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5/24/12
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Kelsey Herron
Student Game Designers Win Big in National STEM Video Game Challenge
The winners of the 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge were announced this week at The Atlantic’s Technologies in Education Forum in Washington, D.C.5/23/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
This is (Not) Just a Test: Ender’s Game and the Gamification of Testing
The move to cloak testing in authentic gaming activities that kids enjoy brings to mind the classic, and prescient, science fiction novel “Ender’s Game.” The film adaptation is now in the works.5/22/12
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Sarah Jackson
Every Child A Maker: New Maker Education Initiative Launches
A new nonprofit from the creator of the popular Maker Faires aims to bring opportunities for hands-on learning to schools, museums, and community centers across the country.5/20/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Experts Split on Future of Gamification; Knight Studies Social Impact Games; Explaining Privilege via Role Playing Games
A new report looks at whether gaming elements will become more embedded in daily life, including education, by 2020. Plus, the Knight Foundation evaluates the impact of two real world social impact games, and John Scalzi explains why “straight white male” is the lowest difficulty setting.5/18/12
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Sarah Jackson
Designing Winning Robots Requires Passion for Learning Outside the Classroom
In a powerful example of connected learning, members of Team Antipodes, an all-girl robotics club, live out their passion for technology, collaboration, and hands-on learning.5/16/12
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Kelsey Herron
Can Apps Be Educational For Preschoolers?
The New America Foundation’s Lisa Guernsey reviews what we know about whether interactive screen time can be a valid teaching tool for young children.5/14/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Why Teachers Use Digital Games and Why Schools Teach Gaming
Surprising data from teachers using digital games in the classroom; Learning and having fun playing Quest Atlantis in Wisconsin; teaching game design and programming at iTech Academy in Miami; and more on how games are ace-ing the test in many school districts.5/10/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Games Even a Bureaucracy Could Love: The Future of Testing and Data-Driven Learning
With testing and Common Core Standards gaining steam in school reform circles, some educators are asking how to ensure that digital tools like computer-based “stealth assessments” will change classrooms for the better.5/09/12
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Kelsey Herron
Online Classes Invite Students to Join the Ivy League, Kind Of
Academic titans Harvard and MIT advance the MOOC movement, offering free online courses offered by both universities. But these courses still beg the question: How can we take advantage of technology to reimagine learning, online and beyond?5/06/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Making Media, Engaging in Democracy, and Working Toward the Future
“Great quotes” about learning and change; Pew survey on teens and videos; S. Craig Watkins on critical design literacy and pathways to youth participation; digital media literacy and civic engagement in Oakland schools—and how it all adds up to future work skills.5/04/12
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Kelsey Herron
Teaching With YouTube Just Got Easier Thanks to TED-Ed
Ever wanted to make a lesson plan out of a YouTube video? Now you can, thanks to TED-Ed, a new platform developed by TED, best known for its videos of innovative people with “ideas worth spreading.”4/30/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Watching Children Grow Up in Public Spaces: “Lotte Time Lapse” in the Age of Sharing
Nearly 5 million of us have watched Lotte Hofmeester grow up, literally before our eyes, giving rise to the question: At what age should kids be able to decide for themselves whether they want their past, or their present, shared with the world?4/29/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
PLAYBACK: Hacking Education, MIT Students to the (STEM) Rescue, Teaching Media Literacy and More
This week’s Playback looks at issues of digital access and how education is being re-thought and re-taught in the United States and around the world.4/26/12
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Christine Cupaiuolo
Jamming the System: Standardized Tests, Automated Grading and the Future of Writing
Standardized testing—and now, standardized grading—are the bane of teachers and thoughtful administrators. So how can we harness the positive side of digital media and learning?4/25/12
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Kelsey Herron
