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Developed in collaboration between Maryland Public Television, MIT's Education Arcade, and FableVision. When you need a fresh approach to teach math to today-s tech-savvy youth, Lure of the Labyrinth comes to the rescue. A ground-breaking online learning game blends cutting-edge design, graphic novel storytelling and stimulating game play to plunge middle school students into a captivating 21st century learning adventure. Labyrinth's mysterious world unfolds when students encounter animated monsters and challenging math puzzles that deepen students' understanding of critical pre-algebra skills. Math topics: ratios, proportions, fractions, variables, number and operations

I was interested to read this article because it dicusses the growing interest in course styles similiar to ours. More and more students are finding success and taking interest in "hybrid" classes, a combination of online and face to face classes. They are becoming so popular because it allows students to not have to be on campus all the time, the freedom to work from home, and also keeps them motivated to keep up with their studies as they meet with their classmates every other week. I found myself relating to this article because it is exactly how our class operates and I see the same positives as the many others opting for hybird classess