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Meaningful Fun: Why Video Games Should be Used in the Classroom (Part 2 of 3)
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Along with developing in gamers new methods of low-level but useful information processing, games can do an excellent job of teaching content material. Playing the PC game Civilization can teach play...
Meaningful Fun: Why Video Games Should be Used in the Classroom (Part 1 of 3)
Posted by SM Bruner on
Video games get a bad rap. Parents ban their children from ever playing them, social critics bemoan them for their violence, and teachers view them as brain-killing devices par excellence. And yet, k...
Augmented Reality Meets Education
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Augmented Reality has tremendous potential in the educational world. PBS Kids partnered with AR development company Ogmento to create the game Hatchling Party. "Every new technology is an op...
August Webinars: Log on & Learn!
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What do an early computer programmer, an aviatrix, an artist, a civil rights icon, a scientist, an author, and a media mogul have in common? They're all part of our details and RSVP for these webin...
Webinar Alert: Making Connections with Apps
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Making Connections with Apps
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
4:30 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
Join educational app guru Jayne Clare, a classroom teacher who co-founded the app development company i-itch inc. ...
Webinar Alert: Driving Meaningful Instruction with BrainPOP ELL
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Driving Meaningful Instruction with BrainPOP ELL
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
4:30 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
Join Anne Scatchell, BrainPOP Educator and ELL teacher, as she shares her experiences using Br...
Webinar Alert: BrainPOP for the Beginning Teacher
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BrainPOP for the Beginning Teacher
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
4:30 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour
Calling all pre-service, first- and second-year teachers! Inspired by ASCD's Next Outstanding Young Edu...
BrainPOP on T-Mobile’s New 4G Tablet: A Sneak Peek
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We’ve teamed up with T-Mobile® to bring learning to your fingertips! T-Mobile unveiled its brand-new 4G tablet – the Dell™ Streak™ 7 – at CES in Las Vegas this week (it’s not yet available in stores...
National STEM Video Game Challenge
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With President Obama's launch of the National STEM Video Game Challenge comes a BrainPOP announcement as well! We're proud to report that BrainPOP will serve as an official founding outreach partner...
SEG’s Study is Honored
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Great news! We have been selected to be featured in the newest SITE publication "Research Highlights in Technology & Teacher Education." Our chapter is titled, Improving Student Science and Engl...
