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La Mejor Manera para Crear y Compartir Comics en el Mundo. Redem.com. Homepage. Atlantis Remixed. Transformational play involves the use of virtual worlds to help people learn and grow in a context where they can fail safely. Theory At its core, transformational play is a learning and empowerment philosophy that is grounded in the belief that each one of us is capable of, wants to, and deserves to achieve, great things. Unlike any other form of curriculum, these games offer entire worlds in which learners are central, important participants; a place where the actions of a ten-year old can have significant impact on the world; and a place in which what you know is directly related to what you are able to do and, ultimately, who you become.

The theory highlights relations among the three interconnected elements of person with intentionality, content with legitimacy, and context with consequentiality. This stands in sharp contrast to the more traditional positioning of content as facts to be memorized, not as meaningful tools that are necessary for transforming a problematic situation. Learn. Together. Causas.org. Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching. The 'F' Word - 10 Tips To Get More Out Of Facebook In Education. Even the mention of the word ‘Facebook‘ is enough to send a shiver down the spine of many educators. Privacy risks and ‘friending’ students scares many teachers off using Facebook for education. But it doesn’t have to be that way. The Facebook community, whether we like it or not, is enormous and it can be used in schools to do great things.

Over the past few years, the social network has grown so far beyond just “adding friends”. There are many ways to connect without having to ‘friend’ students, not to mention the hundreds of ways Facebook can be used to connect the school community (parents, relations, friends, etc.) and build your PLN. Here is a Prezi that you can use to show any concerned colleagues that the ‘F’ word is not such a bad word after all. K-12 Education & Learning Innovations with Proven Strategies that Work.

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