This project aims to identify and document the usage, definition, and as far as possible pedagogy of serious games. That is, games where the educational goal takes precendence in training outside of the school education system.
The Basics: Understanding the Upheaval in the Middle East - NYTimes.com - 0 views
A Manifesto for Media Education » Radical Alternatives to Education? - 0 views
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"So let's see - how radical can we get with education? What if every child had their own device to connect to the world of knowledge and what if it was actually engaging and fun. What if children could search for any topic they wanted to know about and find complete high quality resources on it in seconds, on a screen right in front of them? What if kids could match their interests and knowledge needs with other kids whom they could link with around the globe? "
[Grade 12] Writer's Craft Transmedia Unit [open google doc] - 0 views
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An open document for teachers to remix and add to for varied grade levels and courses.
Transmediate: Transmedia Unit Blog - 0 views
Writer's Craft: Introducing transmedia | transmediate - 0 views
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Throughout the unit I'll be posting updates to this blog about what we did in class with links to videos and other resources viewed. The blog is a supplement - not a substitute - for in-class learning. You will find all of the unit documents on the Assignments tab.
Beyond McLuhan: Your New Media Studies Syllabus - Christina Dunbar-Hester - Technology ... - 0 views
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"Here, she walks you through her PhD-level class on technology and media. Along the way, she distills a quarter century of academic work that goes far beyond pop culture's standard takes on how our world changes."
Futurelab - Projects - Serious Games in Education - 0 views
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This project aims to identify and document the usage, definition, and as far as possible pedagogy of serious games. That is, games where the educational goal takes precendence in training outside of the school education system.
The Answer Sheet - Why kids in school need to play - 0 views
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Since when did the word "play" become outlawed in kindergarten? I remember a time when kindergarten classrooms were stocked with wooden blocks, paint, and dramatic-play corners complete with costuming, furniture, appliances, and play food. Not so long ago, there was a period during the day when we encouraged kindergarten students to freely explore, create, and interact with the materials and people around them.
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Through play, I have seen my students develop social, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities in a safe, risk-free environment. Has our early childhood curriculum become so narrow that we now focus only on what is being tested and ignore all the other areas in a young child's development?
Transmedia Talk Podcast - Episode 2 « Culture Hacker - 0 views
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"Welcome to the second episode of Transmedia Talk a new podcast covering all things story. Transmedia Talk is co-hosted by Nick Braccia and Robert Pratten and looks to shed light on the topic of transmedia storytelling with commentary, interviews and tips on how storytelling is moving into the 21st century."
Bruce Schneier on policial/social/democratic implications of reduced privacy - 0 views
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"Schneier said it better: "Government and business are changing social norms." And the key point here is: "Who gets to make the rules.""
How Fox North became Harper's priority | rabble.ca - 0 views
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"the media already blasts Canadians with a steady chorus of right-wing ideas. "A Fox-style network here - if Harper gets his way - would turn that into a deafening cacophony.""
Ian Bogost - Art History of Games: Video - 1 views
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"Back in February, Georgia Tech Digital Media and SCAD Atlanta held the Art History of Games conference, which I organized along with Michael Nitsche and John Sharp. We had an amazing group of speakers as well as an opening for three commissioned games"
Public Google Doc: WOW_Learning_Value: Repurposing game structures for the classroom - 0 views
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I created this spreadsheet in order to track insights about aspects of MMO game play (example is WoW) that might be reconfigured or repurposed as classroom/school learning structures. The object here is not to necessarily use WoW in school but examine which elements of gameplay translate into new and unique learning experiences online or off. PLEASE ADD YOUR COMMENTS TO THE DOCUMENT!
WoWinSchool / Lessons on Social Interaction - 0 views
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"Sit in one of these regions (like the Barrens) for 20 minutes watching the general chat. Keep a log of the topics discussed in the chat. Create categories for the topics and sort them. Create a bubble map diagram to show the relationship and possible overlap of topics. Reflect on the topics (were they helpful, interesting, offensive, etc.). What do you think motivates people to be helpful or annoying?"
What Americans Do Online: Social Media And Games Dominate Activity | Nielsen Wire - 0 views
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"Online games overtook personal email to become the second most heavily used activity behind social networks - accounting for 10 percent of all U.S. Internet time. Email dropped from 11.5 percent of time to 8.3 percent."
10 Reading Revolutions Before E-Books - Science and Tech - The Atlantic - 0 views
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the continual changes in materials essential to writing and reading alone could constitute a few dozen revolutions, at different places and times all over the world. Let's just say that what the things we read are made out of has always been very, very important.
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the continual changes in materials essential to writing and reading alone could constitute a few dozen revolutions, at different places and times all over the world. Let's just say that what the things we read are made out of has always been very, very important.
Mindful Infotention: Dashboards, Radars, Filters : Howard Rheingold : City Brights - 0 views
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Infotention is a word I came up with to describe the psycho-social-techno skill/tools we all need to find our way online today, a mind-machine combination of brain-powered attention skills with computer-powered information filters.
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Infotention is a word I came up with to describe the psycho-social-techno skill/tools we all need to find our way online today, a mind-machine combination of brain-powered attention skills with computer-powered information filters
Classroom Management Strategies for computer labs - 0 views
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Train a team of software/hardware experts in your classroom
