Monthly Archives: June 2011

Weekly Click- June 29th

Supreme Court Has Ruled; Now Games Have a Duty- On Monday June 27th the Supreme Court decided, with a 7-2 majority, that states can not ban the sale of violent video games to minors, as it is a First Amendment violation. This ruling means that video games have now joined other forms of media such as film that are considered art forms. Continue reading

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Weekly Click – June 22nd

Sketch Swap- If you are running short on inspiration, head to sketchswap.com where any sketch you create with your mouse will be switched with other sketchers worldwide! Continue reading

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FableVision Learning Launches Free Webinars

Fab news for educators! FableVision Learning has launched a new Webinar series. In free, half-hour sessions, FVL will show you ways to easily integrate creativity and self-expression into your teaching. Continue reading

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The Weekly Click- June 15th

K-12 students’ knowledge of U.S. history is lagging behind any other subject. According to the results of the national assessment program, also known as the Nation’s Report Card, U.S. History is at the bottom of the ranks, with the lowest percentage of students scoring “proficient” as compared to the other subjects that were tested: math, reading, science, writing, civics, geography, and economics. Continue reading

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The Weekly Click – June 8

Thanks to Nonny de la Peña, the creator of Stroome, filmmakers now have the ability to collaborate with anyone in the world while editing. Stroome is an interactive online video editing community that allows filmmakers to upload their footage, work collaboratively or alone, interact with others who have similar interests and challenges, and then share their completed work with the world! Continue reading

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Developer Spotlight: Ryan McNulty Balances Programming and Creativity

We’re kicking off June with a special spotlight on one of FableVision’s talented developers, Ryan McNulty! FableVision is lucky to not only have a team of top notch artists, but we also boast a very skilled technical team. I sat down with Ryan this week to chat about his work as a FV Developer. Continue reading

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Carrying on the Mission

One of the clues to our 200-year mission may well lie quite some time ago – and far away. As it turns out, one of Peter’s and my relatives is Sir Hugh Owen (1804-1881.) Hugh was an educational pioneer who dedicated his life to making public secondary and higher education available to all people in Wales. He published the revolutionary “Letter to the Welsh People” on the need for public education in Wales. Continue reading

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Weekly Click – June 1

Can Entertainment Media Ignite an Education Revolution?
Author, USC Professor, and Blogger Henry Jenkins shares some great insights about his experience at the recent “Learning from Hollywood: Can Entertainment Media Ignite an Education Revolution?” conference, hosted by the USC Cinema School and organized by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center. Jenkins post is a great wrap up of this fantastic event, and don’t miss this video of his own talk on Entertainment Education. Continue reading

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