Games
I am an advocate for learning with and through gaming. I am also an advocate for games creation. Without doubt there is significant opportunity to find learning in these game titles. Not forgetting all the morgueware and cost effective 'Humble Bundled' titles available to schools, and there are some amazing titles there too.Take The Battle for Newerth, amazing learning, teamwork and creative spinoffs.
This positive appraisal shows my colours. Despite my enthusiasm I still find it hard to beat IF (interactive fiction) for powerful learning, thinking and literacy skill development. Almost all titles are free, IF titles are available on all devices and the editor platforms are Open Source. Reading and writing and coding anyone? http://www.kristianstill.co.uk/wordpress/2009/01/28/the-battle-for-newerth/
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