Skip to main content

Home/ WCS Language Arts/ Group items tagged work

Rss Feed Group items tagged

Filter: All | Bookmarks | Topics Simple Middle
Tmack (Tommy) McClain

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

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

shared by Tmack (Tommy) McClain on 15 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • 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.
  • ...5 more annotations...
  • 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

Down syndrome-recent progress and future prospects - 1 views

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

shared by ryanhartley on 15 Feb 13 - No Cached
    • 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
jessicabatko Batko

Flu Vaccine Products - Influenza Vaccines - 0 views

myfluvaccine.com

flu vaccine influenza vaccines immunization shot at work PW

shared by jessicabatko Batko on 19 Feb 13 - Cached
ryanhartley liked it
  • jessicabatko Batko on 19 Feb 13
     
    If you are scared of getting the Influenza you can get a vaccine for it
Montana Petersen

Cool Math Games - Free Online Math Games, Cool Puzzles, Mazes and Coloring Pages for Ki... - 0 views

www.coolmath-games.com

shared by Montana Petersen on 16 Feb 13 - Cached
    • Montana Petersen
      Montana Petersen on 16 Feb 13
       
      I can see the logic in the games, but you don't really use any math.  But the games DO work your mind. It is mostly logic and strategy.
1 - 11 of 11
Showing 20▼ items per page