So dad, how do you like the iPad we got you? - 1 views
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Leslie Lieman on 16 Mar 12Just for fun.
We need technologies that are simple to teach and learn for both teachers and students alike.
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Open Wonderland to be used as catalyst for African education - Hypergrid Business - 1 views
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interactive and fun to encourage their interest
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3D virtual world technology as a catalyst
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Using open source Virtual World software to intentionally disrupt an education system. A bold vision and I think an opportunity for bold research.
Draw Something, a New Twist on Pictionary, Charms Mobile Gamers - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Mr. Porter attributed the game’s success to its real-time feel. Players can watch animated playbacks of their teammates trying to guess their creation before taking their turn. The word choices are another big selling point; in addition to standard selections like “orange” and “dynamite,” the game is liberally infused with pop culture references, like members of the Wu-Tang Clan and Skrillex, a dubstep DJ. “We’re also benefiting from hitting at a time when a lot of people are moving from feature phones to smartphones,” he said. Mr. Porter thinks that just as Facebook has a social graph — the people its users want to be friends with — OMGPop can learn more about its “gamer graph,” or the people their users like to play games with. “It’s really about relationships,” he said of the game. “How well do I know you and can guess what you drew. That is part of the fun.”
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Draw Something was acquired by Zynga this week for $180 million!!!!
Bringing Up a Young Reader on E-Books - 1 views
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Devices like the iPad are new and fun and give children an incentive to read, including those who might be reluctant. It's a new motivation to explore reading. However, the concern is that parents rely too much on them and stop engagement with their young children.
DimensionU math games "Hey Kids. Play Fun Games and Earn Rewards, a weekly allowance!" - 0 views
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Off the heels of our class discussion on extrinsic motivation in paying students - The producers of this educational media have built in an "allowance pledge" for parents to pay their kids to play DimensionU's games.
Moving learning games forward - 2 views
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This paper makes a case for learning games grounded in principles of good fun and good learning, explores the commercial games market, gleaning lessons from this rapidly growing and diversifying place, analyzes the downfall of edutainment in the 1990s and establishes how the current movement differs. Then, this paper lays out the ecology of games with a purpose beyond play and establishes principles and best practices for moving the field forward in a positive direction.
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