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and not just formal learning in the classroom, but informal and even “casual” learning 24X7.

contends that fun is at the heart of why kids play games—and is one of the main things that keeps them engaged and willing to persist in ways that many teachers and parents only dream of

If I were to set this up again, I might simply create three domains-- one for staff, one for the middle and high school students with email turned on, and one for the younger students with email turned off, but with log-in access to Docs and Sites, to allow collaborative work to take place in a closed environment. You do not need to have email turned on to use these tools.We used the last two digits of YOG-last name-first initial for the student accounts. In addition, so their real name did not show up in the header of mail they sent, when setting up the accounts, I used the YOG-last name for the last name of the student and their first initial for their first name.