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Jonathan Klein: Photos that changed the world | Video on TED.com - 1 views

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TED Talks Photographs do more than document history -- they make it. At TED University, Jonathan Klein of Getty Images shows some of the most iconic, and talks about what happens when a generation sees an image so powerful it can't look away -- or back.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">TED Talks Photographs do more than document history -- they make it. At TED University, Jonathan Klein of Getty Images shows some of the most iconic, and talks about what happens when a generation sees an image so powerful it can't look away -- or back.</div>

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4 Tools for Teaching Kids to Code | Read Write Web - 1 views

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"there are a number of great tools to teach programming to K-12 students, along with a lot of resources for computer science teachers:"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"there are a number of great tools to teach programming to K-12 students, along with a lot of resources for computer science teachers:"</div>

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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"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"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"</div>

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Games of Empire: Global Capitalism and Video Games [books] - 1 views

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In the first decade of the twenty-first century, video games are an integral part of global media culture, rivaling Hollywood in revenue and influence. No longer confined to a subculture of adolescent males, video games today are played by adults around the world. At the same time, video games have become major sites of corporate exploitation and military recruitment.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In the first decade of the twenty-first century, video games are an integral part of global media culture, rivaling Hollywood in revenue and influence. No longer confined to a subculture of adolescent males, video games today are played by adults around the world. At the same time, video games have become major sites of corporate exploitation and military recruitment.</div>

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Bryan Alexander on 12 Feb 10

Sounds good. Have you looked into it yet?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sounds good. Have you looked into it yet?</div>

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Vision For Our School Website | The Principal of Change - 1 views

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George Couros vision for his school's website. A great model!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">George Couros vision for his school's website. A great model!</div>

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FRONTLINE: digital nation: virtual worlds: video games: inside pro-videogaming | PBS - 0 views

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"Professional online video gaming is huge in Korea. We follow a top StarCraft player to a big match in Seoul."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Professional online video gaming is huge in Korea. We follow a top StarCraft player to a big match in Seoul."</div>

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FRONTLINE: digital nation: virtual worlds: video games: starcraft training | PBS - 0 views

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In Korea, we visit a pro StarCraft team's training room and see what the players do in their spare time."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In Korea, we visit a pro StarCraft team's training room and see what the players do in their spare time."</div>

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YouTube- Tiger Woods Nike Commercial ft Earl Woods - 0 views

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http://TheMatchReferee.com - Unadulterated analysis and opinion on the latest cricketing issues.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://TheMatchReferee.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://TheMatchReferee.com</a> - Unadulterated analysis and opinion on the latest cricketing issues.</div>

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FRONTLINE: digital nation: virtual worlds: is world of warcraft on your resume? | PBS - 0 views

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IBM Vice President of Innovation Francoise LeGoues says Warcraft gamers are definitely developing business skills companies like hers want.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">IBM Vice President of Innovation Francoise LeGoues says Warcraft gamers are definitely developing business skills companies like hers want.</div>

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The Escapist : What if the Player is Black? - 0 views

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"I have witnessed my own son trying, and failing, to find a character that looks like him. Everyone with his father's Caribbean accent is a bad guy. And he can only make Daddy in a game if Daddy wants an afro, dreads or corn rows."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"I have witnessed my own son trying, and failing, to find a character that looks like him. Everyone with his father's Caribbean accent is a bad guy. And he can only make Daddy in a game if Daddy wants an afro, dreads or corn rows."</div>

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Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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"Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how."</div>

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Race, class, gender, sexuality: Resources for critical analysis of games/gaming - 0 views

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"Below is a list of selected reading materials that are helpful to understanding the culture here at The Border House. This is not a comprehensive list of great anti-oppression blogs (of which there are many!), but a collection of mostly 101-geared articles and communities that should be helpful to people new to these topics."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Below is a list of selected reading materials that are helpful to understanding the culture here at The Border House. This is not a comprehensive list of great anti-oppression blogs (of which there are many!), but a collection of mostly 101-geared articles and communities that should be helpful to people new to these topics."</div>

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15 Minutes of Fame: Learn to game, to game to learn | Educators in WOW - 0 views

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"We've spoken with other groups of academics who band together in guilds, and they don't always progress very far or become truly embedded into WoW's player culture. Is Cog Diss actively raiding? "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"We've spoken with other groups of academics who band together in guilds, and they don't always progress very far or become truly embedded into WoW's player culture. Is Cog Diss actively raiding? "</div>

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Why playing in the virtual world has an awful lot to teach children | Technology | The ... - 0 views

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"A YouGov poll has suggested that computer games can damage children's ability to communicate, but Tom Chatfield argues that gaming imparts a range of new, vitally important skills"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A YouGov poll has suggested that computer games can damage children's ability to communicate, but Tom Chatfield argues that gaming imparts a range of new, vitally important skills"</div>

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Media Meltdown: a media literacy comic for kids Boing Boing - 0 views

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Orca Books sent me a review copy of Media Meltdown, a graphic novel about media literacy for kids, written by Liam O'Donnell and illustrated by Mike Deas.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Orca Books sent me a review copy of Media Meltdown, a graphic novel about media literacy for kids, written by Liam O'Donnell and illustrated by Mike Deas. </div>

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anonymous on 21 Dec 09

Orca Books sent me a review copy of Media Meltdown, a graphic novel about media literacy for kids, written by Liam O'Donnell and illustrated by Mike Deas.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Orca Books sent me a review copy of Media Meltdown, a graphic novel about media literacy for kids, written by Liam O'Donnell and illustrated by Mike Deas.</div>

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