There’s an old saying: “My, how fast things change when you’re having fun!” Much of what we still remember about our schooling happened when we were not only learning, but we were enjoying it too. That’s one reason that Educational Computing has lasted over 50 years. Many now call it Ed Tech, but regardless, it’s still
EDITORS NOTES: Every now and then we revisit a previous blog because it is worth taking a second look. Especially if more, new thing are happening. Such is the case with Dr. Jane McGonical, Gaming Expert Extraordinaire. We’ve added an additional link on new topics about gaming that she is discovering. Take a look! It’s
We are pleased to bring to our readers Don Rawitsch’s Part Two Blog on what Oregon Trail can still teach us after all these years of fun and learning. In fact, fun and learning are two of the most important lessons that need to be learned by those designing new games. Thanks to Don for
Editors’ Note: This week’s Guest Blog was written by RE@L’s Co-Founder, Sarah Bass, Learning Innovator for RE@L Practical LIfe Skills. Sarah is responsible for leading the development of RE@L’s Practical Life Skills products. She brings to RE@L more than 15 years of experience
Editors Note: Nothing makes editors smile more than a note from one of our RE@L app users. In the tradition of helpful commentaries by previous young contributors like Sam, Josh, Ellen, and Tyler (for more, see some of our earlier blogs), RE@L learns a lot from our young users. Emma’s story below makes us happy
RE@L’s Blog this week is presented by guest blogger, Don Rawitch. Don was an original member of the MECC Team, and the co-inventor who launched the world famous educational simulation, “Oregon Trail™”. Millions and millions of you learners have played it. Don’s point is: We need many more new Game Designers. Here’s his commentary on this key
Why, you say, would I ever want to learn how to program? By the way, to get ourselves up to date here, it’s now called “Coding”, not programing, and it’s not what today’s parents learned in school years ago. Back then it was called: BASIC, or FORTRAN, or COBOL, or C+, or some variation. Here’s how it
Guess what’s coming soon and very soon, kids and parents? Why, The Holidays, of course. There could be more and more opportunities for a skilled babysitter. Here’s a resource-rich app that will take you there, step by step. Much is being made today of the need for a growing role of young women in the world
In one of the recent reports our highly skilled social media expert sent out to us, it showed the following TOP K12 EdTech keywords from our many blog followers. Below are the key search words that most interested them. To the right and below are graphics showing other key words. There are many! Check out our own RE@L
SUBTITLED: “A STORY TOLD BY RE@L CHAIRMAN, DALE LAFRENZ, WHO WAS THERE FOR ALL OF IT!” It wasn’t so many years ago that technology in the K12 classroom consisted of a 16mm movie projector and a borrowed film, or a clumsy filmstrip project (assuming you could find some relevant filmstrips), or a huge slide-rule hanging