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Entry videos for MacArthur's Digital Media and Learning competition.  Some good educational game concepts.

I particularly like the TerraX game on page 2

"Most of us went through school and, by and large, succeeded. When we had education done to us, we experienced what I call the "just in case model" of education. We learned things just in case they might be useful. Just in case they might be on the test. Just in case we might look for a job in that area. Just in case you might study physics later on. And a key reason that education developed this model was that the predominant mode of teaching, and hence learning, relied on the predominant technology of the day: paper. . . .

nothing new here but i like this metaphor for explaining the concept of students as content creators, AND for justifying its importance.

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We have a couple of poll plugins installed which we were planning on using at some point. I think initially we want to keep the ning as streamlined as possible, as to not overwhelm newcomers, but eventually we can add more of this type of content.

Colleges manage to find a way to make students pay for a toy that does something that could be just as easily accomplished with a laptop or cell phone that they already have.  But hey, its better than nothing.

maybe just another looks like facebook classroom site, but seems pretty full featured

yeah-played with this one with murph last year - its actually really good. Has asignments and drop box functionality, but like all things tech at FCS-who will try it?

Without state $, how can we make this happen? Clearly, this would revolutionize the way our students learn, or minimally how they work (or play?).

Something for the library?

We need to analyse and come to a better understanding of the impact of technology, and in particular our 1:1 implementation in the Secondary School, on students and their media habits. Asking students to be using books more may not be the answer, and in fact may be a reactionary approach. Maybe we need to reduce the number of books on shelves to provide room for better designed spaces e.g. 'sound-proofed' smaller areas where 4-5 people can plug a laptop into a large flat screen and collaborate over research or other online/multimedia task Maybe we need to set up podcasting stations and higher-end computers for enhanced video work in areas that all can access, not just in specialist rooms Maybe we need to initiate more discussions based on the reading material available, eg latest magazines and encourage higher order thinking through interaction with other communities and libraries via video conferencing and virtual classrooms

those are quotes from the post. this is part of what i envision for the future of our library.

Wow - I thought that was your own thoughts - definitely on point