
Learning Games Network “I really wanted to know how they worked," he said.
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Still, the revamped high school courses, educators say, should entice more young people into computer science careers as well.

Learning Games Network Will space travel inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers?
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Just the other day, we highlighted the White House announcement regarding Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. As you'd expect, NASA has a long history of promoting science education, going back to the agency's creation in 1958.

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It's great prep for what we'll be doing more of through the winter and spring!

Learning Games Network A very interesting development to watch unfold!
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Yesterday, the US Department of Agriculture's @MyPyramid tweeted news of the agency's Innovations for Healthy Kids Challenge, which was also mentioned today in techPresident.com coverage of the White House's Open Government Directive. ...

Learning Games Network Free webcast this Saturday on teaching scientific inquiry with games, featuring Caduceus.
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This Saturday (Dec 5, 2009) at noontime EST, Classroom 2.0 LIVE will be hosting a webcast with LGN Executive Director Alex Chisholm and Wade Munday to discuss Children's Hospital Boston's Generation Cures initiative.

Learning Games Network Have you heard the news from Washington DC?
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If you read the New York Times and you're reading this now, you've likely already seen yesterday's article, White House Pushes Science and Math Education. As announced on whitehouse.gov:

Bruce After ten years of digital library meetings where we always wondered who would create the ultimate learning game, I wrote the novel where this game changed the lives of millions of teens. In Junana, the Game hits high schools like a e5 tornado. Here is a free eBook for your holiday reading. Enjoy! http://bit.ly/uWB4W

Learning Games Network TONIGHT: You're invited to our free webinar "Drawing Lesson Plans from Gaming, Case Study: Caduceus." Have you played Caduceus at http://g4gmib.org?
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Tonight we begin the first in a series of free webinars focusing on the intersection of education and gaming. We thank Steve Hargadon for his encouragement after participating in his Future of Education series with our Computer Games as Educational Tools session.

Learning Games Network Games+Learning+Society Conference, aka GLS 6.0, is accepting submissions!
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In just over 7 months — June 6-11, 2010, to be precise — the Games+Learning+Society Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, will be upon us! Check out GLS 6.0's newly-released program structure and keynote speakers. (Plus, don't overlook the mysterious Friday afternoon slot from 2:00-3:00pm.)

Learning Games Network Coming in Jan 2010 - a Teacher Professional Learning Community for learning games. Click through to read more!
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The first, Educational Video Games Mix Cool With Purpose, highlights Gamestar Mechanic and Quest Atlantis. Prof Sasha Barab, creator of Quest Atlantis, refers to the challenges of learning games with this ...

Learning Games Network An interesting article on game-making in school from the latest issue of Edutopia...
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The most recent issue of Edutopia includes a great article on GameDesk, a pilot program which launched earlier this year as a collaboration between Los Angeles' Crenshaw High School and USC's Integrated Media Systems Center (IMSC) in the Viterbi School of Engineering.

Learning Games Network New York Hall of Science is looking for games!
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On Friday, the New York Hall of Science announced its Interactive Design Contest — winners will have their work featured on www.nysci.org. You must submit your entry by December 18, 11:59 pm, EST. Winners ...

Learning Games Network Check out this fifth and final video, the "Dream Assignment" winner for our video contest's post-secondary category. (Awarded "First Place" and "People's Choice")
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This is my submission for Learning Game Network's "My Dream Assignment" contest. Using speech recognition software in an RPG-type video game could allow anyone to learn a foreign language.

Grace Wong Sook Yin Great job..All the world need it..

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Was physics your favorite subject in school? Check out the "Dream Assignment" winner for our video contest's high school category. (Awarded "First Place" and "People's Choice") http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH9CeA-dE ps
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The Great Escape is a game where players use their knowledge of physics to escape from prison. On each level, they must hit the green switch with a projectile they fire from within the blue region. This allows them to learn physics concepts while having fun solving the levels. ...










