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12 More Learning Games for Change – and a Bonus

September 24, 2009

It’s been far too long since my last round-up of learning games, but I have been squirreling away quite a few. Here’s a list of 12, with a bonus thrown in at the end. Most of these have to do with environmental issues, but there are also some that address the digital divide, microfinance, and [...]

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25+ Sites and Tools to Exercise Your Brain

July 13, 2009

This is a guest post from Karen Schweitzer. Finding ways to stretch and exercise your brain is important for a long happy life. Fortunately, the Internet is flush with games, tools, and web apps that will boost your mental power and leave your brain sweating. Here are 25 sites to try today:

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5 Games Against Poverty and Hunger

October 15, 2008

The following five free serious games are selected from among the various serious games I have written about here before on Mission to Learn. I offer them up as part of Blog Action Day, which this year is focused on the issue of poverty. As I’ve written about in Playing for Change, I am increasingly [...]

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26 Learning Games to Change the World

April 18, 2008

I originally wrote this post right before the 5th annual Games for Change Festival. It seemed  like a good time to poke around and see what sorts of games might be out there that are geared towards teaching people something that will make a difference in the world. Since that time, it has consistently been [...]

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