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My Presentation at The California Educational Research Association
I presented my research on Higher Order Thinking Skills in 3 iPad Games, at the California Educational Research Association in Sacramento California. My room was full of people who asked many thoughtful questions about games and learning.
EdGamer Explores a Virtual Tour of a California Mission in Minecraft
From the EdGamer shownotes;
EdGamer 128: Humble Bundle
This week on EdGamer 128 we have some catching up to do! After calling in sick last week, we come right back at you with a plethora of gaming and learning news. From game packs for under 10 bucks to conferences for kids run by kids. This week’s EdGamer has everything you need to satisfy your edugaming needs. Tune-in and level-up!
Humble Sid Meier Bundle (pay what you want and help charity)
Someone Made A New Portal 2 Campaign… Without Portals
Moving at the Speed of Creativity | 4th Grade Virtual Tour of a California Mission in Minecraft
Interview with Woz: To innovate, get personal | Consumerization Of It – InfoWorld
Fun, Friends, and Feedback with Student Response Systems
Gaming with the Histocrats: January 2014 Games of the Week
Unfazed, Houston Pushes Ahead on 1-to-1 Computing – Education Week
Lenovo Aims New Rugged ThinkPad 11e Laptops at Students
Chromebooks can now run Windows desktops, via VMware
Show Host: Zack Gilbert
Show Contributor/Producer: Gerry James
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EdGamer Discusses the New Learning Initiative Gamifi-ED.
From the show notes of EdGamer;
EdGamer 126: How Gamifi-ED Empowers Students
This week on EdGamer 126 we bring back one of our favorite features of the show: new guests! Vicki Davis, Lee Graham and Colin Osterhout of the thriving new gaming and learning initiative Gamifi-ED. (We will be bringing Verena Roberts of Gamifi-ED on EdGamer in the near future) Listen in as we pick their brains about their wiki, personal views on education and some of their favorite games. Tune-in and level-up!
Hangouts On Air with Niilo – Focus – as always – on educational use of information technology
Redo
Users should have their hands on Intel’s Galileo computer within two weeks
https://www.facebook.com/IntelGalileo
Oculus CEO, Humble Bundle and Towerfall creators make Forbes 30 Under 30 for games
http://gamifi-ed.wikispaces.com/ by Verena Roberts and shared to me by Wes Fryer
http://gamifi-ed.wikispaces.com/Quest+1
Quest 1 Questions:
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What is a serious game? Is there such a thing as a non-serious game?
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What are examples of serious games?
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How can serious games be evaluated? (Done with higher ed research and input)
Our Quest
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Evaluate the serious games that have been discovered and create recommendations and opinions on the usefulness and value of the games for improving the world and the lives of those who play them.
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Prepare a presentation to share the findings and create a public wiki sharing the findings.
Quest 2 and 3 Link
Show Contributor/Producer: Gerry James
Show Guest: Lee Graham
Show Guest: Colin Osterhout
Show Guest: Vicki Davis
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