Comments for Gaming & Learning http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com Looking into the impact of computer games and effective ways of incorporating the positive surplus into learning experiences Sat, 17 May 2008 12:18:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on A Free Learning Tool for Every Learning Problem? by Alexandra Matthews http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/a-free-learning-tool-for-every-learning-problem/#comment-416 Alexandra Matthews Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:20:08 +0000 http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-416 Zaid, No problem, thank you for writing the post and I hope you continue to enjoy Gaming & Learning. I am currently working on a RnD project concerning simple game-based learning for a small area of secondary school Mathematics. I may be posting about it on this blog and requesting feedback soon and if it is of interest to you please keep an eye out. Kind regards, Alex Gaming & Learning Zaid,

No problem, thank you for writing the post and I hope you continue to enjoy Gaming & Learning.

I am currently working on a RnD project concerning simple game-based learning for a small area of secondary school Mathematics. I may be posting about it on this blog and requesting feedback soon and if it is of interest to you please keep an eye out.

Kind regards,

Alex
Gaming & Learning

]]> Comment on A Free Learning Tool for Every Learning Problem? by Zaid http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/a-free-learning-tool-for-every-learning-problem/#comment-409 Zaid Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:32:54 +0000 http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/?p=234#comment-409 Hi ZaidLearn here! Thanks for sharing that post with your readers :) Hopefully it benefits some :) Ind addition, they might want to check out this collection: http://del.icio.us/zaidlearn Finally, I am really enjoying your blog right now :) Have a great learning day :) Warm Regards, Zaid Hi ZaidLearn here!

Thanks for sharing that post with your readers :)

Hopefully it benefits some :)

Ind addition, they might want to check out this collection:

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Finally, I am really enjoying your blog right now :)

Have a great learning day :)

Warm Regards,

Zaid

]]> Comment on Digital Vaults: National Archive Social networking for primary sources by Alexandra Matthews http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/digital-vaults-national-archive-social-networking-for-primary-sources/#comment-368 Alexandra Matthews Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:10:18 +0000 http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/?p=215#comment-368 Great! Thank you very much Glenn. I will have a look at those soon. Alex Matthews Gaming & Learning Great! Thank you very much Glenn. I will have a look at those soon.

Alex Matthews
Gaming & Learning

]]> Comment on Digital Vaults: National Archive Social networking for primary sources by glennw http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/digital-vaults-national-archive-social-networking-for-primary-sources/#comment-366 glennw Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:03:14 +0000 http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/?p=215#comment-366 We've also put together some gaming resources that you might be interested in. Many of the links and materials have been listed by a group of teachers participating in a year-long study group. Look at: http://www.socialstudiescentral.com/?q=node/58 and: http://www.socialstudiescentral.com/?q=node/70 Have a great week! Glenn Wiebe twitter - glennw98 glennw@essdack.org We’ve also put together some gaming resources that you might be interested in. Many of the links and materials have been listed by a group of teachers participating in a year-long study group.

Look at:
http://www.socialstudiescentral.com/?q=node/58

and:
http://www.socialstudiescentral.com/?q=node/70

Have a great week!

Glenn Wiebe
twitter - glennw98
glennw@essdack.org

]]> Comment on doof.com - integrating gaming with social networks by Alexandra Matthews http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/doofcom-integrating-gaming-with-social-networks/#comment-358 Alexandra Matthews Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:18:15 +0000 http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/?p=198#comment-358 It is quite new but I don't have a specific date. (I can find out from my doof contact.) I think the concept is strong as casual game play and social networking are on the rise. It seems that many emerging online innovations are incorporating social networking (see for example my <a href="http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/digital-vaults-national-archive-social-networking-for-primary-sources/" rel="nofollow">Digital Vaults</a> post). Concerning the actual games themselves, PC/console gamers like yourself may not be very excited about them, however, the social networking side of doof feeds on the element that all gamers share, that of competitiveness. Casual games like those in doof have universal appeal (evident in recent research on gamer demographics of casual games). Personally I think doof would appeal to a large constituency of different types of gamers, and it would also appeal to those who are actively involved in other social networking tools, such as Facebook. What are your thoughts? It is quite new but I don’t have a specific date. (I can find out from my doof contact.) I think the concept is strong as casual game play and social networking are on the rise. It seems that many emerging online innovations are incorporating social networking (see for example my Digital Vaults post).

Concerning the actual games themselves, PC/console gamers like yourself may not be very excited about them, however, the social networking side of doof feeds on the element that all gamers share, that of competitiveness.

