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World of Warcraft Finds Its Way Into Class | MindShift - 36 views

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“When I bring these to their other teachers, I am consistently told, ‘I don’t get anything like this from them,’” Sheehy said in reference to the writing her students produce. They write complex arguments because they are passionate about the game, the storyline, and the class. “When there is no passion you get dutiful, for the grade work,” she said.
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Josephine Dorado on 05 Jul 13

Some educators are using popular commercial games like World of Warcraft (WoW) to create curriculum around the game (via @Learnfreeli)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some educators are using popular commercial games like World of Warcraft (WoW) to create curriculum around the game (via @Learnfreeli)</div>

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Football vs Math (It's The How) - YouTube - 44 views

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Football vs Math: This is a video about a core concept in 21st century education- students don't care about what they learn, but they do care how they learn. This is unscripted and the students in this video were not coached in any way.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Football vs Math: This is a video about a core concept in 21st century education- students don't care about what they learn, but they do care how they learn. This is unscripted and the students in this video were not coached in any way.</div>

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NSTA :: Gaming Strategies Enhance Learning - 3 views

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Embodied learning theory maintains that associating movement with content results in better learning. The creators of SMALLab, an immersive virtual learning environment, introduced the Flow system last spring. Flow allows educators to implement embodied learning at a much lower cost: In classrooms with an interactive whiteboard, the only new equipment needed is a Kinect camera. The Flow learning scenarios (some available free, but most by subscription) are projected onto the whiteboard, and the camera captures students’ actions.
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Josephine Dorado on 08 Mar 13

Good article on game technologies that facilitate embodied learning strategies, which connect movement to concepts.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Good article on game technologies that facilitate embodied learning strategies, which connect movement to concepts. </div>

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"9 Minutes" Mobile Game Evaluation Demonstrates Positive Change for Pregnant Women | Ga... - 19 views

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Positive results of a recent evaluation of the mobile phone game, 9 Minutes, that was produced as part of the "Half the Sky Movement". The game was developed for feature phones commonly used in India and East Africa. 9 Minutes plays out the adventure of pregnancy and rewards pregnant women and their spouses for keeping both mother-to-be and the baby inside her healthy and happy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Positive results of a recent evaluation of the mobile phone game, 9 Minutes, that was produced as part of the "Half the Sky Movement". The game was developed for feature phones commonly used in India and East Africa. 9 Minutes plays out the adventure of pregnancy and rewards pregnant women and their spouses for keeping both mother-to-be and the baby inside her healthy and happy.</div>

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7scenes - 9 views

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Mobile storytelling platform. Link your media to places, so you can create city experiences for anyone with a mobile phone.

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Meograph: Four-dimensional storytelling - 79 views

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Create, watch & share stories that combine maps, timelines, links, and media to tell stories in the context of where and when.

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Creaza - 139 views

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suite of digital storytelling tools (cartoon creator, audio editor, video editor, mindmapper, etc).

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Best Online Collaboration Tools 2012 - Robin Good... - MindMeister Mind Map - 108 views

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VenueGen 3D Virtual Meetings - 32 views

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VenueGen Virtual Classrooms - enable K12 students to have shared learning experiences that will increase engagement, retention and learning outcomes

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The Zed Omegas - 48 views

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Social issues game that revolves around six dropouts crowdsourcing why education has failed them. From Ken Eklund, the creator of a World Without Oil, ED ZED OMEGA is like a documentary, except on social media. The main goal is to re-imagine education by sharing your experiences with these six disenchants.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Social issues game that revolves around six dropouts crowdsourcing why education has failed them. From Ken Eklund, the creator of a World Without Oil, ED ZED OMEGA is like a documentary, except on social media. The main goal is to re-imagine education by sharing your experiences with these six disenchants. </div>

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Time Travelers Ep 5 - Quantum Entangled - YouTube - 24 views

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The award winning series, Time Travelers, is an animated adventure series about the future. The series showcases future careers in science such as geoengineering for alternative energy, nanobiolology and neuroscience for learning and health care.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The award winning series, Time Travelers, is an animated adventure series about the future. The series showcases future careers in science such as geoengineering for alternative energy, nanobiolology and neuroscience for learning and health care.</div>

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Fulbright in a Connected World - YouTube - 15 views

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Fulbright in a Connected World (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/06/191775.htm) is a panel discussion on the Fulbright Program's future in social media.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Fulbright in a Connected World (<a href="http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/06/191775.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/06/191775.htm</a>) is a panel discussion on the Fulbright Program's future in social media. </div>

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TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge: Tips on Telling Your Story - 58 views

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Digital storytelling tips

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Construct 2 the HTML5 Game Maker - Scirra.com - 75 views

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Stencyl: Create iOS and Flash Games - 77 views

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19 Climate Games that Could Change the Future « Climate Interactive - The Blog - 114 views

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My TED talk: 7 ways games reward the brain | Tom Chatfield - 107 views

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lessons games can teach us about engagement and about learning itself

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Two to Three Years: Augmented Reality « 2011 Horizon Report - 2 views

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Teachers Don't Like Creative Students - Marginal Revolution - 107 views

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Welcome to Massively Minecraft « - 76 views

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Massively Minecraft: a professional community of educators preparing to explore a new game suitable for children as young as 4 years of age, yet expansible enough to still stir the imagination and interaction of late teens and adults.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Massively Minecraft: a professional community of educators preparing to explore a new game suitable for children as young as 4 years of age, yet expansible enough to still stir the imagination and interaction of late teens and adults.</div>

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