[K12OSN] FW: Wednesday 7/27 at 9am WEBCAST: Kids, Video Games & the Classroom

[Ken Meyer]

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Subject: Wednesday 7/27 at 9am WEBCAST: Kids, Video Games & the Classroom

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WEBCAST: Kids, Video Games & the Classroom

Wednesday, July 27

9-10 am Pacific Time

A special one-hour online event from the Center for Media & Community
at EDC.

"Kids, Video Games & the Classroom: Is it time to incorporate kids'
favorite technology into our schools?"

As video games play an increasingly prominent role in the private lives
of school-age children, cutting-edge researchers and educators are
investigating the addition of educational value to this popular tool.

Presenters will include Professor Chris Dede, Harvard Graduate School
of Education; Michelle Halsell, CEO & Founder, Missing Pixel and Marc
Prensky, CEO & Founder, Games2Train.

TO PARTICIPATE:

Visit: http://econference.edc.org

If you are not already a member of the eConference Center, you can
sign up by following the "To Join" link. Please sign up at least 30 minutes
prior to the meeting. Then navigate to Meeting Room "A" from the left-hand
menu.

Invitation code: 79505

Existing members may enter Meeting Room "A" by following this link:

	http://home.learningtimes.net/edc?go=467058

The number of virtual seats is limited and the program is first-come,
first-served. The software takes about 20 minutes to download, so it's
recommended that participants begin the process by 11:30am EST.

Questions can be emailed to Cedar Pruitt at cpruitt at edc.org .

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