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MinecraftEdu. Minecraftinschool [licensed for non-commercial use only] / FrontPage. This wiki is devoted to hosting ideas, lessons, implementation strategies and more related to using the game, Minecraft in a school setting Whether you use it in a computer/gaming club, as part of your regular curricular instruction, or even at home with your own children, Minecraft's simple yet scalable "sandbox" virtual environment can be an excellent tool for engaging student learning.

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The open-ended nature of the game lends it to application in a variety of subject areas. Game-based learning, virtual worlds, and simulations are emerging tools for reaching our learners. That's why this wiki was created. Are you an educator who also plays Minecraft? -Lucas Gillispie, Director of Academic and Digital Learning, Surry County Schools. Recent News (11/10/15) - Here's a Sustainable Community Project we're working on at Gentry Middle School. . (6/1/15) -Alice Keeler (@alicekeeler) is awesome, but you knew that, right? Minecraft In School - Student Work. Swedish School Now Has A Mandatory Minecraft Class. Should School Days Be Longer? A 7th Grade Class Weighs In 4.76K Views 0 Likes An old post on Edudemic just got an interesting comment from Jamie Baird, a middle school teacher in North Carolina.

Her students laid a Pros and Cons list on the topic of school days being longer. Here's her comment. How One Girl Created A Reddit Meme For Her School Fundraiser 9.26K Views 0 Likes The phrase that comes to mind is 'work smarter, not harder' and that's exactly what one father and his daughter, Ruby, did. Cambridge University Shares Free Guide To Raspberry Pi 3.42K Views 0 Likes If you want your students to tinker with the inner workings of computers, smartphones, and other electronics, you've probably heard of the Raspberry Pi. The 20 Best Blogs about Game Based Learning. Top 100 Learning Game Resources. YOUmedia Chicago. YOUmedia is an innovative, 21st century teen learning space which is currently located at five Chicago Public Library locations.

YOUmedia Chicago

YOUmedia was created to connect young adults, books, media, mentors, and institutions throughout the city of Chicago in one dynamic space designed to inspire collaboration and creativity. Extra Credits: Gamification. Extra Credits: Tangential Learning. Extra Credits: Gamifying Education. Library of Games. Library of Games – Sexism and Misogyny Damage the Reputation of Video Games as an Artform. This week the disturbing tale of Anita Sarkeesian wrote another sickening chapter.

Library of Games – Sexism and Misogyny Damage the Reputation of Video Games as an Artform

Sarkesian is the feminist activist whose Kickstarter page sought funds for a video she was making exploring the various stereotypes female video game characters are subjected. She faced the wrath of a vocal and misogynist segment of the video game community. Ben Daniels, another sexist, angry, denizen of the internet, created a game in which players could brutally assault Ms. Sarkeesian, until her face was bloody and bruised. This is just the latest in a prolonged and sustained attack on Ms. Senator Yee is correct in his assessment of the video game industry. This argument has already been made by people like Ms. For years prominent video game critics and academics have made the argument that video games are an art form that deserves as much respect as films, art, literature, and music. Damsel in Distress (Part 1) Tropes vs Women.

This video explores how the Damsel in Distress became one of the most widely used gendered cliché in the history of gaming and why the trope has been core to the popularization and development of the medium itself.

Damsel in Distress (Part 1) Tropes vs Women

As a trope the Damsel in Distress is a plot device in which a female character is placed in a perilous situation from which she cannot escape on her own and must then be rescued by a male character, usually providing a core incentive or motivation for the protagonist’s quest. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Tropes vs Women in Video Games project aims to examine the plot devices and patterns most often associated with female characters in gaming from a systemic, big picture perspective. More than a High Score: Videogames and Learning. Action video games boost reading skills. Related images(click to enlarge) <I>Current Biology</I>, Franceschini et al.

Action video games boost reading skills

Much to the chagrin of parents who think their kids should spend less time playing video games and more time studying, time spent playing action video games can actually make dyslexic children read better. In fact, 12 hours of video game play did more for reading skills than is normally achieved with a year of spontaneous reading development or demanding traditional reading treatments. The evidence, appearing in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on February 28, follows from earlier work by the same team linking dyslexia to early problems with visual attention rather than language skills. "Action video games enhance many aspects of visual attention, mainly improving the extraction of information from the environment," said Andrea Facoetti of the University of Padua and the Scientific Institute Medea of Bosisio Parini in Italy. Tech Tools for Teachers, by Teachers: Video Game Design in the Classroom.

Game Creation Tools. Clark Aldrich Designs: Using Serious Games and Simulations: A Quick and Dirty Guide. In This Post: Learn what simulations are and aren’t.Understanding where they fit in an organizations’ flow of skills.Learn best practices in designing and creating sims.

Clark Aldrich Designs: Using Serious Games and Simulations: A Quick and Dirty Guide

A good educational simulation may look a lot like a casual computer game. It may have stylized, fast moving graphics. There may be a timer during some part of a level, and exaggerated consequences of failure. The person engaging the sim may look very much like a gamer, hunched over with a hand tightly grasped on the mouse and eyes riveted on the screen. Changing the Game.