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This ten-minute video uses the protein-folding game FoldIt and another crowdsourced science game called EteRNA as examples. Speaker Adrien Treuille (from CMU) talks about rewards in these types of crowdsourcing games starting around 5:50. He envisions scientific discovery, software development, product design, and societal change being "solved" in the future through a platform that allows for finding, engaging, and paying people at a very individual level: "Find Me, Engage Me, Pay Me."

This article talks about a study on the positive and negative effects of "challenge stress" and "hindrance stress" on motivation to learn and learning performance. I linked the citation here; to access the full text, I recommend using Harvard's E-Research site to search for the Journal of Applied Psychology and then getting to the article via the EBSCO link in the catalog record. (Or else find J Appl Psuchol through EBSCO and log in with Harvard LibX.)

This just looks cool! I can imagine science teachers using it in their classrooms.

An article for those of us interested in technology in higher education. According to the article, "The question is, what should leaders of today's colleges and universities know about technology in order to manage the inevitable change that disruptive technology will bring?"

Caspian Learning built an immersive 3D serious game for Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity in the UK to increase operator engagement in training to use medical hoists.

Piazza is a Web 2.0 tool that allows students to ask questions and engage in dialogue on the Internet with teacher and each other.

Does this teach academic skills?

The Pericles Group "saving the world one practomime at a time." Roger Travis at UConn uses a game-based approach to teaching classics.

Hi folks: I've put up a wiki on EMF for your use. Please populate it. J. Cole

States use simulations to assess science skills and students seemed to "enjoy playing with the computers and took quickly to the assessment." A costly option, but goals to have all students complete computer-based tasks as part of Common Core assessments by 2014. NOTE: This article just scratches the surface of actual results, but for more commentary about this year's results take a look at: "NAEP Reveals Shallow Grasp of Science" http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/06/19/36naep.h31.html?tkn=VLPFYOoO%2Fh6K0gBMoWRnkBNKB%2B3NDBvfmvWl&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1 It will be important to watch if/how computer simulations help students explain or justify their responses and apply concrete knowledge to real-life scientific scenarios.

What Khan Academy is... and what it is not. The author reminds us that Khan Academy is a resource, not a teacher.

This paints a picture of what a whole-school approach to educational technology-use could look like. Interesting to think about what can motivate teachers to use technology consistently and effectively...

Commentary about the tools we use for our online participation

Is this his warm up for us? I don't think teachers need more money. I think they want teaching contexts that are designed to work. Spend the money on that and teachers will feel great that they can perform in an environment that makes sense.

Children with autism spectrum disorders enjoy screen time, underscoring an opportunity to use interactive devices to encourage social learning. Despite how much children who have autism enjoy the stimulation of a computer or mobile device, few engage in social media pursuits, such as emailing or chatting, researchers found.

This article argues for the benefit of using laptops in university classrooms.

A fascinating use of Wikipedia. My son, a college freshman, loves this game. His crew uses "speed race" or "least clicks." Can this be brought to other educational levels?

"Kodu lets kids create games on the PC and XBox via a simple visual programming language."

I am going to try to use Kodu. If a 4th grader can use it..... :)

Using lotteries and other devices to motivate people to do things they might otherwise find unattractive.

This article describes how Stanford University Medical Center is using a web-based medical game called "Septris" to train its physicians on sepsis.