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Visual Thinking in Mathematics, and a Game Called Arithmaroo
Math educational products like textbooks, games, and TV shows such as Square One and Cyberchase, are often written by people who are “good at math.” When I say good at math, I mean people who did well...
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Quizzes ≠ Educational Games
I’ve heard it said that the English language is inadequate. Because we have fewer words than other languages, there are some things we can’t say or accurately describe. One of these instances is that...
View ArticleLive Blogging Dust or Magic AppCamp: The Seven Kisses of Death in Children's...
Carolyn Handler Miller is not someone I knew of before this event, but now that I have met her, I think she's a rock star! She has worked on tons of great interactive products for kids, and she has...
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Kid-Friendly Board Games You Should Know (Card Games, Too!)
Earlier this month at Dust or Magic AppCamp, we spent part of an afternoon with a panel of kid gamers, aged 4 to 13. They passed the mic around, and were asked to say what their favorite game was....
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How to Succeed at Your Internship, By Really Really Trying
The author as an intern, Summer 2001Sing it with me now. Schoooooool’s out. For. Summer! In the television and video game industry worlds, this means offices are filling with college students on summer...
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21st Century Skills for the Great Recession
There's a lot of the buzz in the field of education these days surrounding the topic of 21st century skills. That's the latest term for practical skills we all need to learn, beyond basic reading,...
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Things to Consider in Designing Educational Technology & Games for Kids
I just finished a book on kids, technology, and education that was published earlier this year. The tone of the book was that youth today are different from previous generations. According to the...
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Gamification Hits Education
Although the term ‘gamification’ may only be a couple of years old, the concept has been with education for ages. Gamification attempts to make routine occurrences like doing errands, exercising, and...
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New Girl Scout Badges for Fall 2011 Include 'Making Games' and 'Game Visionary'
'Games For Life' badge, © 1997 GSUSA I was taken aback a year ago when the Boy Scouts of America introduced a set of video game related merit badges, and it made headlines. The Girl Scouts have had a...
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Why You Should Think Twice Before Putting a Sticker Page in Your Educational...
"Learning is fun. We don't make it that way," is what Daren Carstens reminded attendees of the 2010 Dust or Magic AppCamp. "It's possible to wreck it," he continued, "It's possible to make it not fun....
View ArticleMove Like Me
Test your memory skills with a game of Move Like Me, one of the iPhone's first games that you and your child can play together, by passing the device back and forth. Whoever is paying the most careful...
View ArticleRosita's Fiesta
Rosita has a basket of goodies to share with her guests, but she is not sure how many items are needed. The player helps her set the proper amount on the table. Rosita's Fiesta is different from other...
View ArticleFrogs and Fireflies
The swamp is full of hungry frogs in every color of the rainbow. They'll only eat fireflies that match their color. Players mix primary colored fireflies to create the necessary colors, using simple...
View ArticleMicrosoft Jigsaw
Microsoft Jigsaw brings players the classic jigsaw gaming experience, and then turns the fun up a notch with the brand-new play mode: Jigsaw Jam! In Jigsaw Jam, pieces are fed to the player one at a...
View ArticleTaptiles
Find pairs of tiles to clear puzzles in this exciting matching game with a unique twist! When you can't find a match, just rotate the 3D puzzle to view the other side. Taptiles includes three game...
View ArticleCircleTown
Spin the wheel segments to match workers, tools and supplies, and make everything the customers want. Don't keep them waiting, or mayhem will ensue!CircleTown was prototyped during Arkadium's first...
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