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Are video games healthful? - Games - msnbc.com
Money for research - they probably have little trouble getting subject volunteers among certain age groups. Gary
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Curriculum Materials for Teachers
Microsoft is pleased to offer teachers these training and curriculum materials. The materials include a range of professional development resources, curriculum and learning materials designed to support teachers in developing further skills.
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Top News - Scientists release educational computer game
May be useful but apparently not for Mac unless you have an Intel-based Mac running Windows XP - too bad - missing part of the educational market. Gary
BBC NEWS | Technology | Design revamp for '$100 laptop'
Another development and "At the MIT event, Prof Negroponte announced the resumption of the Get-One-Give-One programme to allow people in wealthy nations to buy two XO laptops and donate one to a child in a developing country. The programme will be open to
Computerworld - 100 e-mail bouncebacks? You've been backscattered.
arvind: article on backscatter spam, messages that return to you even though you didn't send them
Technology News: Handheld Devices: Think Before You Ban: A Handheld Is a Powerful Learning Tool
Many schools (including ones in my district) are banning cell phones and iPods. This article suggests that they don't see the big picture and the use of such devices for education. Gary
Microscope Imaging Station
Good images for science and biology and good science. Gary
ABCya! The Leader in Kids Educational Computer Games & Activities
kschroed: ABCya! is a leader in free & exciting computer activities for elementary students to learn on the web.
BBC NEWS | UK | Child web-safety guide launched
"New teaching resources aimed at helping primary school children surf the web safely have been launched." Gary
Informal Style of Electronic Messages Is Showing Up in Schoolwork, Study Finds - New York Times
“I think in the future, capitalization will disappear.” Interesting look at the possible future - LOL. Gary
Wii virtual race gives students a track and field workout
"We" wish this were true. But: "There are skeptics of the video game's supposed health benefits." Gary
Wired Campus: A Sociologist Says Students Aren't So Web-Wise After All - Chronicle.com
arvind: great article explaining how teens might just know less than we think about technology. Perhaps it depends on how you measure "knowing"
Educators on virtual islands see classroom potential | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Good article looking at SL. However: "A lot of the conversations revolve around fear." Gary
Are wired kids well served by schools? | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
"Kids associate one word with school--'boring,'" Gary
Colored charts meant to show HISD schools' growth | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
So a school who has all its students scoring over 90th percentile could be rated at the bottom if all of them are only above the 85 percentile a year later? Wait until the Fraser institute finds out about this! Gary
As online testing nears, educators are the ones who are nervous
Sometimes using technology should be more carefully implemented. Gary
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