Spore and a 6 year-old

Like most 6 year-old, my daughter learned about animals that eat plants and animals that eat meats long before she was in school.  Like most kids, the the brutality of the so called circle of life didn’t quite kick in until after The Lion King.  Actually, I don’t think it kicked in for most kids [...]

Games and Tangential Learning

Rather than me repeating what was said, I can think of no better way to have y’all watch this 7 minutes presentation yourself.
http://www.edge-online.com/blogs/the-power-tangential-learning
To the point, I bought Spore Friday night.  By dinner time Saturday, my computer had been hijacked by my 6 year old.  Without me being specific about it, she has learned a great [...]

Spore in the classroom?

During one of the presentations in the Education Technology Conference I attended, Spore was introduced to the masses.  For the avid computer gamers who have been paying attention to the industry during the past year or so, Spore is old news.  But for the educators, Spore is probably a stranger.  Rather than me explaining what Spore is, [...]