Daily Education & Technology News for Schools 05/31/2011

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edubloggercon – EduBloggerCon 2011

I'm going to edubloggercon at ISTE2011 and am excited! Care to join us? Anyone is welcome. This page has all the information.

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DimensionU – Educational Video Game Technology for the 21st Century Student

For parents who want fun things for their students to do over the summer that will help students learn more and move forward in math and literacy skills – this is a website to check out.

“Students enter the tournament by going to www.DimensionU.com/SummerChallenge. Once registered (parental permission is required) they will compete in math- and literacy-based games for a chance to win gift cards and summer-related prizes like inline skates, inflatable pools, beach volleyball sets, or tents. Five lucky players will be randomly selected to win an iPod Nano each.

New this year is a social networking component that encourages students to build online “learning communities” of friends, family, community members, or even teachers – basically anyone who wants to help support the child’s academic efforts during the summer. Participants who earn the highest number of social network points in each tournament round will win prizes separate from those awarded for game play performance.”

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