[MCN-L] British Museum website - new children's section and games

2010-02-05 Thread Matthew Cock
Collect facts and save the day - become an online Time Explorer with the
British Museum

 

Time Explorer is the new British Museum online game that invites brave
souls to travel back in time to Aztec Mexico, Imperial China, Ancient
Rome and Ancient Egypt, where dangers, puzzles and traps lie in wait.

 

In this interactive adventure game, players become junior curators whose
knowledge of the past, skill and courage are all needed when they're
sent back in time to help the local population rescue a treasured object
from certain destruction.

 

Alongside four other new online games, Time Explorer forms part of the
new British Museum website section for children: Young Explorers. The
first phase is now live and will continue to grow, offering visitors
aged 6-12 a chance to explore the collection and cultures, head behind
the scenes for a look at what we get up to, and get creative with loads
of new activities.

 

For Young Explorers, visit
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers1.aspx

 

For Time Explorer, visit
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers/play/time_explorer.
aspx

 

The Web team commissioned GR/DD to design and build the games, but it
wouldn't have been possible (or we think so good) without a lot of input
from curators across the Museum, our Schools and young audiences team
and our own developers and the IS team for doing hidden wonders to get
it on our site.

 

We're still building up content, and ironing out a few things in the
games, so do send us any comments. Or we'll simply see you on the
scoreboard!

 

Thanks,

Matthew

mcock at britishmuseum.org

 

 

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[MCN-L] NITLE Teaching With Mobile Devices: Smartphones / February 24 2010 / 4:00pm - 5:15pm / Eastern

2010-02-05 Thread gerrymck
National Institute For Technology In Liberal Education

For faculty, instructional technologists, and others interested in using
smartphones for student projects including digital storytelling, mapping,
polling, and in-field data collection.

Delivered Online In Our Virtual Auditorium

Program Description

Mobile phones present a familiar challenge as an instructional technology:
Since everyone has them, there must be a way to use them for teaching and
learning. Seton Hall University has been exploring possible uses through its
mobile initiative.

In this session Michael Taylor, Assistant Professor of Political Science and
Director of the Center for Mobile Research and Social Change at Seton Hall
University, will discuss the uses of smartphones in the classroom across
multiple disciplines. Taylor will present the use of mobile devices in
student projects including digital storytelling, mapping, polling, and
in-field data collection. These projects highlight the functionality of
smartphones to improve classroom communication, collaboration, and
connectivity. Discussion will also cover the diverse pedagogical goals that
were addressed in these mobile projects, as well as some of the challenges
encountered in piloting these mobile projects.

The ?Special Topics in Digital Teaching? series offers a sequence of
interactive discussions showcasing how faculty are using digital technology
for teaching and learning. The series is delivered online via NITLE?s
multipoint interactive videoconferencing environment and is designed to help
faculty make the transition from learning a new technology to using it
effectively for teaching and learning. Participants are invited to join
these lively discussions from the convenient location of their campus
offices.

Registration

Please register by sending an e-mail to participate at nitle.org.

 Network participant fee (early registration by February 12): $48

 Network participant fee (after February 12): $50

 Out-of-Network participant fee: $65

Questions

For more information about this event or the ?Special Topics in Digital
Teaching? series, please contact Rebecca Davis at rdavis at nitle.org .
Suggestions for series programming are welcome.

Links To Source / SHUmobile (Seton Hall University Mobile) Project Available
At

[ http://tinyurl.com/yjh9xvs ]

!!! Thanks To / Nancy Proctor / Head of New Media Initiatives / Smithsonian
American Art Museum  / For The HeadsUp !!!

EnJoY

/Gerry

Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011

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 The Future Is Mobile