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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 emphasizes that the appeal of technology is not enough to motivate children to learn. Stresses that self-efficacy and the ability to set reasonable and attainable goals on their own is essential to fully engage students.

Perhaps this is also the answer to make sure technology doesn't turn into a distraction instead of a learning tool? I think many kids would benefit from learning strategies for using technology efficiently/avoiding distractions.

Thanks for this article! It captures some of the self-efficacy conversations that have been helpful in designing my project. I think as the role of the teacher evolves, we will rely on students having choices for modes of learning and and as the article states, "we [will] rely more on children's independent initiative and motivation."

An interesting article that explores the question of whether kids will learn more and better on tablets.

Thanks for sharing! I think many of the strongest proponents of "tablets for all" would benefit from this more balanced perspective.

I stumbled across this story and couldn't help but post...

Not just Apple but the whole movement of APPS has become its own entity. I feel like Howard Gardner should get royalties on the Multiple Intelligences category.

Some very useful lessons to learn fro Mooresville. Looks like the broader ecosystem (such as cheper access to broadband internet) has been thought through rather than just dropping a laptop into the classroom.

An industry perspective on gaming and learning

Interesting article, some good points about managing class and using tech well, some curious points about eliminating jobs-

Will competition between big players offer options to consumers, bring down the price of tablets? Does anyone foresee a credible alternative to iPad?

A basic How-To for creating engaging presentations. Nancy Duarte applies the aspects of great storytelling to giving a presentation.

Interesting promises here. My current school uses Podium which is not ugly but totally useless if you want a tool for classroom teaching.

Thinking of the peripheral implications of technology in school. Architecture and interior design need to be really smart.

Interesting game on getting kids interested in aviation and math.

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

With a new $3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the MIT Education Arcade is about to design, build, and research a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) to help high school students learn math and biology.