK-Go rube goldberg video!