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Hi everyone.  The non-profit company, FAS Learning Technology is not keeping this site up to date any more.  We are working at Molecular Jig Games, now.  We are doing the same work:    We are making games about cells that are real and show everyone how proteins work.  We are also still investigating whether these games teach.

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Steam portable gaming console

This looks terrific.  I hope that we’ll be able to put Immune Defense on it!

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Federal Funding for Science Education at NASA, NIH, NOAA and many other places you love!

The Federal Government is making moves to change how science education is funded at the federal level.

Read this article AAAS article- June 13, 2013

Read this article and email your Congress People! Do you want NASA to have an outreach program? Do you think the Department of Education wil do as good a job teaching kids about space,

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DC STEM FAIR!

I will be demonstrating Immune Attack and Immune Defense at the DC STEM Fair.  I will also teach some more professional Development classes on using games in your science classroom, so keep your eye out for that.

Right now, however, the STEM Fair needs some judges!  

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Robots and Learning Technology

New Scientist article

What new kind of technology will help us learn in the future? Robots who know if you are paying attention, that’s what!

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STEM Video Game Challenge and Teaching Youngsters to Program

Hi.  Do you have a kid at home who is 8?  Or are you a kid who is 8?  Perhaps you are a kid who is 14, or 34.   What would you like to do when you grow up?  Would you like to help the environment, work for major league baseball,

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Upcoming Event: What Can a Video Game Teach?

Melanie Stegman, yours truly, will be presenting her research on Immune Attack, development of the sequal and all about using game to teach and learn.  April 23, 6PM.  At the FabLab on North Capitol at P.  If you have made a game, bring it with you! 

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Teaching Science Through Video Game Design

Project Based Learning works.  A project that your students are excited about works better.  A project that allows the students to build levels of abstract and complex concepts upon a stable scaffold is even better.  And a project with a robust scaffold that can address the true complexities of a scientific system is something that many scientists would discuss with your students…

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December 2011 Newsletter

Hi Everyone!

The The December Learning Technologies Newsletter is HERE!

I forgot to mention that the annual STEM Video Game Challenge is ON!  Middle school and High School kids can program or design on paper their own video games, about STEM or about anything at all. 

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Are you a teacher? Have you used Immune Attack?

Online Surveys – Zoomerang.com

Please vote just once. Thank you very much for your help. Having some data to report is vital to our mission!

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