http://www.flickr.com/photos/haiko/154105033/sizes/m/in/photostream/ I love to discover deals and free stuff(books, resources, tools.) I am the type of person who thrives on connecting with people too. The act of forming relationships and learning about other people and their ideas have profound personal education benefits. As I help my wife Read more…
MetaBlast is an amazing first person shooter quest through a cell. After playing it a few times, I had to share this video game. To learn more about this game, please visit http://www.metablast.org/ . I did have a few issues starting the game due to challenges in the starting menu. After Read more…
Why is game based learning a meaningful trend in education? Even though millions of children do not finish high school in the US, million of people play games for more than 45 hours per week. How can we influence that gaming energy to grow the minds of our students? Many Read more…
https://twitter.com/AngelaMaiers/status/230334473017884673/photo/1 Bill Gates through his foundation has challenged our community to discover what makes a great teacher. In this vision, we need to regularly find and celebrate great teachers. I greatly appreciate the work Microsoft has done to organize the Partners in learning program. During this week, Read more…
I have the great pleasure of sharing my life with my wife who teaches college Biology. We have a number of friends who are preparing their final plans for the fall semester. I have to admit the process of planning and executing a quality class can become overwhelming. As a Read more…
As a musician and software designer, I care about my children and future generations being creative. I believe creativity fills my life with passion, teaches me to be expressive, and helps me as a problem solver. Sir Ken Robinson has some thoughtful remarks on how our education system Read more…
Great recipes start with great ingredients. The folks at the #levelupbc have served up a dish of awesomeness with the ingredients of passion for teaching, community building, crowd sourcing, and games. Through this blog, my wife and I want to celebrate people and organizations innovating in education. As Read more…
As a student, I want to learn and succeed in my classes for a variety of personal motivations. I believe that I thrive when my teachers cared about me enough to give me individualized attention. How do we encourage this style of teaching? To answer this question, I would Read more…
As I have reviewed materials from the GamesForChange.org conference, I have become more convinced that education has a huge impact to the future of our economic future. I have also enjoyed seeing the results of “game based learning” challenges. The students in this video give me hope that the US Read more…
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