Why Good Teachers Are Like Pokémon: From the article: “I can almost remember the very first...
Part I I had never played an online game in my life when I opened Pokémon GO while walking with a friend who was […]
I’ve just been catching up with my timeline following some recent conversations around using Pokemon Go as a tool to engage learners in the classroom. […]
There's something about summer that makes us feel whimsical. As we don our sunglasses, feel the sun, and open car windows, our inner self starts […]
Digital Bodies: If you want to understand the future impact of augmented reality, there’s no better place to start than Niantic’s wildly popular Pokémon Go AR […]
When I was a teenager I was addicted to video games. Not stay-awake-for-three-days-and-die-of-starvation kind of addicted, but I would spend every conceivable moment playing. While […]
Proponents point to increased attention to cultural landmarks and opportunities to weave math and reading into the game, but skeptics raise concerns about data privacy […]
James Gee, a pioneer of educational video game theory, talks about the benefits and potential downsides of the Pokémon Go phenomenon.
There is an ebb and flow in the attitudes and buzz around gaming in education. This week, with the release of Pokemon Go, I saw, […]
I recently had a conversation about something I hadn’t thought about for a long time. Pokémon. And it dawned upon me that the franchise is […]