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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Mathematical Art
In Escher’s World become graphic artists and create an exhibit of mathematical art in the style of M.C. Escher. Based on an architectural design studio, ths game helps players learn to think like designers about geometry and graphic art. Escher’s … Continue reading
Epistemic Games
Epistemic games: computer games that can help players learn to think like engineers, urban planners, journalists, architects, and other innovative professionals, giving them the tools they need to survive in a changing world. When students play epistemic games, they participate … Continue reading
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How Computer Games Help Children Learn
Howard Good reviewed David Williamson Shaffer book How Computer Games Help Children Learn. In it, Shaffer says that computer and video games, “can help young people learn the ways of innovation they need to thrive in a complex world.” Shaffer … Continue reading
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Expanding the Vision for Mobility: Communications Convergence Meets User Demands
Register for a webinar with Brad Noblet, former CIO at Dartmouth and higher-ed networking expert, and Campus Technology’s Geoff Fletcher as they discuss the real-world impact of communications convergence driven by campuswide mobility. Date: April 12, 2007 Time: 11:00 am … Continue reading
Teachers in Turkey
Ms. Frizzle, a Middle School science teacher and Jake Olson report of schools and life in Turkey. Great reads, sometimes informative, sometimes provocative, sometimes just-life. Do either of you use a mobile PC or see them used by others? What … Continue reading
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Summer Academy for Talented Youth 2007
Vanderbilt University offers a Summer Academy 2007 (VSA) for talented youth, rising 8th to 12th grades. … highly gifted students can soar—learning at a rapid pace in a true community of peers. Students have the opportunity to flex their intellectual … Continue reading
Preparing Superior Intellectuals Requires Extraordinary Means
Camilla Benbow and David Lubinski, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University released a new report that reveals the complex mix of factors that create superior intellectual leaders such as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking: cognitive abilities, educational opportunities, investigative interests and … Continue reading
World Math Day, Mathletes and VmathLive
VmathLive is an online math resource for students (“Mathletes”) to practice their math skills, prepare for “high-stakes tests,” and play in real-time competitions of speed and skill. 38,904,275 math students from schools in 98 countries came together online for World … Continue reading
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Microsoft Research Unveils Over 100 Innovations
Microsoft researchers introduced new technologies at Microsoft Research TechFest 2007, the company’s annual showcase of research projects. Microsoft Research Senior Vice President Rick Rashid moderated demonstrations of a number of key research programs. The World-Wide Telescope allows people to peer … Continue reading
Free Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons offers thousands of free teaching and learning modules, lectures, notes, syllabi, articles, etc. I did not find an index that identifies smarter programs in this mass of lists and links, for example those resources that … Continue reading
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