SF Chronicle article on the growing market for so-called 'self-help' games, which focuses on a trend of interactive self-improvement, mainly on the popular Nintendo DS.
ChirpTracker is a new product that will integrate birdwatching and science with social networking.
Shigeru Miyamoto talks about his career at Nintendo, the creative process related to developing software, and tapping the potential of imagination and non-gamers.
An important reminder that along with all the great emerging technologies, there is still a great need for basic computer skills training.
Bay Area (CA) public television station creates competition/forum for teen filmmakers, while incorporating career education.
Exactly as described above! Kids and adults can play this colorful flash-based game.
Traditional video game companies brilliantly realize that there is a huge untapped market out there - females!
Bloggers' challenge inspires donations to DonorsChoose.org, a site that allows classroom teachers to post projects that need funding, such as writing journals, a digital camera, or other supplies.
Big River Journey is a field trip on the Mississippi River which lets kids learn about ecology, birds, insects, and much more. It has been aligned with state standards. This sounds like a great program already but I see so many ways they could use technology to continue the experience after the trip is over, or provide a similar program to those who can't travel to that area.
New medium called slotMusic is similar to microSD cards and compatible with thousands of cell phones, computers, etc already on the market. Could this be another example of entertainment industry innovation that could be adapted for educational uses?
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SF Chronicle article on the growing market for so-called 'self-help' games, which focuses on a trend of interactive self-improvement, mainly on the popular Nintendo DS.
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