News tagged with educational video
TED blends animation with education at new website
The non-profit group behind the thought-provoking TED conferences launched a website devoted to video lessons cleverly crafted to captivate students.
Apr 26, 2012 |
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NASA releases new interactive space communications game
NASA has released an interactive, educational video game called NetworKing that depicts how the Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) network operates. The release of the video game coincides with the close of World Space ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2011 |
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The $25 educational PC
(PhysOrg.com) -- Have you ever played Elite? What about games in the Rollercoaster Tycoon series, Thrillville, Lost Winds, or Kinectimals? If so, then you have enjoyed the work of David Braben. Mr. Braben ...
May 05, 2011 |
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Game on! Instructional design researcher works to make learning fun
It's a frustrating problem for many of today's parents: Little Jacob or Isabella is utterly indifferent to schoolwork during the day but then happily spends all evening engrossed in the latest video game.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Stanford mathematician: In reality, simulation is key to math education
(PhysOrg.com) -- Role-playing games such as "World of Warcraft" could reverse the declining math proficiency of middle school students, Keith Devlin told an audience at the AAAS annual meeting in San Diego.
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Computer games can teach schools some lessons
Some parents might see video games as an impediment to children keeping up with their schoolwork. James Gee, however, thinks video games are some of the best learning environments around. He says that if schools adopted some ...
Feb 19, 2010 |
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Teen girls diagnosed with STI more likely to seek treatment for partners after watching video
A study at Johns Hopkins Children's Center found that girls diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) who watched a short educational video were three times more likely to discuss their condition with their partners ...
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Indian schools to benefit from new computer chips
An educational initiative between Rice University computer scientists and Indian educators will enable schools in rural India to be some of the first to benefit from Rice's revolutionary, low-energy computer chips.
Mar 10, 2009 |
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