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How to Plan Instruction Using the Video Game Model - 0 views

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Imagine you are placed in the following scenarios: You are dropped off at the top of a ski resort's steepest run when you've only had experience on the beginner slopes. You have to spend your...

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iCivics | Free Lesson Plans and Games for Learning Civics - 0 views

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Teachers, register for a free account and choose from a variety of specially-designed materials including games, lesson plans, and more to bring this year's election into your classroom!

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Game-Based Learning to Teach and Assess 21st Century Skills - 0 views

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Gamestar Mechanic - 0 views

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Tool that allows students to create their own, web-based games.

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Game Play Is Important for Learning - 0 views

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Article about the use of Tabula Digita's Dimension M in the classroom.

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Becoming Lore Keepers - 0 views

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If you had asked me six years ago when Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft (WoW), the popular MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplay Game), launched if I would be spearheading an effort to bring it into the classroom, it is very likely that I would have laughed...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">If you had asked me six years ago when Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft (WoW), the popular MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplay Game), launched if I would be spearheading an effort to bring it into the classroom, it is very likely that I would have laughed...</div>

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Energize the Curriculum: Put game-based learning in the palm of your students' hands - 0 views

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Mobile computing and game-based learning are two of the six major trends that will have a huge impact on K-12 learning in the next five years according to projections found in the New Media Corsortium's 2011 K-12 Edition of the Horizon Report (http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2011-Horizon-Report-K12.pdf)....

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Mobile computing and game-based learning are two of the six major trends that will have a huge impact on K-12 learning in the next five years according to projections found in the New Media Corsortium's 2011 K-12 Edition of the Horizon Report (<a href="http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2011-Horizon-Report-K12.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2011-Horizon-Report-K12.pdf</a>)....</div>

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Making Education Fun Through Game-Based Learning - 0 views

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Like a lot of teachers, Lucas Gillispie had no problem with the textbook material he taught to his high school students. His biggest challenge during his seven years in the classroom was connecting with the teenagers in his classes. His solution, it turned out, was right in front of him...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Like a lot of teachers, Lucas Gillispie had no problem with the textbook material he taught to his high school students. His biggest challenge during his seven years in the classroom was connecting with the teenagers in his classes. His solution, it turned out, was right in front of him...</div>

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The WoW Factor -- THE Journal - 0 views

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Virtual Communities The WoW Factor For a growing group of educators, the online role-playing game World of Warcraft is a place to go to relax, network, and discover potential learning strategies-- and slay a few monsters if they get in the way.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Virtual Communities The WoW Factor For a growing group of educators, the online role-playing game World of Warcraft is a place to go to relax, network, and discover potential learning strategies-- and slay a few monsters if they get in the way.</div>

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Lewis Tachau - Can Online Gaming be Educational? - 0 views

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Student, Lewis Tachau shares what he's learned through online gaming.

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Extra Credits: Gamifying Education - 0 views

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"Games, Learning, and the Looming Crisis in Higher Education" - James Paul Gee - 0 views

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Henry Jenkins on Games and Learning at 2009 SxSW - 0 views

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Game Reviews | Plugged In - 0 views

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Shining a light on the world of popular games.

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Game Reviews - Common Sense Media - 0 views

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Get age appropriate reviews of games by our expert editors.

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Tom Chatfield - 7 Ways Video Games Engage The Brain - 0 views

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TED Talk by Tom Chatfield on the psychology behind why games are successful and effective.

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Stuart Brown - Why Play Is Vital No Matter Your Age - 0 views

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TED Talk by Stuart Brown on the value of play to our well-being.

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The Entertainment Software Association - Home Page - 0 views

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Welcome to the Entertainment Software Association The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is the U.S. association exclusively dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies that publish computer and video games for video game consoles, personal computers, and the Internet.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Welcome to the Entertainment Software Association The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is the U.S. association exclusively dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies that publish computer and video games for video game consoles, personal computers, and the Internet.</div>

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The Video Game Revolution: "Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked" by Henry Jenkins | PBS - 0 views

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Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked by Henry Jenkins, MIT Professor

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World of Warcraft: The Educational Tool - 0 views

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Article about the educational value of the MMORPG, World of Warcraft

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