Monday, November 23, 2009

Video Gaming and Education

Established by leading scholars of digital games at MIT, this website explores the possibilities of learning through play and gaming.
http://www.educationarcade.org/

Great site linking you to video-game related texts and graphic novels
http://www.ign.com/

The Graphic Novel

This Graphic Novel page includes a core list of must have G-Novels, a link to professional resources, kid-safe G-Novels and new and upcoming G-Novels...check it out!
http://www.graphicnovels.brodart.com/teachers_perspective.htm

Writing and Representation

Critical Literacy Webcasts
http://www.curriculum.org/secretariat/november29.shtml

Non-Fiction Writing Webcasts
http://www.curriculum.org/secretariat/april18.shtml

LLED 459 - - Trends and Issues in Literacy Instruction

Here you will find links to external resources as compiled by Dr. Karen Armstrong.

http://www.booklounge.ca/

On keeping a journal:
http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/journals6.html

Insights from Stephen Abram:
http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/

Blogs:
http://2balibrarian.blogspot.com/index.html
http://librarywriting.blogspot.com/

Technology, Reading and Learning Diversity Conference (2009):
http://www.trld.com/sessions/sessionhandout.html