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Twine: Create Your Own Stories and Games

October 23, 2017 Beth Hayden Recommendations

Product: Twine is a free tool that allows kids to create interactive, nonlinear stories and games. You can create simple stories with Twine, then extend

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How Unschooling Families Leverage Digital Games and Connectivity

October 6, 2017 Paul Darvasi Uncategorized

To many, unschooling is a radical approach that is practiced in the exotic outer rings of education. Its rejection of formal education in favor of

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What a Minecraft Server for Kids with Autism Teaches Us About Haters and Allies

September 25, 2017 Mimi Ito Parenting

One of my Internet heroes is Stuart Duncan, founder of Autcraft, a Minecraft server for kids with autism and their families. After blogging about autism

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10 Life Skills Parents Can Nurture through Minecraft

September 16, 2017 Katie Salen Parenting

Recent political and weather events like those in Charlottesville, Houston, and Florida offer a snapshot of a world in which knowing how to problem-solve, manage

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Level Up to Bridge the Digital Disconnect with Your Kids

September 8, 2017 Paul Darvasi Parenting

In today’s frenetic media ecology, parents find it harder and harder to stay on top of their kids’ digital life. They might live under one

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How Online Communities Lower Social Barriers for Kids Across the Spectrum

September 1, 2017 Paul Darvasi Parenting

Online communities let geographically separated kids connect around shared interests, and can also offer some distinct advantages over face-to-face discussions. For example, some parents of

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What We Did This Summer: Ender Dragons, Parkour, Cow Paradise, and Turtle Bombers in Minecraft Camp

August 28, 2017 Mimi Ito Update

It’s hard to believe that we have said our last summer camp farewells and kids are headed back to school. Hope all our friends on

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Introducing Connected Camps Afterschool

August 21, 2017 Katie Salen Update

How do kids get better at things they care about? Mostly by practicing, although practice alone is not enough. Interest and opportunity must be there

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Kids Learning and Inventing: JAM’s New Online Engineering Course

August 11, 2017 Katie Salen Uncategorized

Product: Invent Your Own Machines (ages 9-14) Glows: A unique approach to online learning that is playful, social, and personalized. Grows: While the flexibility of

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Are All Minecraft YouTube Videos a Waste of Time?

July 28, 2017 Katie Salen Parenting

SallyGreenGamer is a mom, a gamer, and a YouTube star. Her audience? Kids who love Minecraft. Her YouTube channel features videos of her playing the

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