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- Students may learn many lessons from gaming
 Video games -- even those meant to entertain -- can be educational, writes Louie Herr. He adds that students can learn valuable lessons in typing, economics, physical education and leadership through games such as World of Warcraft. Other games, such as Oregon Trail, offer lessons in history, and Minecraft can teach engineering, he notes. The Mass Effect games and others also teach moral and ethical lessons, he adds. Digital Trends
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- N.C. teachers can access virtual lessons from scientists
North Carolina teachers will have access to live or uploaded lessons, available online from the state's Museum of Natural Sciences. Scientists will present lessons using a high-definition screen, giving teachers access to virtual field trips. "They get to do some of the same activities that that researcher is doing in an 'Investigate Lab' or go on field research with them," said Betsy Bennett, museum director. The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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- Solar panel installation is a hot topic in Calif. schools
A growing number of schools in California are seeking to cut energy costs by installing solar arrays on campus. However, some schools have struggled with complaints over the aesthetics of the arrays when they are placed on school lawns. At one school, the arrays had to be altered when they were installed facing the wrong direction. Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model)
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- Ideas for creating social media policies for schools
Steven Anderson, a district instructional technologist with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools in North Carolina, has developed a simple list of best practices for educators using social media with students. Anderson suggests in this blog post that educators look at guidelines already in place -- such as protecting your privacy, being honest and thinking about consequences -- when creating social media policies for their schools. Edutopia.org/Steven Anderson's blog
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- Will Facebook's Student Groups take off?
Some in higher education are questioning whether students will use the Facebook Student Groups, which was announced earlier this month. The groups allow students and faculty to use Facebook group sites specific to individual colleges to share information and socialize. However, at an Ohio college, online student groups have few members -- a sign that students might prefer to use Facebook for nonacademic purposes. eCampus News (free registration)
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- CourseSmart e-textbook company expands to the U.K.
The U.S. firm CourseSmart is launching in the United Kingdom and intends to make 7,000 electronic textbooks available by September for students to rent for six months or more. The service also allows students to take notes in their e-books and save their work online. "It's like a locker based system. You rent the book and can keep it in one of our online 'lockers' so students don't have to have the responsibility of storing it themselves," said Fionnuala Duggan, who oversees the U.K. business. The Independent (London)
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