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  1. Sep 2017
    1. Book stores, for example, can physically carry a limited number of titles—even a giant bookstore such as Barnes and Noble can carry only about 130,000 titles.

      Oh just wait you ancient outdated article. Amazon, kindles, and nooks are coming to a future near you.

    2. girls to the building and tinkering universe.

      enough with the stereotypes, Sims was originally an architectural design game, then it turned into an interactive dollhouse.

    3. A high level quest can’t be carried out by just warriors, for example; healers and spell casters are also needed and all these folks must function as a well-organized and practiced team, or a complex quest will never be successful.

      False.

    4. If I’m not learning then it isn’t fun!

      If there is no challenge then it isn't fun. I was playing Overwatch last night and was placed on a team with someone who was aimbotting. We won the game very quickly, but it wasn't fun because we didn't have to try. Cheat codes take the fun out of games.

    5. The first thing to realize about game play is that most video games are incredibly difficult to master. If you’re not extremely good at pattern recognition, sense-making in confusing environments, and multitasking, and if you are afraid to constantly explore and push the limits of what you do, then you won’t do well in the game world.

      Was this written by a paranoid Baby-boomer? Games are not hard.. learning is not hard..

    6. A Japanese teenager is apt to have very little privacy at home. As a consequence they actually like using small screens: A small screen helps to create a sense of private space and others can’t easily see what they are doing unless explicitly invited to do so. It is also interesting to see how they integrate texting (SMSing) with actual calling – text first to see if the coast is clear, i.e. if any parents are within earshot.

      Source Please?

    7. What is going on with kids who are growing up digital?

      exactly the same as any other kid.. I'm so sick of people drawing lines in the sand and acting like they are so different.

    8. Notice what has just happened.

      Teachers need more confidence especially in higher education. If a student is paying money to sit in a room to hear you talk - then talk. Don't get all upset if they are texting, or don't like your lesson. If they fail then they fail, but adult learners deserve the respect to make those decisions themselves.

    9. That one moment in time gave me an insight into the practice of being a research mathematician. I was

      Kids think that adults are superheros and know everything. Its important to show them how we deal with problems. We need to model how to struggle and persevere.

    10. First, every one of us recognizes that today’s kids, our students, are different from most of us here.

      Here we go again.. Let's act as if our children are totally new and different and not just smaller uneducated versions of us.. People are still people, the internet just gives us more speed and efficiency.