This story in KnoxNews takes a look at how games can help in the classroom, citing studies and pointing out benefits like improving a child's number sense and how games can help learn one-to-one correspondence. It's a great little piece, filled with quotes and references. Click here to read it!

A Glimpse Ahead: Games in 2010
by Patrick Matthews

Every February, toy and game manufacturers from across the country and beyond gather in New York to show off their latest and greatest products. The show is industry-only, which means that unless you're in the business, you won't see what they're up to until after it arrives on the shelves. This year, we thought we'd invite the manufacturers and inventors to tell us what they would be introducing for the educational market, and this is what they sent us.