| | | Game Review GAME REVIEW: AmuseAmaze
by Karen Luciana
Imagine having a game reviewed by a professional teacher specifically for classroom use. Tough to beat, right? Check out Karen's review of AmuzeAmaze to see what she thinks of the game, as well as how you can use it in your classroom.
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Featured Columns THE INEVITABLE
by Giles Pritchard
This month, Giles takes a look at the bane of game-players worldwide: missing bits.
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STACK THE DECK
by Mark Salzwedel
As a game designer, I found this article absolutely fascinating. I can't count the number of times I've seen a game demo where the sales person hadn't bothered to stack the deck - resulting in a complex series of explanations and apologies. I never thought that this might apply to a classroom. Mark takes it even farther than that, giving specific suggestions for stacking the deck. If you're a teacher, you need to read this article.
Read More! STRESS RELIEF THROUGH GAMES
by Reisa Schwartzman
Looking to burn off some stress? Reisa taks a look at an idea that applies not just to teachers, but to anyone who is feeling stress. In other words, it's an article for everyone to read.
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Great Stories From the Web Soothing Students
Have some unruly students? Here's a story from the UK about how games can help.
Read More! Meet the New School Board
There's a fantastic article by Christopher Harris in the School Library Journal. He does a great job of illustrating the advantages of games, then moves into the tricky question of aligning them to standards
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We Couldn't Have Said It Better: “Play engages the prefrontal cortex, feeding our highest cognitive functions…Play improves our ability to reason and to understand the world…Play can be a powerful tool for allowing people to develop creative capacity and cognitive health.” - Cognitive Fitness, published in the Harvard Business Review | | | NEWS FROM THE EDITOR Okay, I'll admit it. This issue is a little late - but we have good reason: we've added a game review section to the site! Karen is kicking it off with her second game review. Interested in getting your game reviewed, or maybe writing your own review? Contact us!
AUDIO In case you haven't heard, we host a fantastic podcast called Teaching Strategies. Click here to take a listen!
CONTEST WINNER Natalie Baxter has just won this month's Out of the Box story contest! Click here to read her story about how she converted an old trailer into a game room. Didn't win? Don't worry. Keep an eye on the site. We've got more contests to come!
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Newsletter for May, 2009
