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

www.harvard.com/...jane_mcgonigal games author event
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.
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FETC 2011 Conference -- FETC Events - 1 views

fetc.org/...home.aspx
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  • 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
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  • 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."
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YouTube - Augmented Reality: Mind-boggling new technology for teaching and learning - 1 views

www.youtube.com/watch 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

www.thefuntheory.com fun play games
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  • 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

www.bbc.co.uk/10569081 T545 technology mobile phone
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  • 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

web.mit.edu/...rolling-robot-1122.html T545 robots children play
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  • 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
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  • 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

www.colbertnation.com/...jane-mcgonigal games motivation video games technology Colbert Report Stephen Colbert Jane McGonigal
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  • 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!"
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'Africa' Game Hopes To Shatter Misconceptions - Video Games News Story | MTV - 1 views

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  • Anushka Fernando on 05 Feb 11
     
    Learning about African through a video game
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Video games: Kids obsessed with playing video games - latimes.com - 1 views

www.latimes.com/...gamers-20110115,0,190952.story games video games technology engagement motivation learning
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  • 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.
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Absent Students Want to Attend Traditional Classes via Webcam - 1 views

chronicle.com/...126073 webcam skype distance learning video students technology education
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  • 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?
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Latinos and Digital Technology, 2010 - Pew Hispanic Center - 1 views

pewhispanic.org/...report.php Latinos Hispanics Digital Media Internet Use Access
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  • 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 games engagement technology education learning
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  • 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

www.law.com/...article.jsp motivation education
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.
  • "There is an indispensable role that face-to-face contact has in building connections,"
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Beyond the Game trailer - 1 views

www.youtube.com/watch gaming t545
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  • 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 mindfulness benefits meditation brain flow cognition awareness reflection focus attention exercise practice
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  • 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
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  • Amanda Comperchio on 17 Feb 11
     
    Not directly related to engagement, but could have some implications for education at some point.
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