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children as old as 7 could still recall more than 60 percent of those early events

children who were 8 or 9 recalled less than 40 percent.

we observed was actually the onset of childhood amnesia,"

still not entirely clear why early memories are so fragile

Some early memories are more likely than others to survive childhood amnesia

One example, she says, is a memory that carries a lot of emotion.

"They want to be cooperative," she says, "so you have to be very careful not to put words in their mouth."

Another powerful determinant of whether an early memory sticks is whether a child fashions it into a good story, with a time and place and a coherent sequence of events, Peterson says. "Those are the kinds of memories that are going to last," she says.

And it turns out parents play a big role in what a child remembers, Peterson says. Research shows that when a parent helps a child give shape and structure and context to a memory, it's less likely to fade away.

At first, he just talked about it with her.

school writing assignments.

when our own memories start to fail, Peterson says, we rely on family members, photo albums and videos to restore them.

Better learning happens when this occurs.

Gamification has been shown to relieve stress and clear the brain of distractions.

“If you play Angry Birds or some other game on your mobile or laptop, you are not thinking about what you are making tonight for dinner. You are thinking about what is going on in the game,” she says.

incorporate learning in that experience, it causes a hyper focus on the key learning point.”

on a psychological level, losses can be twice as powerful as gains

Individuals will keep playing

relieves cognitive overload

forges an emotional connection

individuals would rather avoid losses than acquire equivalent gains.

an individual would prefer to not lose $5, as opposed to finding $5.

Users who earn or receive awards as a result of gamification do not want to lose them and, thus, will continue playing in order to retain them.

Through blogging my students have lots of opportunities to share what they are doing inside and outside of kindergarten. This is important because it is through our discoveries and explorations that we are able to share, connect and collaborate with others. Through these connections my students are motivated to blog and share what they are blogging about. Just by sharing their blog independently on our SMARTboard my students make connections about what they see and hear. They all want to share their blog posts! It is very empowering to read your ideas and share your work when you have a safe and kind environment to do so. The children support each other and their ideas. Kidblog has been wonderful for supporting and creating a positive classroom culture. I have never had a student not want to share their blog. How great is this? It helps build self-esteem too!