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Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World - 1 views

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shared by Meghan Young on 30 Jan 11 - No Cached

Meghan Young on 30 Jan 11

Author Jane McGonigal will be speaking this Tuesday at 7:00pm at the Harvard Book Store (1256 Mass Ave.) If you can't make the program the store manager said that they would post a video of her talk on their website shortly after the talk.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Author Jane McGonigal will be speaking this Tuesday at 7:00pm at the Harvard Book Store (1256 Mass Ave.) If you can't make the program the store manager said that they would post a video of her talk on their website shortly after the talk.</div>

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FETC 2011 Conference -- FETC Events - 1 views

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shared by Amanda Comperchio on 01 Feb 11 - No Cached

Amanda Comperchio on 01 Feb 11

Just an FYI for those interested in tech & learning.

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Encouraging the Hand-Mind Connection in the Classroom - 1 views

www.edweek.org/...19honey.h30.html

STEM Maker Movement tinkering hacking creating

shared by Meghan Young on 02 Feb 11 - No Cached

Meghan Young on 02 Feb 11

Interesting article on the "Maker Movement" in STEM education. Really liked this last sentence, "It is our natural inclination to create as we learn and to learn as we create that is at the heart of this movement."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting article on the "Maker Movement" in STEM education. Really liked this last sentence, "It is our natural inclination to create as we learn and to learn as we create that is at the heart of this movement."</div>

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YouTube - Augmented Reality: Mind-boggling new technology for teaching and learning - 1 views

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Augmented Reality Reading

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Darrell Aaron on 03 Feb 11

I had to get a sense of what letters alive actually looked like. Here is a YouTube promo video for it.

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The Fun Theory - 1 views

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shared by Astraea Wu on 04 Feb 11 - Cached

Astraea Wu on 04 Feb 11

The Fun Theory! This is cool~

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BBC News - Over 5 billion mobile phone connections worldwide - 1 views

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shared by Anushka Fernando on 04 Feb 11 - Cached

Anushka Fernando on 04 Feb 11

The penetration of mobile phones appears to be higher than that of internet penetration.

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When the playroom is the computer - 1 views

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shared by Anushka Fernando on 04 Feb 11 - No Cached

Anushka Fernando on 04 Feb 11

A robot to help in the development process of children.

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Breaking the Ice: Why Low Performing Schools Need Digital Media-A Blog Post for the Huf... - 1 views

www.theyoungandthedigital.com/...-the-huffington-post-education

shared by Anushka Fernando on 04 Feb 11 - No Cached

Anushka Fernando on 04 Feb 11

digital media to address low performance among American schools

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Jane McGonigal on The Colbert Report talking about the productivity of playing games - 1 views

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shared by Andrew McCollum on 04 Feb 11 - No Cached

Andrew McCollum on 04 Feb 11

Jane McGonigal argues that playing games can have a positive real world impact. Colbert says kids will now say, "Just five more minutes, mom... I've almost cured cancer!"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Jane McGonigal argues that playing games can have a positive real world impact. Colbert says kids will now say, "Just five more minutes, mom... I've almost cured cancer!"</div>

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'Africa' Game Hopes To Shatter Misconceptions - Video Games News Story | MTV - 1 views

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shared by Anushka Fernando on 05 Feb 11 - No Cached

Anushka Fernando on 05 Feb 11

Learning about African through a video game

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Online Courses, Still Lacking That Third Dimension - NYTimes.com - 3 views

www.nytimes.com/...06digi.html

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shared by Yang Jiang on 05 Feb 11 - No Cached

Video games: Kids obsessed with playing video games - latimes.com - 1 views

www.latimes.com/...gamers-20110115,0,190952.story

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shared by Yang Jiang on 05 Feb 11 - No Cached

Yang Jiang on 05 Feb 11

a new study identifies risk factors for "pathological," or obsessive, gamers and says that such children become more depressed and anxious the more they play.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">a new study identifies risk factors for "pathological," or obsessive, gamers and says that such children become more depressed and anxious the more they play.</div>

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Absent Students Want to Attend Traditional Classes via Webcam - 1 views

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shared by Vanessa M on 05 Feb 11 - No Cached

Vanessa M on 05 Feb 11

The article points to the fact that professors and teachers already invite special guests using the same technology, so why not have absent students still be present in the same way? So, where should the line be drawn?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The article points to the fact that professors and teachers already invite special guests using the same technology, so why not have absent students still be present in the same way? So, where should the line be drawn?</div>

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Latinos and Digital Technology, 2010 - Pew Hispanic Center - 1 views

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Latinos Hispanics Digital Media Internet Use Access

shared by Jerusha Saldaña Yanez on 10 Feb 11 - No Cached

Jerusha Saldaña Yanez on 10 Feb 11

PEW report regarding Latino/Hispanic use of internet, cell phones and etc.

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Obama: The iPad and videogames are distractions - 1 views

www.qj.net/...-systems-are-distractions.html

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shared by Yang Jiang on 10 Feb 11 - No Cached

Yang Jiang on 10 Feb 11

President Barack Obama told college graduates on Sunday the era of the iPod and the Xbox has not always been good for the cause of a strong education.

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Law.com - Milbank Sending Midlevel Associates to Harvard Law for Business Training - 1 views

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shared by Jim Cody on 14 Feb 11 - No Cached

Attorneys tend to be more receptive and motivated to learn new things early in their careers, and research shows that educational efforts are most effective when students are interested in their subject matter.
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"There is an indispensable role that face-to-face contact has in building connections,"
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Game-Based Learning: A Different Perspective - 3 views

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shared by Yang Jiang on 15 Feb 11 - No Cached

Beyond the Game trailer - 1 views

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shared by Cailean Cooke on 16 Feb 11 - No Cached

Cailean Cooke on 16 Feb 11

Beyond the Game is a festival-acclaimed, award winning Dutch documentary by filmmaker Jos de Putter about the world of gaming. It is especially focused on Warcraft III.

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Mindfulness meditation benefits and changes brain structures in 8 weeks - 1 views

www.naturalnews.com/031228_meditation_brain.html

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shared by kshapton on 17 Feb 11 - No Cached

kshapton on 17 Feb 11

Can self-awareness exercises change our brains for the better? Is the practice of meditation a kind of flow experience?

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Google Announces One Pass System for Digital Content - NYTimes.com - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...17google.html

shared by Amanda Comperchio on 17 Feb 11 - No Cached

Amanda Comperchio on 17 Feb 11

Not directly related to engagement, but could have some implications for education at some point.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Not directly related to engagement, but could have some implications for education at some point.</div>

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