Posted on August 13th, 2007 by ruth
From the August 12 Chicago Tribune…
Training for the Poor Moves Into the Computer Age
By Jon Van, Tribune staff reporter
“…Promoting computer games as the path to a new literacy has become a central concern among educators and librarians…”
Catch the complete article before it goes archive! There’s mention of GLLS2007 and insights from Jenny Levine, Scott [...]
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Posted on July 25th, 2007 by ruth
This just in (to my emailbox from my library director)…
Critics say ‘Oh no’ to Halo
Specifically, a library hosting Halo 2 contest
…an article from the Daily Herald, a suburban Chicago newspaper.
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Posted on July 24th, 2007 by ruth
James Paul Gee admits openly that he knows nothing about libraries. He’s an academic and is here to talk about Libraries, Gaming, and the New Equity Crisis… or, how libraries can play a more crucial role in new literacies and modern learning environments.
Gaps
Literacy gap
Applications gap
Kids can’t apply their knowledge to a problem. They can only [...]
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