Cita:joystiq[/url]"]"Steam for Schools" is Valve's next push into edutainment. This summer, educators can apply for beta inclusion in the program, which includes a "limited version of Steam" featuring Portal 2, the game's level editor, and its workshop for hosting and organizing user-created levels. This new version of Steam will be free for educators (in and out of beta), and will give educators administrator access ÔÇô meaning that kids cannot share levels.

"We have a limited version of Steam, which is called 'Steam for Schools.' And what we're doing is asking for teachers, after school programs, organizations ÔÇô anywhere where there's a student relationship, which includes homeschooling ÔÇô for them to submit a form to be part of it. It's still in beta," Valve's Leslie Redd told attendees of today's Games for Change festival in New York City. The initiative is a continuation of what Valve head Gabe Newell spoke about during his keynote at last year's Games for Change event, where he professed 'no difference' between education and entertainment approaches.

Valve dará acceso a los maestros a una versión reducida de Steam con Portal 2, el editor de niveles y sus herramientas para almacenar y organizar los niveles creados por usuarios. Esta versión dará acceso a los maestros a nivel de adminsitrador, por lo que los niños no podrán compartir niveles.

Pero esto servirá para subir nota o simplemente es para pasar el rato?

(20-06-2012 23:47)mike link escribió:Pero esto servirá para subir nota o simplemente es para pasar el rato?

Cita:valve[/url]"]The Portal franchise was developed as an entertainment product, but the games have the potential to be used as experiential learning tools.

In the Portal world, students interact with physically simulated objects (cubes, catapults, lasers, etc.). The interaction tends to be free-form and experimental and as students encounter new tools and challenges they may develop an intuitive understanding of physical principles such as mass and weight, acceleration, momentum, gravity, and energy. The games also put a premium on critical thinking, spatial reasoning, problem solving, iteration and collaboration skills, and encourage overall inquiry into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) learning.

The website http://www.teachwithportals.com offers free resources for teachers and provides a community where educators can share curricula, lessons and classroom experiences by registering as part of a forum solely for educators.

se sabe algo de cómo se distruibirán los permisos de uso? a mi mujer le puede interesar, que los últimos días de clase siempre los pone a jugar a esto