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Teaching and learning in the 21st Century - meeting the challenges of digital learning and the iGeneration
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A new report released today reveals the results attempting to answer the question: do digital games and simulation help students studying science, technology, math, and engineering achieve better learning outcomes? 
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"All of us working in education should be skeptical about any innovation that doesn’t aim to produce evidence of its effectiveness." Says it all really. As long as this is not ALL that is done to improve outcomes, bring it on! Game play has definite postiives for creative thinking, criitcal thinking, and cooprative learning for students. Ignore games at your peril, methinks. Delete the scoop?
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A middle school is blazing a trail in e-learning to create a more dynamic teaching environment, write Linda Yeung and Richard James Havis Delete the scoop?
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Google Chromebook is already available in over 2000 stores worldwide, but that number is about to expand greatly. The cheap laptops, already a heavy hitter on consumer lists, is poised to triple th... Delete the scoop?
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We have a ton of Edudemic readers from Austria so we thought this would be quite useful: a look at education in Austria. Delete the scoop?
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Child development experts say the key is not to use the tablet as an electronic babysitter, but as a teaching tool, and to interact with your child as they use the devices.
Thats what we are trying to achieve with Chatty Kidz, a teaching tool used by distant parents and grandparents to interact with thier children. 
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Lol, but hey, my little sister is three and knows how to use a tablet! Delete the scoop?
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Summer vacation is a time to relax and rejuvenate, but students often lose valuable academic skills if they aren't given the opportunity to practice. Included here are excellent online resources to help keep kids on track. Delete the scoop?
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A group of seniors spends 20 percent of class time on their own projects. Delete the scoop?
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Gooru is a free search engine for learning, developed by a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to honor the human right to education. Delete the scoop?
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Just 5,500 Maine students out of 70,000 will get the HP ProBook – the state's preferred choice. Delete the scoop?
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The one-size-fits-all approach to education has never been more outdated or irrelevant. Now thanks to the transformative effects of technology, learning has become something that can ... Delete the scoop?
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Documents and video tutorials to help teachers, administrators, and IT professionals work with Apple products. Delete the scoop?
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