Carl Heine is developing a series of online learning games to teach elementary students the essentials of search. We’re looking for feedback and suggestions as we begin the development cycle.
Entries Tagged as 'Learning Games'
Information Fluency: It’s Elementary! (Beta Testers Needed)
October 3, 2008 · No Comments · information fluency, Learning Games, research, Technology Integration
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The Essential Role of Information Fluency in E-Learning
September 11, 2008 · 3 Comments · 21cif, Course Design Reflections, e-learning, ethical use, evaluation, IMSA, information fluency, Learning Games, Top Posts, UW-Stout, virtual high school, Web 2.0
As online teachers and learners we work in a computer where information is just a few keystrokes away. I hope we can promote the disposition in all online teachers and learners that skilled use of Internet resources is the essential learning skill of our times.
Online Courses in Information Fluency!
July 23, 2008 · 1 Comment · 21cif, e-learning, ethical use, evaluation, Learning Games, moodle, Web 2.0
Search Help, Evaluation and Digital Ethics for School, Business and Home Courses Starting Soon… Need to create a back to school training? Use our modular content to snap together your own unique training course. Power Searching in a Web 2.0 World Next session starts Aug 4 (4 Weeks $99) Login as guest: Moodle Classroom| Course [...]
Green Room Goodies
February 17, 2008 · No Comments · e-learning, Learning Games, links, podcasting, Web 2.0
Game Based Learning Discussion Long standing slow conversation hosted my Susan Manning. This is a learningtimes.org discussion (free membership required). Good ideas on game based learning! (tags: games e-learning)
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21cif.imsa.edu Redesigned for 2008
December 30, 2007 · No Comments · 21cif, Connections, IMSA, Learning Games, Web 2.0
We’ve redesigned our website. Please drop by 21cif.imsa.edu and check out the changes? You’ll no longer have to login to access our resource kits. We’ve added a direct link our Information Fluency Group on the Teacher Librarian Ning to our main menu. We’re developing an integrated blog and wiki. We’ve added an online store that [...]
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Build your own Virtual Worlds
November 14, 2007 · No Comments · e-learning, Learning Games, Web 2.0
OpenSocial distributed social networking will be integrated into VastPark.com – Grow your own virtual world The ning of virtual worlds? Right now we’re focusing on helping developers understand our tools through a private beta community. During 2008, we’ll be opening it up so that anyone can download the tools. If you have your own IP [...]
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Quintura: Visual Search for the little guys
July 29, 2007 · No Comments · e-learning, Learning Games
Quintura for Kids A visual search engine for kids? This feels like a ‘closed search engine’ developed for kids that uses an advanced tag cloud to make searching along pre-established paths easy to do. Great way to introduce search to the little guys. From their site: ” Quintura proudly presents the first VISUAL search engine [...]
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More Links with a Moodle Flavor
May 26, 2007 · No Comments · e-learning, Learning Games, moodle
Sloodle Presentation » SlideShare Sloode (Moodle) on Second Life Presentation. (tags: moodle secondlife) Moodle Modules Daniels » SlideShare TESOL- Teacher working in Japan using Moodle for his language classes demos interesting media blog installation (tags: moodle tesol) SlideShare » Search+ Moodle results of searching for moodle on slideshare (tags: moodle) E-Schools Work Compilation of articles [...]
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Power Searching Workshop: Information Fluency at NECC 2007
May 12, 2007 · No Comments · Connections, e-learning, IMSA, Learning Games, moodle, research, Web 2.0
See You at NECC (Atlanta 2007) MA309 Power Searching: Information Fluency at Your Fingertips Click Through to register for a half day workshop! [Workshop: Hands-on] with Carl Heine & Dennis O’Connor, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 21st Century Information Fluency Project. Monday, 6/25/2007, 8:30am–11:30am; (location available mid-May) Search more efficiently and evaluate digital information more [...]
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Learning Games and Libraries
May 10, 2007 · No Comments · e-learning, IMSA, Learning Games
ALA TechSource Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium – TechSource Gaming Symposium Library Gaming Conference: Chicago July (tags: gaming 21cif imsa) 21st Century Information Fluency Project Search Challenges: Index of free Flash Games
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NECC 2007: 21st Century Information Fluency
May 3, 2007 · No Comments · e-learning, IMSA, Learning Games, moodle, Web 2.0
See You at NECC (Atlanta 2007) NECC 2007 Five Obstacles to Information Fluency (and How to Remove Them) Five Obstacles to Information Fluency (and How to Remove Them) NECC 2007 Teaching Information Fluency: IMSA’s Full Circle Resource Kit [Poster : Traditional] Carl Heine, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy with Dennis O’Connor Wednesday, 6/27/2007, 12:00pm–2:00pm; (location [...]
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Power Searching in a Web 2.0 World
April 26, 2007 · No Comments · Course Design Reflections, e-learning, IMSA, Learning Games, moodle, Web 2.0
This is a new course I wrote for IMSA! I use a modular game based approach. The games provide guided practice to back up the readings and discussion. It will be offered via Moodle to educators in Wisconsin and the world. Give it a look! ~ Dennis May 16 through June 27, 2007 This new [...]
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Writing From WEMA
March 27, 2007 · No Comments · e-learning, IMSA, Learning Games, links, Web 2.0
Librarians Rock I’m at the Wisconsin Educational Media Association conference. It is inspiring to be with folks who have the vision. The energy born of optimism is sometimes a rare thing to see at an educators conference. The hard working library media folks from all over Wisconsin clearly understand what’s going on. The trainers I’ve [...]
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NEW IMSA Power Searcher Learning Game
March 23, 2007 · No Comments · e-learning, IMSA, Learning Games, Web 2.0
evaluate.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) Flash version of Evaluation Wizard– Walks you through website evaluation in a game based environment. One of the capabilities of a power searcher is the ability to evaluate digital resources efficiently. IMSA has had a 10-step online evaluation wizard online for years. Now Carl Heine has built a flash based game that [...]
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Games & Virtual Realms
March 9, 2007 · No Comments · e-learning, Learning Games, Web 2.0
Alternatives To Second Life « Second Life Games (tags: games secondlife) The Education Arcade The Education Arcade explores games that promote learning through authentic and engaging play. (tags: games virtual) ACM Computers in Entertainment Computers in Entertainment A premier online magazine on entertainment technology with an editorial board of more than 100 industry and academic [...]
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