Category Archives: Conferences

PAX East 2013: A FableVision Recap

Every year PAX East opens its doors in Boston to anyone linking arms with the gaming industry. More than 60,000 swarm into our city: many are costumed, though many are not. Amidst the fanfare, the games, the controls, the booths,…

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Technology in the Classroom. And Chelsea Clinton.

Last Thursday, Gary and I ventured over to the MIT Media Lab for an event sponsored by NBC’s Education Nation and DELL. The topic of the panel event was Technology in the Classroom: What’s Next? and featured a wide range of panelists such as Boston Mayor Tom Menino, Head of MIT Lifelong Kindergarten Group Mitch Resnick, and NBC Special Correspondent Chelsea Clinton. The panel was focused on rather broad topics in the field of Technology in Education: reaching every student, conquering the digital divide, showcasing best practices of technology in the classroom and figuring out how to scale up those practices. Continue reading

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Top Five Things I Learned From the Fred Forward Conference

It’s been an exciting three days down in LaTrobe, Pennsylvania at the Fred Rogers Center for the 2nd Fred Forward Conference.  It was so great seeing old friends, colleagues, partners, clients and meeting lots of new super smart and talented…

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PAX Recap!

PAX East was right in our backyard this year, so we made sure to soak in all the gaming goodness there over the weekend.  Keith, Ryan, Renee, Hannah, Taryn, Matt and Naomi all went and visited various booths, panels,…

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