We have another opportunity to make more learning happen for more kids!!! Thousands of kids here in MN have already started school for the 2016-17 school year. Others will start the day after Labor Day after the last hurrah of our Minnesota State Fair. Many years ago, some of us, as young students, thought that Labor Day meant
Last week, we proudly announced that the Smithsonian Online Magazine published an article on Oregon Trail™, one more in a series of announcements about OT’s growing popularity on the internet, and all points of the compass. Just in case you didn’t read their fine article by freelance writer Matt Jancer, here’s the link to it. RE@L
REAL congratulates Liz Bryan for her dedication to bringing real-world K12 skills to the students and teachers she has served. Here’s the text of the NTN Susan Schilling Legacy Award announcement: “On behalf of the entire New Tech Network community, it is my pleasure to recognize Liz for an extraordinary career as an educator. Her dedication, ability
The Trail Masters from MECC who brought the K12 EdTech world the Oregon Trail™ (OT) have been honored again! The first time, all the kudos came as a result of this time-honored computer game of OT being chosen by The Strong National Museum’s Video Game Hall of Fame this past May. Yes, there have been many video games chosen
We, at RE@L, are very proud of MECC’s recent foray into the news and Associated Press releases. What used to be called “getting a lot of ink”, in the old all-print days, has become “getting a lot of links” in these high-tech days of online news and social media….Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and you name it! What’s
Special thanks from RE@L to our local newspaper, The St. Paul Pioneer Press, for their recent news article on the donation of MECC memorabilia to The Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, NY. The Strong Museum recently honored the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) by inducting their flagship software product, Oregon Trail™, into
We chanced upon a recent video of the Carleton College Commencement in Northfield, Minnesota. It was quite a surprise! College President Steven Poskanzer spoke eloquently to the recent Carleton grads about what it takes to make it in this ever-changing world we live in today. Looking for some useful answers, he took them all back
We are very proud to present guest blogger, Susan Schilling, President, RE@L Institute, and read her timely announcement of another feather in Minnesota’s cap. MECC’s famed memorabilia of award-winning software, and all that goes with it, has found a new home! Here’s Susan’s good news: “The Strong National Museum of Play has had Oregon Trail on their
RE@L is proud to announce that The Strong Museum of Play today has put on display a comprehensive collecton of MECC memorablia and collections from 40 years ago! Previously this spring,The Strong Museum honored MECC by inducting their “Oregon Trail” learning simulation game into their Hall of Fame. Game co-creator, Don Rawitsch, now Executive Vice-President of Product Development at RE@L,
HERE’S WHAT FUN LOOKED LIKE 40 YEARS AGO, THANKS TO MECC! THE SMILES HAVEN’T CHANGED SINCE MECC FIRST MADE LEARNING TRULY FUN, BUT THE TECHNOLOGY TODAY SURE HAS…. THANKS TO RE@L, IT’S NOW EVEN BETTER, AND WITH MORE SMILES! TODAY’S REAL LEARNING LOOKS LIKE RE@L LEARNING! HERE’S A PREVIEW TASTE OF RE@L’S NEW “SECRET SAUCE”: ===== Welcome to