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Tmack (Tommy) McClain

8 ways Minecraft works on your brain « Playable - 13 views

deangroom.wordpress.com/...-minecraft-works-on-your-brain

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  • So if your kid is playing Minecraft, then according to deeply respected academic research and principles, she is not undertaking a mindless pastime. I’d argue playing Minecraft now might be one of the things that saves them from it in the future too.
  • So if your kid is playing Minecraft, then according to deeply respected academic research and principles, she is not undertaking a mindless pastime. I’d argue playing Minecraft now might be one of the things that saves them from it in the future too.
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  • Minecraft puts players to work by providing the imagination with images and metaphors that give it direction.
    • ClimaX -
      ClimaX - on 15 Feb 13
       
      It seems so delicate and fancy of words, but all it is saying, is that Minecraft can be educational.
  • So if your kid is playing Minecraft, then according to deeply respected academic research and principles, she is not undertaking a mindless pastime. I’d argue playing Minecraft now might be one of the things that saves them from it in the future too.
  • The thing which most articles omit is understanding of why imagination is a primary trigger for learning.
    • ryanhartley
      ryanhartley on 15 Feb 13
       
      Article!
  • ClimaX - on 15 Feb 13
     
    Good resource.
ryanhartley

Headlines from the Future of Medicine - 11 views

futuremed2020.com

medicine-innovation medicine2.0 engineering health education essay

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  • ryanhartley on 15 Feb 13
     
    The future of health and medicine.
ryanhartley

Down syndrome: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia - 0 views

www.nlm.nih.gov/...000997.htm

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    • ryanhartley
      ryanhartley on 15 Feb 13
       
      My uncle had Down syndrome and died of complications from a heart defect. I'm interested in current and future treatments or advancements in this area that use engineering.
    • ryanhartley
      ryanhartley on 15 Feb 13
       
      (NARROWING TOPIC)
ryanhartley

Down syndrome-recent progress and future prospects - 1 views

hmg.oxfordjournals.org/...R75.full

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    • ryanhartley
      ryanhartley on 15 Feb 13
       
      Hmmm...I thought this would be about heart problems in people with Down syndrome, but this gives me another idea. Maybe I could go in another direction, but I'll have to make sure that works for this particular assignment. It would be interesting to know about these "exciting advances in therapy to improve cognitive function in people with DS"
    • Montana Petersen
      Montana Petersen on 15 Feb 13
       
      down syndrome
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