Ed Tech Digest

Ed Tech Digest


 

Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps.

You might also be interested in checking out all my edtech resources.

Here are this week’s choices:

This is from Recomendo:

Over the weekend, my daughter and I played an unusual video game called Papers, Please. In this single-player game (which came out in 2013), you work as a border checkpoint inspector for Arstotzka, a fictional country resembling a 1980s Soviet state. Your job is to examine the documents of people attempting to enter the country and decide whether to grant them entry. The game presents moral dilemmas as your daily pay is usually insufficient to cover rent, food, and heat. Your family constantly faces the risk of starvation and illness. This raises the question: Should you start accepting bribes and other dubious offers from spies and smugglers to make ends meet? Despite its intentionally crude graphics, reminiscent of 1980s video games, I found myself completely engrossed in the gameplay.

I’m adding it to The Best Places To Read & Write “Choose Your Own Adventure” Stories.

 

Komodo is a screencasting tool.  I’m adding it to The Best Tools For Making Screencasts.

mmm lets you create free, fun-looking websites.  I’m adding it to The Best Ways For Students Or Teachers To Create A Website.

BBC Sound Effects has lots of…sound effects, and lets you use them to create your own “soundscape.”

   Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in checking ed tech digest Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

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