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"Need more convincing that Minecraft can be a powerful tool for learning? Check out this fun video from PBS Idea Channel's Mike Rugnetta, who specifically (and very quickly) lists a number of ways the video game can and has been used to learn everything from physics to history." 
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"The April 24, 2012 Brookings Institute report, How Blogs, Social Media, and Video Games Improve Education, by Darrell West, examines research and best practices to provide an enlightening overview of the ways in which these popular technologies make education (at all levels) more engaging and effective...the Brooking report provides another opportunity to examine the ways in which gaming can enhance education in general. Here’s how the report sees gaming integrating with education, with some additional insights..."
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"Schools have found an alternative way to equip children with flexible and adaptive skills by allowing them to learn through playing video games." Did you now that video games help students develop skills in problem solving and negotiation; judgement, analysis and stategic planning; communication; narrative and transmedia navigation and more? As well as showing skills this infographic also provides names of eduational games as well as facts and statistics, how video games are used at school and skills video games help you hone. If you are interested in gamification check out this infographic.
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What happens when you spend summer designing a course as a video game? In this TEDxBozeman Paul Andersen describes his experience along with lessons learned, lessons that apply to flipped classrooms. The video is about 11 minutes in length and worth watching.
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Check out this video that discusses why you might use Minecraft to teach physics to history. Gamification anyone?