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kshapton

Spongelab goes for the love of the biology game - CBC News - Technology & Science - 1 views

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shared by kshapton on 11 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Genomics Digital Lab (GDL), an interactive online gaming program from Toronto-based Spongelab Interactive that was designed for high school and college-level biology and science students. What's unique about GDL is that it turns cell biology into a progressive learning world full of battle scenarios, puzzles, and races against time. In other words, it makes learning fun.
  • The germination of the whole idea came during his studies when he realized complex cells comprise a 3D dynamic system that simply can't be taught easily in a two-dimensional setting.
  • A key to GDL's success is the fact that it can be delivered via a web browser, so no matter how rich the content, it can be used in class, at home or anywhere else one might have access to the internet.
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  • With games, if you don't succeed at a level you try again. It's not about testing. It's about learning to try to learn different things to achieve a goal.
Bridget Binstock

iPad helps Toronto special needs kids learn - Technology & Science - CBC News - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...ipad-autism.html

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shared by Bridget Binstock on 27 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Bridget Binstock on 27 Oct 11
     
    This is a nice follow-up to Kasthuri's post from the 60 Minutes segment. A Toronto teacher who works with special needs students says Apple's iPad has become an important tool in helping her students communicate and learn. Stacie Carroll, a teacher at Toronto's Beverly Public School, told Metro Morning host Matt Galloway the iPad has helped teachers connect with students - including those with autism - who often struggle to communicate.
Kinga Petrovai

iPads are in, cursive is out (and other education trends) - 1 views

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shared by Kinga Petrovai on 30 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Kinga Petrovai on 30 Nov 11
     
    The trend: They already help teach kids the alphabet, sentence construction and how to graph equations. Now, iPads are being studied as a tool for students with autism and physical disabilities. University of Toronto professor Rhonda McEwen is researching how students at Toronto's Beverley School - which teaches special needs kids from kindergarten to Grade 8 - learn with iPad apps and games that require touch. In addition, the link from the smartboard section of the article, leads to a very interesting TED Talk about how to make smartboards.
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