http://www.edtags.org/ http://www.edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://www.edtags.org/bookmarks.php/all/games Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,432383,00.html This articles is about how World of Warcraft is engaging a group of afterschool learners. denisse Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:49:39 +0000 t561 games http://www.globaloria.org/ Helps students design games and simulation for their own educational development and to help their communities as well. padysuren Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:52:53 +0000 t561 games simulation social networking education software http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10051678-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-GamingandCulture An interesting look at the way that one game company went through the development process to design a photo sharing game for Facebook. jenn.m.stevens Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:24:13 +0000 games t561 facebook social gaming http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/commentary/games/2008/09/gamesfrontiers_0922 Review of "The Political Machine 2008", a political stimulation PC game that lets you play/run as an existing candidate or create your own and see how you do. (I've played this a little - it's surprisingly realistic!) jenn.m.stevens Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:01:55 +0000 games t561 politics social studies http://www.gamesforchange.org/play Links to games that deal with social issues; including Play the News and Free Rice. Warning: Free Rice is addictive!!! jenn.m.stevens Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:44:37 +0000 serious games science peace interactive ethics games t561 math vocabulary http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/index.html "Serious games" that are based on the work of Nobel Prize winners jenn.m.stevens Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:51:40 +0000 t561 games serious games ethics science economics peace http://www.macfound.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=lkLXJ8MQKrH&b=4192109&content_id=%7BCF9B933A-8261-4FE5-B9AD-AD751CDEEFC6%7D&notoc=1 The first national survey of its kind finds that virtually all American teens play computer, console, or cell phone games and that the gaming experience is rich and varied, with a significant amount of social interaction and potential for civic engagement. The survey was conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a project of the Pew Research Center, and was supported by the MacArthur linem Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:00:06 +0000 civic engagement macarthur games video games social media new media http://www.adrianbruce.com/ educational resources- reading games, reading posters, maths games, phonics games, phonics posters, podcasting ideas, ... cgrant Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:19:42 +0000 reading math phonics games http://www.creatingmusic.com/new/ This Web site hosts several music games for children of all ages, including “Musical Sketch Pads” and “Rhythm Band.” Both games involve selecting instruments and placing notes on a blank page, thus composing songs that can be played on the computer after their completion. lcinstitute Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:16:46 +0000 what makes it american kids music games http://www.worldwithoutoil.org/ A post from David Warlick directed me to this site. Reality game about gas crisis. Very interesting... teacher resource available. What other simulations could be played in the classroom with students. Interaction included blogging, video posts, podcasting, interviews, and comic storytelling. sbrandt Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:26:37 +0000 games energy project technology literacy revisit blogging web 2.0 http://www.mathsyear2000.org/ A neat Math site. Games, codes, math news, links, et cetera. Check out how this site might compliment what you are doing in the elementary math classroom. tfishburn Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:21:29 +0000 math games elementary codes links http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/technology/21ivygame.html?em&ex=1207454400&en=0203c7f36e640f91&ei=5087%0A multiplayer locally social gaming linem Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:33:38 +0000 technology multiplayer games harvard local risk http://www.instituteofplay.com/ Gamelab Institute of Play promotes GAMING LITERACY--the play, analysis, and creation of games--as a foundation for learning, innovation, and change in the 21st century. Through a variety of programs centered on game design, the Institute of Play engages audiences of all ages, exploring new ways to think, act, and speak through gaming in a social world. Participants call themselves writers, designers, readers, performers, teachers, and students. We just call them gamers. ljsylvan Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:13:14 +0000 t529 katie salen games education http://www.wired.com/culture/education/news/2007/07/game_school Don't use the word "fun" to describe what will go on in the Game School, a proposed New York City public school that will use "game design and game-inspired methods" to educate sixth through 12th graders. ljsylvan Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:11:27 +0000 learning technology t529 games katie salen http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=2606&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en The facility, to be called PETlab, will work with Microsoft’s Xbox development platform and Think.MTV.com—the youth-oriented network’s online activist community—to develop learning tools and digital games that explore social issues. katiebda Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:09:06 +0000 december07 games macarthur participation