Casual games like those in doof have universal appeal (evident in recent research on gamer demographics of casual games). Personally I think doof would appeal to a large constituency of different types of gamers, and it would also appeal to those who are actively involved in other social networking tools, such as Facebook.

What are your thoughts?

]]> Comment on doof.com - integrating gaming with social networks by cyndizaino http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/doofcom-integrating-gaming-with-social-networks/#comment-355 cyndizaino Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:56:31 +0000 http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/?p=198#comment-355 Hey, How old is doof? I'm guessing it's pretty new. Do you think these kind of games that they offer will keep users there? I'm more of a PC/console gamer myself, so I'm more interested in longer games with a storyline and strategic objectives. I think the concept of forming a social network around gaming is really great and will turn into something big. This platform looks great too. Just not sure if it appeals (or is meant to appeal) to more dedicated gamers and fans. What do you think? Hey,
How old is doof? I’m guessing it’s pretty new. Do you think these kind of games that they offer will keep users there? I’m more of a PC/console gamer myself, so I’m more interested in longer games with a storyline and strategic objectives. I think the concept of forming a social network around gaming is really great and will turn into something big. This platform looks great too. Just not sure if it appeals (or is meant to appeal) to more dedicated gamers and fans. What do you think?

]]> Comment on 11 Suggestions for (Social) Networking Heaven - 11 by Beth Kanter http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/11-suggestions-for-social-networking-heaven-11/#comment-326 Beth Kanter Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:54:18 +0000 http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-326 Twitter seems like an easy way into social media .. great to discover your blog too! Twitter seems like an easy way into social media .. great to discover your blog too!

]]> Comment on Homeschooling on the rise in the US, thanks to adundance of online resources by am2springer http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/homeschooling-on-the-rise-in-the-us-thanks-to-adundance-of-online-resources/#comment-320 am2springer Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:20:36 +0000 http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/?p=199#comment-320 It is very interesting to learn that so many parents are opting to homeschool their child rather than send them to the local public or private school. Although I am also a parents dissatisfied with my local public school's academic instruction, with the environment of the local school and I too have a preference to provide religious and moral instruction to my children, I have opted for private school and find it interesting that I had not considered my option of homeschooling. The growing rate of those parents who opt to homeschool their child should be an eyeopener to the Board of Education and the National Education Association. The growth of 7%-12% per year of homeschoolers should show the "powers that be" that parents are dissatisfied with the condition of our public schools and that something should be done to fix the numerous problems - the #1 being funding to the schools and #2 teacher salaries! It is very interesting to learn that so many parents are opting to homeschool their child rather than send them to the local public or private school. Although I am also a parents dissatisfied with my local public school’s academic instruction, with the environment of the local school and I too have a preference to provide religious and moral instruction to my children, I have opted for private school and find it interesting that I had not considered my option of homeschooling.

The growing rate of those parents who opt to homeschool their child should be an eyeopener to the Board of Education and the National Education Association. The growth of 7%-12% per year of homeschoolers should show the “powers that be” that parents are dissatisfied with the condition of our public schools and that something should be done to fix the numerous problems - the #1 being funding to the schools and #2 teacher salaries!

]]> Comment on 11 Suggestions for (Social) Networking Heaven - 11 by frankcisar http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/11-suggestions-for-social-networking-heaven-11/#comment-284 frankcisar Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:10:31 +0000 http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-284 Hi Alexandra, twitter is not only good because of forcing people going right to the point or because it is compatible with cell phones. It is good because it clearly tell us what to write!!! One barrier to Blogs is that one don't know what to write in a blog. with twitter, the question is asked: What are you doing. No stress of how to start, or what to write. Hi Alexandra, twitter is not only good because of forcing people going right to the point or because it is compatible with cell phones.
It is good because it clearly tell us what to write!!!
One barrier to Blogs is that one don’t know what to write in a blog.
with twitter, the question is asked: What are you doing.
No stress of how to start, or what to write.

]]> Comment on Cellphone college class opens in Japan by Yuri Kageyama http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/cellphone-college-class-opens-in-japan/#comment-260 Yuri Kageyama Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:58:36 +0000 http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/?p=123#comment-260 Thanks for your interest in my article. This is my personal blog where I write about new technology in Japan but also about other trends and some thoughts. Yuri http://yuri-kageyama.blogspot.com Thanks for your interest in my article.
This is my personal blog where I write about new technology in Japan but also about other trends and some thoughts.
Yuri

http://yuri-kageyama.blogspot.com

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