Videogamessessions

This is the TED Talk Dede showed in the shopping class. Not everything Tom Chatfield says is correct. It's useful to keep this in mind, though.

Spongelab is a relatively new addition to the game-based learning crowd. They have some games worth checking out.

A pretty harsh review of the Zelda series. I don't agree with everything here, but it's thought-provoking.

I posted this on the TIE Facebook group too, but it definitely belongs here. EdWeb's Game-Based Learning Community is vibrant, active, and populated by some really great names in serious game development and education. You should all sign up!

The school I am interning at (The Carroll School) is using this in their middle school math classes. Small class sizes typically (4-8 kids /  class), and it's a 1:1 school where every child has a laptop. But - it's working well for designated independent work time in the math classes I've observed- where each kid is asked to play the game for 15 minutes on their own. Kids have their own profiles- and there are several different math mini games they can play, each game focusing on different math skills. Each mini game involves different game mechanics and art styles. But all games involve using arithmetic skills and math concepts to solve problems that progress them in the game. Good performance gives the kids in-game credits/money that they can use to customize their in-gam avatar. 

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