Month: January 2014

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Green game, environmental games, energy games, recycling games

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“Gaming is an important component of the child’s cognitive and emotional growth. In his wonderful book ” What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition: Revised and Updated Edition ” http://amzn.to/1bOeA48 James Paul Gee argued for the importance of game play for the learners’ developing personalty and the honing of their thinking capacities. Gee analyzed several of the popular video and online games like Sims City, and War of Warcraft, to mention but a few , and found out that the learning design informing these games  are behind their sweeping popularity among gamers in all around the world. Gee further claimed that investing time in playing these games does impinge positively on the learning skills of kids. It, among many other things, help them develop strategic thinking, problem solving, active critical thinking, and meta-level thinking. Check out this post http://bit.ly/19nKi7H ; to learn more about the learning principles embedded in game play as conceptualized by Gee.”

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More and more classrooms are gaining access to technology that can be used with students. Whether you’re modeling a lesson, creating stations or working in a one-to-one classroom, virtual tools can promote student engagement while increasing academic success.

Here are some free apps for iPads — along with a few other tips — that can transform your daily lessons and are definitely worth checking out!

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Use the Resume Builder to turn your LinkedIn Profile into a beautiful resume. Pick a resume template, customize the content, and print and share the result to your heart’s content.

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