Teaching for the Future: Episode 35: Art-bots for Kids, Burger Kong, and Video Game Pedagogy

Thanks to Chris Brogan from the NewMediaSchool for the wonderful intro to the show. If you want to record something and you don't have access to recording equipment or you just don't know how to use it feel free to contact me with questions and we can work out a solution and get you on the next episode of Teaching for the Future.

News:

Banned Books Week from ALA.org: "Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. This year, 2006, marks BBW's 25th anniversary (September 23-30). BBW celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them."

How-to Make a Kid's Draw Bot from Makezine.com: This is a great project that mixes art and robotics. Who needs to draw when you can create a fun little robot to draw for you. This is a great rainy day project.

The King is in your Xbox via Joystiq: Food advertizing has gone high tech as "the King" from Burger King is now the protagonist in 3 video games being sold at participating stores. So even if you don't watch TV you can be reached by "the King" through affordable video games.

Learning Through Play via EdbloggerNews: This is a great article from IGN.com that explains why games are a great education tool. This is a must read because of the great explaination of the pedagogy of video games.

Shameful Selfpromotion from In the Mind of a Kinder Teacher...: This is a paper that used Episode 25 of the Teaching for the Future Podcast as a reference. I'm not mentioning this to toot my own horn, but to ask a question. Do I talk too fast?

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In-Depth:
The Mark Foley scandal has only solidified the need to keep an eye on our kids' virtual lives. There are many steps parents can take to keep the peace while keeping their children safe. Things like having passwords to social networking sites and keeping computers in common areas can go a long way to keep their online lives out in the open.

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