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John Pearce

Games in Education - home - 0 views

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    "The interest in game-based learning has accelerated considerably in recent years, driven by clear successes in military and industrial training as well as by emerging research into the cognitive benefits of game play." - 2010 Horizon Report: K12 Edition Using gaming as a vehicle for learning is a very powerful idea and one that is under-utilized. This wiki is an attempt to create a comprehensive resource about gaming that we can all learn from - all contributions welcome!"
Roland Gesthuizen

LogoWorks - home - 0 views

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    The book has been out of print for a while, but now here it is. The programs are written in Atari Logo by a collection of Logo enthusiasts who hung out at the Atari Cambridge Research Lab. Except for the animation projects most of the programs will run in current versions of Logo. The book is divided into six sections: Wordplay Stories Games Turtle Geometry Music Programming Ideas
Roland Gesthuizen

1 in 4 College Textbooks Will Be Digital By 2015 - 0 views

  • the success of the iPad has fueled the consumption of digital content in general. But the iPad has also spawned a number of new digital textbook companies
  • Washington State's Open Course Library project, a program that aims to make core college materials available on the Web for less than $30 per class
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    "we have reached the tipping point for e-textbooks, and the Xplana predicts that in the next five years digital textbook sales will surpass 25% of sales for the higher education and career education markets."
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    Interesting to read the move to make core college materials available on the web for minimal cost.
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