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Andrew Williamson

http://www.igea.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/DA12FinalLinkVideo.pdf - 1 views

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    Nearly 1 in 5 gamers play social network games and 1 in 10 massively  multiplayer games. Growing social and online play is driving interest in online content. One in five gamers say they would either be "motivated" or "very motivated" to sign up to a faster broadband  service for game downloads and online play.
Khamal Sarkis

Kids Games -  Play Educational and Fun Online Kids Games! Play Kids Games. - 0 views

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    Lots of fun games!
Andrew Williamson

Free Technology for Teachers: A+ Click - Mathematics Games for All Grades - 0 views

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    A+ Click is a free site full of online mathematics games for students at all grade levels. You can find games on A+ Click by selecting a grade level then selecting a topic. Alternatively, you select just a topic or just a grade level and browse through all of the games. Students do not need to register in order to play the games.
Andrew Williamson

Game design, gamification, game mechanics and games-based learning. | Doug Belshaw's blog - 1 views

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    I was even more intrigued when he made reference to the work of Bernard Suits that claims there are three constituent parts that make up games: To play a game is to attempt to achieve a specific state of affairs [prelusory goal], using only means permitted by rules [lusory means], where the rules prohibit use of more efficient in favour of less efficient means [constitutive rules], and where the rules are accepted just because they make possible such activity [lusory attitude].
Andrew Williamson

6 Powerful Google Docs Features to Support the Collaborative Writing Process via @soxne... - 0 views

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    I was even more intrigued when he made reference to the work of Bernard Suits that claims there are three constituent parts that make up games: To play a game is to attempt to achieve a specific state of affairs [prelusory goal], using only means permitted by rules [lusory means], where the rules prohibit use of more efficient in favour of less efficient means [constitutive rules], and where the rules are accepted just because they make possible such activity [lusory attitude].
Andrew Williamson

Weigh the Wangdoodles Game - 0 views

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    This could be fun for the more advanced maths students looking to play with a bit of Algebra. 
Andrew Williamson

http://www.johnseelybrown.com/playimagination.pdf - 1 views

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    As games, particularly virtual worlds, become increasingly popular and as they begin to approximate large scale social systems in size and nature, they have also become spaces where play and learning have merged in fundamental ways. More important is the idea that the kind of learning that happens in the spaces of these massively multiplayer online games is fundamentally different than what we have come to consider as standard pedagogical practice. The distinction the authors make is that traditional paradigms of instruction have addressed learning as "learning about," while these new forms of learning deal with knowledge through the dynamic of "learning to be." It is the authors' contention that the experiences offered within virtual worlds provide a fundamentally different way of thinking about
Andrew Williamson

A class of young individuals ... like peas in a pod - 0 views

  • University of Melbourne primary education expert Jan Deans said schools were drawn to learning through play as a reaction to a crowded curriculum and the focus on national testing (NAPLAN).
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      I have witnessed a direct influence if national testing on our school curriculum. The constant pressure to lift results in the areas of maths and literacy is forcing some schools to create streamed maths groups. We have set up streamed maths groups in grades 2 - 6 and literacy groups from 3-6. The philosophy behind this is to target the specific needs of each group rather than trusting the teacher to create an effective differentiated learning environment.  The direct impact of such a set up is that the timetable becomes even more rigid. Students on the margins of learning levels miss out on the positive learning experiences of their peers. The nature of the Maths and literacy "hour" means that its very difficult to develop long term, deep and ongoing learning situations for students.
Andrew Williamson

19 Free iPad Apps for Musical Creativity: Play, Improvise and Record Music | Midnight M... - 0 views

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    Really, there are so many apps available it can be hard to know where to begin and once you find something that looks useful, it's difficult to assess it properly until you've download and installed it on your iPad. iPad music apps that are free can take away the risk of choosing a dud and they can be useful when book-listing apps for students on a tight budget.
Khamal Sarkis

Games | Play Free Online Kids Games at PrimaryGames | The Fun Place to Learn! - 0 views

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    This site has fantastic virtual worlds for the kids to explore. In particular, check out "Big Little Bang".
connie watson

Math Playground - Online Math Games that Give your Brain a Workout - 1 views

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    Lots of good Internet based games: e.g Algebra puzzles which could be used to form the basis for a lesson or also could be used as an intro warm up or early finishers activity.  Most activities would suit upper primary, however some extension students would benefit from playing the games.   Has a good selection of logic games e.g. factory balls and popular games, such as battleships.  Has a good selection of instructional maths videos, which look very useful. 
Andrew Williamson

Crowd-Source, Collaborate, Cross-Pollinate - Blog - HappySteve - 1 views

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    Some amazing ideas for whole staff day PD. Lot of creativity being stimulated here. Incubation, incubation, incubation. 
Giuliana Abdo

Buongiorno Ragazzi! - 1 views

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    This is our Italian blog at North Fitzroy Primary school in Victoria Australia. It has information about activities taught, important dates and ideas for incidental teaching in the classroom. Please leave a post! Arrivederci!
Andrew Williamson

Math Explorer: Playing Fantastic Four with the Computer - 0 views

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    This is a great online maths activity for the advanced thinkers (if you are going to use all four cards) but allows for the not so high achievers. Deffinately going to introduce this to my upper grade 4's
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    This is a great online maths activity for the advanced thinkers (if you are going to use all four cards) but allows for the not so high achievers. Deffinately going to introduce this to my upper grade 4's
Andrew Williamson

Shapeville game - TVOKids.com - 1 views

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    Great finding shapes in everyday life game for lower primary
Andrew Williamson

The Children Must Play - 0 views

  • four to eleven periods each week taking classes in art, music, cooking, carpentry, metalwork, and textiles. These classes provide natural venues for learning math and science, nurture critical cooperative skills, and implicitly cultivate respect for people who make their living working with their hands.
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    This is a great article outlining the success of the Finnish education system. They don't standardise test, they don't track or target teach, they have smaller class sizes, train, educate and pay their teachers better. Dah!! That's why they top the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results. What's happening in Australia???
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