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Vahid Masrour

Teach with Portals: Valve takes edutainment to a whole new level | ExtremeTech - 0 views

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    not sure teaching formula resolution is the best/only way to teach math (meaningfully), but the game its based on was a huge success.
Cathy Arreguin

Is Facebook the Most Popular Social Bookmarking Service on the Web? - ReadWriteWeb - 0 views

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    What are the implications for me personally and for courses I teach?
Cathie Howe

Thinkport - 4 views

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    Lure of the Labyrinth is a great game to teach pre algebra
edutopia .org

Summer PD: Making Lessons Come Alive in the Classroom with the Xbox Kinect | Edutopia - 0 views

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    How to use the Xbox Kinect and Yooster to teach in the classroom.
Cathy Oxley

Myst - Teaching Ideas and Resources - 0 views

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    "The Myst series of computer games can be extremely valuable teaching tools. The characters, landscapes and storylines used in the game can all be used to enhance learning in a wide range of curriculum areas."
Vahid Masrour

Business simulation 'tournaments' encourage learning by doing, not by reading - SmartPl... - 0 views

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    Games that teach something...
Ginger Lewman

Daniel Donahoo: Gamification in Education: Should We Play? - 0 views

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    However, in an education system and learning culture so entrenched in standardized testing, the role and value of play and games is still finding a place, which is why the backlash against gamification is problematic, not just in the backlash, but in the way it is reported and then read by those who'd prefer the way we teach our children remains the same.
Janette Eade

mquncon09 / FrontPage - 0 views

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    The MQUncon 09 is a FREE event for educators to connect and share ideas and solutions around using educational technology in learning and teaching. It is being hosted by Macquarie University and the Islands of jokaydia in Second Life.
Cathy Oxley

Myst 'Exile' in the classroom - YouTube - 0 views

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    Tim Rylands uses Myst to teach his students to write similies and metaphors.
Vahid Masrour

FRONTLINE: digital nation: our latest: is "halo" the army's best recruiting tool? | PBS - 0 views

  • We just came back from a shoot at the Creech Air Force Base, where we interviewed pilots who spend their afternoons tracking and sometimes killing insurgents and are home in time for dinner.
Cathy Arreguin

SLurl: Location-Based Linking in Second Life - 0 views

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    A narrative problem-based game created in Second Life.
Cathy Arreguin

The Adventure of Jasper Woodbury - 0 views

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    PBL math narrative series for grade 5 and up. (How could these principles be applied to a MUVE environment?)
Cathy Arreguin

YouTube - Virtual World Tour 2008: Whyville Special Edition - 0 views

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    Excellent overview of Whyville platform. 5 minute YouTube video
Cathy Arreguin

YouTube - Virtual World Tour 2008 - 0 views

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    Great overview and description of Virtual Worlds in general and differences between MMPOG and VW
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