February 2013
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January 2013
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Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of... →
Still a great talk, still true.
August 2012
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IFTTT Blog: The New IFTTT →
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October 2007
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the power of music in online learning games
Did you ever notice yourself humming the melody of an online learning game? I did after listening my boys playing magic manson on the cbc site. I even tought about to record the soundtrack and put it on my mobile phone. So all the parents with kids playing this game would recognize me. We could start sort of a music club then, singing the melodies of our favored soundtrack. Next step would be a...
Invest carefully in online education
Lots of companies try to make money with the hopes and fears of parents. Don´t get trapped. Your son or daughter doesn´t need to play online learning games all day in order to speak perfect spanish or mandarain, by the age of eight. Also there are not so many second mozarts out there. Your kid will learn what it needs, one way or the other. And maybe thats not violin or java programming. No...
“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and...”
– Unknown
Online learning games for the early days
I have found a very well done online learning games page for smaller kids: Poisonrouge All the games are available in english, french and spanish, focusing on letters, numbers and mouse control. The site seems to be online since ages, which means since 2005, but I never heard about it. A pity, I hope our small son is not already to spoiled to like it. Anyway, good things never grow out of age....
Learn a Language the easy way
O.k. this not exactly about online learning games, but its about learning languages in a playful and effective way. Rossetta Stone did a great job in developing this competently grammar free method, based on the ways children learn languages. There are two ways to do it: Either you buy one of their CD based bundles (Mac and PC), or you subscribe to a 3, 6 or 12 month online subscription. I would...
“I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”
– Abraham Lincoln
The Beeb is always right: Online learning games on...
The online learning games veteran is still on top, the BBC provides a comprehensive choice of games and programs mainly for a younger audience (4 - 19). Usually the games are very well done and obviously a lot of money went into their development. I certainly enjoy the soundtracks, which might not add to the learning progress, but makes it easier to stand the kids with the notebook on the second...
Online learning games help us to progress easier
Hi everybody, welcome to the online learning games blog. My name is Stephan and I started this blog, because I think there is not enough information about the subject of online learning games available. I guess I possess a bit of knowledge regarding this subject, since I have to learn a lot of things by myself and I have to make a lot of people (or let us call them colleges) to learn things. I...
