January 2010
11 posts
Believing you can be smarter can actually make you...
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Life and Music
Alan Watts presents an animated video explaining that education should be a process, not a destination.
After 10 Years, Federal Money for Technology in... →
To build support for the project, the group created three prototypes: an educational video game for biology students called Immune Attack; a game for museums, called Discovering Babylon; and a computer simulation to train firefighters in high-rise fires. They typify the projects the center will be looking to finance.
General Larry Platt: A closer look →
Wondering who Mr. “Pants on the Ground” is from those American Idol Atlanta promos? He was a crusader for civil rights there! [via]
Related: here’s our civil rights song.
At night, I can text or watch something on YouTube until I fall asleep,”...
– If Your Kids Are Awake, They’re Probably Online - NYTimes.com
Slowly but surely, schools will understand that they need to engage with students on their terms—especially with music, videos, and games.