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\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3e..kids who spend time playing video games report more, not less, time for their friends; 65 percent of teens say that they play games with others in the same room, and 76 percent claim they help others while playing and get help too. And they seem to spend more, not less, time on civic engagement than kids past; 44 percent report learning about social problems from their games, 52 percent say they learn about moral and ethical issues from their games, and 43 percent say games help them make decisions about how their community, city, or nation should be run. Absorption in games doesn\u2019t contradict social life, civic engagement, focus, attention, connection with other kids, or collaboration. On the contrary, it seems to promote all of the above..\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3ca href=\x22http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0670022829/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\x26amp;tag=wwwcalibrated-21\x26amp;linkCode=as2\x26amp;camp=1634\x26amp;creative=19450\x26amp;creativeASIN=0670022829\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eNow You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn\x3c/a\x3e\x3cimg border=\x220\x22 height=\x221\x22 src=\x22http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=wwwcalibrated-21\x26amp;l=as2\x26amp;o=2\x26amp;a=0670022829\x22 width=\x221\x22/\x3e (\x3ca href=\x22http://www.cathydavidson.com/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eCathy N. 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Talking a lot of sense.\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_link_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3ca href=\x22http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2083310/Lessons-taught-3D-help-children-learn-behave-better-increases-levels-concentration.html#ixzz1j2TWJajP\x22 class=\x22tumblr_link\x22  target=\x22_blank\x22 \x3eLessons taught in 3D help children learn more and behave better as it increases levels of concentration\x3c/a\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_description\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3ePupils in 3D classes could remember more than the 2D classes after four weeks, improving test scores by an average 17 per cent compared with eight per cent for 2D lessons.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eThey gave more \x26#8216;elaborate\x26#8217; answers to open-ended tasks and were more likely to \x26#8216;think\x26#8217; in 3D, using hand gestures and \x26#8216;mime\x26#8217; to \x26#8216;successfully answer the test questions\x26#8217;.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3eWriting in The 3D in Education White Paper, Professor Bamford said: \x26#8216;The marked improvement in test scores was also supported by qualitative data that showed that 100 per cent of teachers agreed or strongly agreed that 3D animations in the classroom made the children understand things better and 100 per cent of teachers agreed or strongly agreed that the pupils discovered new things in 3D learning that they did not know before.\x3c/p\x3e\x0a\x3cp\x3e\x3cspan\x3e\x26#8216;The teachers commented that the pupils in the 3D groups had deeper understanding, increased attention span, more motivation and higher engagement.\x26#8217;\x3c/span\x3e\x3cspan\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\x3c/span\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_text_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_title\x22\x3eGlobal Relations - A map made by a students showing the locations of some of his his English City Friends\x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_body\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cp\x3e\x3ciframe frameborder=\x220\x22 height=\x22350\x22 marginheight=\x220\x22 marginwidth=\x220\x22 scrolling=\x22no\x22 src=\x22http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212248817984940599211.0004b4edc847125c78752\x26amp;msa=0\x26amp;ie=UTF8\x26amp;t=h\x26amp;vpsrc=6\x26amp;ll=38.822591,11.25\x26amp;spn=146.192372,298.828125\x26amp;z=1\x26amp;output=embed\x22 width=\x22425\x22\x3e\x3c/iframe\x3e\x3cbr/\x3e\x3csmall\x3eView \x3ca href=\x22http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212248817984940599211.0004b4edc847125c78752\x26amp;msa=0\x26amp;ie=UTF8\x26amp;t=h\x26amp;vpsrc=6\x26amp;ll=38.822591,11.25\x26amp;spn=146.192372,298.828125\x26amp;z=1\x26amp;source=embed\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3eEnglish city in the World\x3c/a\x3e in a larger map\x3c/small\x3e\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_photo_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cimg src=\x22http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwm50lBdeS1qzxqvjo1_400.png\x22 alt=\x22Merry Xmas!\x22 class=\x22tumblr_photo\x22/\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eMerry Xmas!\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_video_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_video\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3ciframe src=\x22http://blip.tv/play/AYLk0joC\x22 width=\x22400\x22 height=\x22246\x22 frameborder=\x220\x22 allowfullscreen\x3e\x3c/iframe\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_caption\x22\x3e\x0a                        \x3cp\x3eVideo: English Teachers singing Christmas Carols\u00a0\x3c/p\x3e\x3cp\x3e(Source: \x3ca href=\x22http://languagelab.com\x22 title=\x22languagelab.com\x22\x3elanguagelab.com\x3c/a\x3e)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a            \x3cli class=\x22tumblr_post tumblr_quote_post\x22\x3e\x0a                \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_quote\x22\x3e\x0a                    \x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_open_quote\x22\x3e\x26#147;\x3c/span\x3eEducation is on the brink of the biggest revolution since the invention of writing.\x3cspan class=\x22tumblr_close_quote\x22\x3e\x26#148;\x3c/span\x3e\x0a                \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a                \x0a                    \x3cdiv class=\x22tumblr_source\x22\x3e\x0a                        Walter Russell Mead (via \x3ca class=\x22tumblr_blog\x22 href=\x22http://domesday.tumblr.com/\x22 target=\x22_blank\x22\x3edomesday\x3c/a\x3e)\x3cp\x3e(Source: \x3ca href=\x22http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/12/19/e-texts-spice-up-higher-ed/\x22 title=\x22blogs.the-american-interest.com\x22\x3eblogs.the-american-interest.com\x3c/a\x3e, via \x3ca href=\'http://pulse.infoneer.net/post/14600699544/education-is-on-the-brink-of-the-biggest\'\x3einfoneer-pulse\x3c/a\x3e)\x3c/p\x3e\x0a                    \x3c/div\x3e\x0a                \x0a            \x3c/li\x3e\x0a        \x0a\x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a        \x0a\x0a                        \x0a    \x0a\x3c/ol\x3e');