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Games in education, BYOD/BYOT-related topics. Apr 28

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Excellent Resources on BYOD for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/01/excellent-resources-on-beyod-for.html Mobile technology is making explosive growth into our schools and classrooms.There is now a growing trend towards taking advantage of mobile devices to inspire learning and promote students engagement, but the problem is that school districts can not cover the costs of these devices and to provide every student with a gadget would be out of their affordability particularly with the shrinking budgets being allocated for high tech materials.However, several initiatives have been taken to counter this financial block facing the implementation of mobile technology in classroom and one of these initiatives is called BYOD ( Bring Your Own Device).

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http://gamingmatter.com/GM/Games_for_Learning.html Games, like any media, come in a variety of genres. The designers message, plan, and goals for making the game are at the heart of what the game delivers and if it matches with your intentions for selection. Due to your requests here at gamingmatter.com there are different lists of games that match with your interests and subject areas.

Web 2.0 Resources for BYOT Programs | A Teacher's Coda

http://ateacherscoda.com/2012/05/12/web-2-0-resources-for-byot-programs/ As my school district prepares to implement BYOT in the 2012-2013 school, I have collected Web 2.0 tools that students and faculty (grades 7-12) could use. Because of the sheer number of apps for mobile devices, I have not included any apps.
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Top 10 Sites for Educational Games

There's no denying the appeal that online games have on kids. While this might come w/ a negative stigma there are a lot of online educational games that can be found to not only enhance the joy of learning but strengthen skill sets as well. That being said I've decided to create a list of my favorite educational gaming sites on the web.