You can read the September 2010 Newsletter here.
Volume 1.4, September 2010.
Technology Enables Tiny Dreams
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Blog Archives
Gamestar Mechanic released!
Gamestar Mechanic is now available. Gamestar Mechanic is a game that you play that teaches you how to design video games. Designed for 4th – 9th grade students, and intended to teach systems thinking, iterative design and collaborative skills, Gamestar Mechanic is lots of fun. You can check it out on their website,
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Tags: Game Design, Middle School, New Technology, News, science education, Science Games, Video Game Innovation
Tags: Game Design, Middle School, New Technology, News, science education, Science Games, Video Game Innovation
NIAID and Innovative Education Programs
Immune Attack 2.0 is being developed with funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The NIAID funds research in everything from basic viral replication mechanisms to innovative AIDS treatments, from basic
To read more about the NIAID and their work, you can download their PDF,
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August Newsletter
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Immune Attack in the press.
Cell Article on Video games 2010
Amy Maxmen wrote an article about Immune Attack for Cell! Maxmen keeps you up to date about the push from the President and First Lady to make sure we are using video games and all learning technology to their fullest potential.
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Posted in Biology, Chemistry
Tags: Cell Biology, Game Research, microbiology, Molecular Science, News, News, science education, Science Games
Tags: Cell Biology, Game Research, microbiology, Molecular Science, News, News, science education, Science Games
Exercise while gaming!
Paul Ballas, OD, of our own Science Advisory Group, wrote an excellent opinion piece for Wired.
Paul thinks that video games that require us to be more active might help us actually become more active. People exercise more when they can do something fun for exercise,
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Tags: Game Design, Game Research, Middle School, New Technology, News, Serious Game Design, Video Game Innovation
Tags: Game Design, Game Research, Middle School, New Technology, News, Serious Game Design, Video Game Innovation
Interpersonal skills learned in a video game?
I believe that video games have the power to teach us many things.
Math (See Lure of the Labyrinth, and DimensionM)
Biology (MedMyst, CSI: The Experience, Cellcraft and Immune Attack)
Ancient History (Discover Babylon)
And the many games that teach social awareness and facts about current events at Games for Change.
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Tags: education, New Technology, Serious Game Design, social skills, Video Game Innovation
Tags: education, New Technology, Serious Game Design, social skills, Video Game Innovation
Cellcraft puts you in the driver seat of a cell
So, how do cells avoid viruses? If you wonder, try playing the game CellCraft. It is a terrific game for middle school students or anyone. Check it out, give the Cellcraft team some props on their forum, and then tell me what you like about the game.
www.kongregate.com Play Cellcraft here!
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Posted in Biology, Chemistry
Tags: Biology Video Game, Cell Biology, cells, fun, high school, Middle School, Molecular Science, Science Games, Serious Game Design, Video Game Innovation
Tags: Biology Video Game, Cell Biology, cells, fun, high school, Middle School, Molecular Science, Science Games, Serious Game Design, Video Game Innovation
Mice Needed
Dear Faithful Blog Readers. I need your help! Immune Attack the video game is best played with a mouse, but many schools have laptops with trackpads. Do you have an old two-button mouse laying around? If you send it to me, I’ll put it to good use! I’ll give it to teachers who are evaluating Immune Attack and don’t have mice for their laptops.
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Want to Design Science Video Games?
We need you!
FAS Educational Technology Program is collaborating with Muzzy Lane Software to create a series of video games that help middle school students and teachers prepare for middle school science proficiency exams. The collaboration is intended to draw in teachers, students, game designers and anyone interested to contributing to the design of the games.
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Tags: Game Design, high school, Middle School, News, Science, Science of Immune Attack, Teacher's Guide, TEACHERS USING IMMUNE ATTACK
Tags: Game Design, high school, Middle School, News, Science, Science of Immune Attack, Teacher's Guide, TEACHERS USING IMMUNE ATTACK
