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Australia has been aggressively pursuing technology in education for a decade. I taught in Armidale, a large country town with a major university. It serves as an ideal location to work out the bugs because it is large enough to gather good research but small and contained enough to minimize complications.

yet another resource for games and learning

Another Game for Learning- Plantville.

EIM (Excellence In Motivation) announces the addition of two new modules to its recognition and incentive suite of solutions. EIM's Learn 'N' Earn and Interactive Incentive Games will be unveiled to the public at the World at Work Total Rewards Conference in Orlando, FL, May 21-23, 2012.

This is a really new way to incentivize or gamify some mundane processes in corporations. I can see this having an impact. .

Imagine this...

Johnny Mnuemonic is right around the corner! :-) Seriously, I would have a hard time with electronic equipment that close to my head all the time. The warmth from my cell phone bothers me so this product would have to compensate for discomfort with warmth and close viewing. Regardless, it's coming anyway. Interesting how they don't show how it makes work easier, just free time.

I did not give my opinion initially, but the bottom line is: I would go nuts! John Stewart had a great take-off on this based on what "dogs" actually see!

GIVING a child a computer does not seem to turn him or her into a future Bill Gates-indeed it does not accomplish anything in particular. That is the conclusion from Peru, site of the largest single programme involving One Laptop per Child, an American charity with backers from the computer industry and which is active in more than 30 developing countries around the world.

There's readings on this topic from Prof.Dede's course last fall. You can find it on the syllabus

This is a link to a forum discussion page where concerned Singaporean parents discuss whether or not to give monetary rewards to their children for A grades. It also features an article which interviews Prof Richard Ryan (or Ryan & Deci). Interesting to see parents grapple with this and try to come to terms with research evidence..

Here's an interesting question about Open source resources that I think is tethered to engagement, motivation, and flow.

Although print books win out (in survey) when reading to children... I just met a 5th grader who described reading more because of her Kindle.

Engagement is a buzz word but who descriptive is it?

The author talks about society's addiction to "stupid" mini-games (e.g. Angry Birds), which have minimal learning objectives but help us compartmentalize our lives.

The cover of the NYTimes magazine section: "The Hyperaddictive, Time-Sucking, Relationahip-Busting, Mind-Crushing, Power and Allure of Silly Digital Games." How about a flood of letters about serious games in response?

Article on college students using "serious" video games as part of their instruction.

"The Modern Parent's Guide to Kids and Video Games" is a recent publication from "Play It Safe" which highlights the benefits of playing video game, including educational benefits.

A review of what this writer thinks constitutes a good math app, and where many apps/educational games go wrong.

Mobile Learning conference available on Shakespeare's Birthday (not necessarily related).

Shares 28 case studies of innovative tech-based education initiatives supported by EETT.

VR goggles used to give RC model airplane enthusiasts a view from the cockpit.

The most difficult aspect to analyzing Big Data or even programming software to analyze Big Data is to resist the temptation to take our current understanding of data analysis and push it into a new platform. WHAT is the information we need and HOW can we present it in order help educators make decisions that truly impact student achievement? Holy Grail!

Describes how Singapore publishers are pushing into the e-book market for education, including the development of e-assessment apps.