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Simulations for learning

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Just a bit of bragging about this article that features my co-prof in the School of Education’s Teaching with Technology course and several of our students, who participated in ongoing online simulations about the Arab-Israeli Conflict with area high school students. Check it out!

http://www.globalportal.umich.edu/2011/01/07/virtual-diplomacy/

Virtual diplomacy | Explore Magazine | Global Michigan via kwout

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Are you or your students up to the game-creation challenge?

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

American Libraries magazine just announced ALA/AASL’s partnership with the Joan Ganz Cooney Center (and others) for its STEM-based video gaming competition. There are categories for student game creators as well as adults.

Check out the details below. Happy designing!

http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/ala-aasl-joins-joan-ganz-cooney-center-sesame-workshop-and-e-line-media-support-first-annua

ALA, AASL joins Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and E-Line Media in support of first-annual National STEM Video Game Challenge | American Libraries Magazine via kwout

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Murder in the Library (and I don’t mean Agatha Christie!)

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Check out this cool project on the Australian teacher-librarian blog Hey Jude — a forensic science project kicked off by — gasp! — a murder in the library!!

http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/body-in-the-library/

Body in the library – a murder mystery of our own! « HeyJude via kwout

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