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From the NYTimes: "Last week we asked readers to submit questions to James Paul Gee, an expert on how video games fit within an overall theory of learning and literacy, in response to The New York Times Magazine article "Learning by Playing." It featured a public middle school where every aspect of learning is designed to be game-like."

From the Amazon site: "From Fear to Facebook is an insider's view of the journey from peril to possibility with digital media in school communities. Matt Levinson gives a clear picture of how communities need to work together to create safe, innovative opportunities for kids to learn with digital media. From Fear to Facebook tells the story of the cultural shift happening in schools with technology and provides a road map for how to navigate this sea change with buy-in from all key stakeholders. "

In My Freshman Year the author, Rebekah Nathan, has been a professor at a large university for 15 years. Over time she has realized that students are different then when she went to school. She wants to find out what freshmen really go through living on their own, so she decides to re-enroll as a freshman herself. She gives the university her high school transcripts, and they accept her application

Interactive music video from Arcade Fire that uses your home as part of the footage

Website that supports audio files. It looks like it will record conversations from your phone or computer.

free movie making software available online

Criteria for people who want to create resources for education

interesting student creations of multi modal texts

examples of digital/multi-model/multimedia sites for learning

New(ish) forms of digital music. CHIP music. Made from 8 bit game devices.

Interesting article about students' perceptions of the visual and the implications for teaching.