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GoDaddy.com plans to stop registering domain names in China - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...AR2010032401543.html ethics godaddy china google internet
shared by Parisa Rouhani on 24 Mar 10 - Cached
  • will cease registering Web sites in China in response to intrusive new government rules that require applicants to provide extensive personal data, including photographs of themselves.
  • effort by China to increase monitoring and surveillance of Web site content
  • follows Google's announcement
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  • company has answered the call to defend the rights of the Chinese people
  • Beijing government has sought to tighten its censorship policies and undermine the ability of U.S. companies to operate freely.
  • This is a way the Chinese government can send a chilling message to people that they shouldn't speak freely online.
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Students to face cyberbullying charges - SciTechBlog - CNN.com Blogs - 0 views

scitech.blogs.cnn.com/...-to-face-cyberbullying-charges online ethics cyber bullying
shared by Parisa Rouhani on 24 Mar 10 - Cached
  • threatening comments on a fellow student's Web site can be charged with hate crimes and defamation.
  • students began posting threatening remarks
  • The appellate court determined that the cyberbullying was not free speech and the students were not protected by First Amendment rights
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Teen Survives After Being Stabbed in Head by 10-Inch Knife - Incredible Health - FOXNew... - 0 views

www.foxnews.com/...0,2933,589884,00.html social gaming cheats 'knife in skull'
shared by Parisa Rouhani on 24 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Wei's friend said he was playing an online video game when another gamer accused him of using a cheat code to help him beat online opponents.
  • no main arteries or nerves were damaged
  • Wei is in stable condition following surgery, but doctors say he is still at risk of infections, brain damage, seizures and tetanus.
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Flash Mobs Take Violent Turn in Philadelphia - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...25mobs.html motivation technology
shared by Uche Amaechi on 25 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Uche Amaechi on 25 Mar 10
     
    Flash mobs turning violent. Original creator is 'surprised'. c'mon, it's a technology--or a use of one (which can be correctly conflated) people will use it as the wish. And as the tech gets more mainstream more diverse ways (both 'good' and 'bad') will arise
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Start-up hopes to bridge real, virtual worlds | Deep Tech - CNET News - 0 views

news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20001151-264.html virtual worlds
shared by Soomi Hong on 26 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Soomi Hong on 26 Mar 10
     
    A start-up trying to bring some real world flavor to virtual worlds on the net plans to publicly launch an online real m it calls Project X now.
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A virtual farm turns new ground for game developers | Reuters - 0 views

www.reuters.com/...idUSTRE62O1NB20100325 virtual farm
shared by Soomi Hong on 26 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Soomi Hong on 26 Mar 10
     
    A virtual farm attracting up to 83 million aspiring farmers monthly has a video game developers scrambling to find ways to plough the booming popularity of games on the social networks.
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Dollars and Sense: Kids, Credit, and Kwedit - 0 views

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shared by Kelsey Voigt on 27 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Kelsey Voigt on 27 Mar 10
     
    Kwedit, an online lending site, lets teens sign a virtual "play now, pay later" contract in exchange for real-world currency for virtual games. Is this model really valuable for teaching credit responsibility, or does it take advantage of the draw of virtual games to make a profit...or both?
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Video Games For The Visually Impaired -- Electrical And Computer Engineers Develop Comp... - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/..._for_the_visually_impaired.htm visually_imparied_games
shared by Brie Rivera on 27 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Brie Rivera on 27 Mar 10
     
    "Everything that happens in the game has two components -- the visual component where you can see what's going on, and then there is the audio component where you can also hear what's going on"
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Playing 'Pong' with the blink of an eye - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...100326101113.htm eye_movement games
shared by Brie Rivera on 27 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Brie Rivera on 27 Mar 10
     
    a computer game that is operated by eye movements
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Virtual Reality Field Trips -- Psychologists, Human-Factors Engineers Design Computer-G... - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...irtual_reality_field_trips.htm VR_field_trips
shared by Brie Rivera on 27 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Brie Rivera on 27 Mar 10
     
    Virtual reality field trips!
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Facebook plans to add 'place' feature - CNN.com - 0 views

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shared by Parisa Rouhani on 28 Mar 10 - Cached
  • When a person checks in to a certain spot, his or her friends are alerted about their whereabouts.
  • the massive social networking site will make changes "sometime soon" to the policies that govern how it works.
  • "We may collect information about you from other Facebook users, such as when a friend tags you in a photo, video, or place, provides friend details, or indicates a relationship with you."
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GDC: Sid Meier's Lessons On Gamer Psychology | Situated Research - Blog - 0 views

www.situatedresearch.com/...rs-lessons-on-gamer-psychology gaming psychology Sid Meier
shared by Kellie Demmler on 01 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Kellie Demmler on 01 Apr 10
     
    Discusses game design and using the gamers' imaginations to your advantage.
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STEM Review Suggests Small Measures To Close Gender Gap -- THE Journal - 0 views

thejournal.com/...sures-to-close-gender-gap.aspx motivation math science
shared by Aradhana Mudambi on 01 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Aradhana Mudambi on 01 Apr 10
     
    Those of you working on TESLA may be interested in this article! (Or anybody interested in the gender gap in students following STEM careers.
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iPad Already Changing the Way Web Sites Are Built - Yahoo! News - 0 views

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shared by Parisa Rouhani on 01 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Several major companies have already developed iPad-ready Web sites which will run alongside their current Flash-based sites for computer users. The New York Times will have an iPad version of its site.
  • changing the layout of their content to better fit the iPad's screen
  • There has been a push to convert to HTML5 for a couple years and for several reasons, less Flash dependence being one of them
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  • HTML5 will make it possible for many other devices, most notably the iPhone and other smartphones, to view full Web pages without Flash. That would eliminate the need for many companies to maintain separate sites for mobile devices.
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12 Little-Known iPad Features - 0 views

www.technewsdaily.com/nown-ipad-features-100330-0371 ipad
shared by Parisa Rouhani on 01 Apr 10 - Cached
  • The "iTunes U" area of the store offers courses and instructional materials from universities and colleges around the world.
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Purdue U and PBS TeacherLine Team on STEM Training for Educators -- THE Journal - 0 views

thejournal.com/...em-training-for-educators.aspx STEM professional development
shared by Aradhana Mudambi on 01 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Aradhana Mudambi on 01 Apr 10
     
    Here's some more stuff on technology and STEM, but as it pertains to professional development. The question is how does this program motivate teachers other than the extrinsic reward of professional development points???
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Well-drawn, believable characters are now crucial to modern video games. - 0 views

www.telegraph.co.uk/...All-action-heroes.html Video Games Games Engagement
shared by Uly Lalunio on 04 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Uly Lalunio on 04 Apr 10
     
    "Heroes have always been the driving force behind video games, of course, with the industry producing such cultural icons as Mario and Lara Croft. However, as video game technology and storytelling have become more sophisticated, developers are embellishing their games with deeper characterisation than ever before. "
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Gameration 2: Implementing Games and Simulations within a Generational Context | LEEF Blog - 0 views

leefblog.com/...-within-a-generational-context generation x games simulations design
shared by Kellie Demmler on 05 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Kellie Demmler on 05 Apr 10
     
    Interesting blog on Generation x and designing gaming/simulations
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Realityworks Teaches Business Ed with Online Simulation Games -- THE Journal - 0 views

thejournal.com/...h-online-simulation-games.aspx online simulation game business ed realityworks
shared by Chris Dede on 05 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Chris Dede on 05 Apr 10
     
    business education for high school students via online simulation games
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