Smart Blocks “Siftables”
MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables — cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?
Here comes the e-book revolution
Just because e-books are available on better (the new Kindle) and more
(all cell phones) devices doesn’t mean people will read them. But mark
my words, read them they will. Six trends will conspire over the next
year to drive e-book reading to levels that will surprise just about
everybody.
BlackBerry Babies
The colorful device from LeapFrog has a large LCD screen and full Qwerty keyboard, just like a BlackBerry, as well as a built-in calendar to help children learn the months of the year.
Need help with class? YouTube videos await.
When University of Central Florida junior Nicole Nissim got
stumped in trigonometry, she checked out what was showing on YouTube.
Nissim typically scours the video-sharing Web site for clips of
bands and comedy skits. But this time she wasn’t there to procrastinate
on her homework. It turned out YouTube was also full of math videos.
Example of Game-based Learning
Ken Allen follows up his comment on Rupa’s post on 6 Quick Steps to Create a Game Based E-learning Course with a full post on his example of how he has used some of the techniques in the past to build game based learning courses.
University of Alabama building 3D virtual campus in Internet’s popular Second Life
6 Quick Steps to Create a Game Based E-learning Course
If you play a lot of games, you will definitely be able to identify the standard pattern used.
Every game has a goal and the steps to solve it. The challenge of every game lies in how quickly and efficiently you reach the goal.
St George’s Hospital paramedics train in Second Life - the Guardian
100 Free Open Courseware Classes About Open Source Everything
Open CourseWare and open education resources are founded on the principles of open source living, so it’s only natural that there are lots of open source courses to be found. In this guide, you’ll find courses on Linux, open source philosophy, legal issues, and more.