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Back in March, Kaplan, the huge learning company, announced that it was teaming with videogame developer and publisher Aspyr Media* to create Kaplan-branded interactive entertainment products and bring them to market. While most people think of Kaplan as a test prep company, the truth is, they are into all type of educational content and delivery. […]
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Leave a Comment (4) →I recently heard someone say “The next step in using video games for education is to teach students to create their own games.” Actually, this concept has been around for years (many, many years) and is now gaining wider spread press and adoption (think Logo). It seems like things in the learning field have a […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Sneak preview of the Arabic Version of 3DLanguage an immersive learning environment. The folks who created 3D Language Spain which I have blogged about before in Learning Spanish in a Game have now created a couple more interesting and highly entertaining products (not to mention Educational.) The goal of the company is to make “language […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →A new music distribution model has arrived (about time for the music industry) and it’s called Rock Band. In fact according to an entry on Joystiq, the new Mötley Crüe single was downloaded on Rock Band five times more than on iTunes Here are some interesting statistics courtesy of Reuters Canada’s article Rock acts ringing […]
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Leave a Comment (2) →At an ever increasing pace, college curriculums are starting to pick up on “serious gaming” and the implications that games and game-like interfaces are having on just about everything and are creating classes and experiences that reflect the value of video games to learning and education. Here are some quotes from an article in this […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Learning to type can be boring (oh, sorry now its called “Keyboarding”)…while killing zombies is generally considered fun …so many years ago after what must have been careful consideration and an examination of pedagogy, some one at Sega asked the question what if the two were combined? And the rest is, as they say, history. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Ok, so one of my favorite quotes in Die Hard is when Hans and Theo are trying to get into the vault and Theo is not sure how they are going to get past a certain lock and then, the FBI agents (Johnson and Johnson)cut the power circuits thus opening the vault and Hans says […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →One more high-stakes government agency has joined the growing ranks of organizations that are using video games to teach life and death concepts. In the Wired article U.S. Spies Use Custom Videogames to Learn How to Think the author explains how the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency has taken delivery of three PC-based games under a […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Are you trying to “sell” games internally as a valid method of teaching content. Perhaps if you mention that government agencies like NASA are investing in this methodology, you might have a better chance of making your case. Also, guide them to Games Teach Life Saving Skills: Accidently as an argument as well. The National […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →This has been around for a while but is a great example of using technology to help teach and save resources. It is a lot of fun. So, if you have a few moments, try dissecting this virtual frog. Good for science and saves frogs! Go to Virtual Frog Dissection and start cutting.__ Catalog of […]
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