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Creating game-based learning environments or experiences using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) games is becoming an increasingly tenable, valuable, and popular instructional method. COTS games are computer or video games created for entertainment purposes. A few popular examples are SimCity, Age of Empires, ZooTycoon, and Railroad Tycoon. My good ...

I’m looking forward to being part of the North Carolina Technology in Education Society’s 2010 Conference in Raleigh, NC on March 3-5, 2010. I’m excited about being one of the featured speakers and having opportunities to work with and learn from classroom teachers, media specialists, administrators, and more. On Wednesday (03/03/2010) I’ll be ...

THINKING OUT LOUD Episode 007 Listen! Related PostsAudioBoo in the Classroom (Thinking Out Loud #3) Announcing “Thinking Out Loud” What Is Your Aim for Classrooms? Mobile Devices in the Classroom (Thinking Out Loud #4)

I taught a professional development workshop this afternoon in which we kicked-off an ongoing conversation about Instructional Design in the Digital Age. This was the first workshop in a two year project with the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering — a 6th-12th grade charter school with a high school 1:1 laptop program. The primary [...]

Our kids and I have a lot of fun with AudioBoo. AudioBoo is a service that makes podcasting and audio blogging a snap and can positively impact your classroom (See previous posts1, 2, 3 and 4). Although the service has previously pretty much been limited to iPhone users it is now available to everyone. Here’s [...]

Reaching All Learners: The event for forward-thinking education and IT leaders Monday, February 8, 2010 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM The University of Memphis, FedEx Institute of Technology At this interactive event, you will have the opportunity to experience a digital learning environment first hand and see how Apple technologies can help you meet the ...

I often feel like I have to choose between an ultra-rigid Course Mgmt System or ''The Cloud'' (which often has age limits).  This cartoon is about the reality of that.

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I'm a big fan of NPR and their project ''This I Believe.''  So, I thought I would explain a blog with a few belief statements: I believe that fiction can be as true as fact and that satire can be as honest as a critical analysis.  Thus, I go back to A Brave New World as often as I go back to Neil Postman or Marshall McLuhan.  I believe in the ...

Brenda McCombs, Drew Polly, Clif Mims and ALBHS Science Department 2009 Midsouth Technology Conference We’ll be sharing information about the Impacting Kannapolis Program today at the MidSouth Technology Conference (MSTC). This program is in its 2nd year of funding through the IMPACT Technology Grant sponsored by the North Carolina Department of ...