There are many benefits to teaching young people to code. As a musician starts learning a piece of music, the process can be daunting. Musicians, however, naturally start breaking the song into parts. By slowly mastering small phrases, scales, chords, and patterns, the song slowly emerges from Read more…
There are lots of ways to teach the craft of programming. I have done my share of teaching programming through a lecture or working through a tutorial. While the lecture has it’s place in learning, I enjoy learning new teaching methodologies that maximize creativity, active learning, and fun. In Read more…
Hello! For our post today, I would like to introduce you to Lauren Franza, Educational Designer from ATLT games. Her team has created novel gaming experience to teach algebra. “Pi and the Lost Function” by ATLT games helps engage 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in learning algebra using a Read more…
Welcome To Google Developer Group at Mercer University https://sites.google.com/site/gdgmerceru/ We extend a warm welcome to software professionals, students, web designers, web programmers, and people excited about technology. Come help us plan the first year, hear about cool Google technologies, and see Google Glass. Proposed themes for the Fall: Web application development Read more…
On a Sunday drive with my wife, Sarah talked about how she will be teaching on public health and epidemics in her microbiology classes soon. For as long as I have known Sarah, she gets REALLY excited about epidemiology. She gets excited in the same way that a four year Read more…
In a previous post, we reviewed why Vicki Davis(@coolcatteacher) and other teachers use virtual worlds to teach digital citizenship and online collaboration. It’s amazing to see how teachers use technologies like OpenSim to transform their students into teachers. As a Dad, I always enjoy finding games that my Read more…
All teachers and leaders seek new ways to engage their students and followers. Games have a profound potential as teaching tools. I wanted to share some of the key questions that have helped me in my quest to become a game designer. (I still have much to learn) The Read more…
My wife has been raving to me about this cool biology teacher from Bozeman, Montana. Paul Anderson has become a star in the biology community for his Bozeman Biology YouTube channel. I discovered a TED talk that he gave sharing how he keeps his students engaged and learning. I had Read more…
Many of my readers may enjoy learning how they can create apps for their favorite mobile devices: ipad, iphone, or Android. The Corona SDK provides an elegant framework for quickly creating applications and games. I have heard stories of middle school students creating rocking games with this tool. Read more…
As a game developer, I have become convinced that games can have a profound impact in teaching and changing the world. Why? Games encourage us to take on epic challenges and objectives. In the act of making a game, designers and developers have the opportunity to craft the Read more…