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Energy Suite Takes CODiEFri 28 May 2010 - 08:52AM by Erin Mehlos
Coaster Creator, Transform It!, and Energy City have jointly won a CODiE! The trio of games comprise JASON Science's energy suite, and have been honored by the Software & Information Industry Association's 2010 CODiE for Best Education Game or Simulation. The CODiE Awards celebrate excellence in educational technology and software, and we're proud to have developed these three award-winning games alongside our partner JASON Science. 
JASON on ScienceEducation.govThu 20 May 2010 - 08:51AM by Erin Mehlos
There's a new portal for science education in town. Aptly-named and currently in its beta phase, ScienceEducation.gov is an aggregate of educational content from various federal science agencies, committed to digital learning and open participation. Its content is conveniently sorted by grade level and includes lesson plans, curricula, classroom activities, homework help and professional development information. It also includes a very prominent front page slot for JASON Science games, including Operation: Resilient Planet and Coaster Creator. Give it a look. 
Coaster Creator Crests 500,000Mon 26 Apr 2010 - 08:29AM by Erin Mehlos
According to our partners over at JASON Science, Coaster Creator's rollercoaster ride through energy potential and transfer has been played over half a million times. On average, most of our titles at the JASON Mission Center receive an average of over 5,000 plays per month. Not too shabby! 
Energy Games Suite a CODiE Finalist!Tue 09 Mar 2010 - 05:37PM by Dan Norton
The finalists have been announced for this year's SIIA CODiE awards, and our suite of energy games (developed for JASON Science) has been revealed as a finalist! We're gunning for number one in the category of Best Education Game or Simulation. The games in the suite include Energy City, Transform It!, and Coaster Creator. Thanks for the opportunity, JASON, and thanks for the recognition, SIIA! Click here to see the full list of finalists in our category. 
eLearn Magazine InterviewThu 15 Apr 2010 - 08:06AM by Dan White
Click here to check out eLearn Magazine's excellent interview with Marjee Chmeil, Director of Digital Media for National Geographic's The JASON Project. Among the questions covered: Why use games to educate? What is the importance of failure in learning games? What learning methodologies can games exploit that schools can't? Should games be used to "trick" students into learning? A favorite quote from the article: "It's interesting to see how students who never knew a world before Nintendo readily embrace mistakes and move on without blinking while those who knew a world before Google still feel like 'right' and 'wrong' are two permanent states of knowledge." 
CC in the Blog-o-SphereTue 08 Sep 2009 - 03:03PM by Dan White
Click on over to the Free Technology for Teachers blog ("A review of free technology resources and how teachers can use them. Ideas for technology integration in education.") and check out this lovely post on Coaster Creator. In case you missed the news, Coaster Creator is now public, so go play it! 
Coaster Creator on the Loose!Fri 03 Jul 2009 - 04:16PM by Dan Norton
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