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Adaptive Controllers: Video Gaming Accessibility

Link: GimpGear
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Card Game Sheds Light on ADHD

Link: Game

BRAIN scans on children with ADHD have shed light on why they have trouble remembering and don't recognize distractions as a distraction. Researchers at Flinders University in Adelaide tracked the brain activity of 150 children and teenagers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to build a neuro-cognitive profile of their behavior.

A Place Where Kids Can Connect With Other Kids

Link: SparkTop

SparkTop.org - where no two brains think alike - is a place where kids who learn differently can create awesome stuff … play great games … connect with other kids … and discover new ways to succeed in school and in life.

More video games, fewer books at schools?

Link: Video games--a learning device?

Of all of the proposals aimed at improving America's failing schools, there's one idea kids will really like: More video games and fewer books. At least a number of educators hope so, arguing that children would get more excited about school and that video games can present real-life problems to solve.

Nobody is talking about putting violent video games such as "Doom" or "Mortal Kombat" into classrooms, particularly given concerns they may encourage aggressive behavior. Instead, educators such as Indiana University associate professor Sasha Barab are developing alternative video games that can teach as well as entertain.

Fun Learning Website for Kids

Link: Learning Website

SparkTop.org - where no two brains think alike - is a place where kids who learn differently can create awesome stuff … play great games … connect with other kids … and discover new ways to succeed in school and in life.

American Library Associations Great Websites for Kids

American Library Association has a list of great websites for kids.

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Great web site for kids

Link: New website

4Kids.org is a team of educators, writers, artists, technology specialists and students that produces a weekly newspaper article and maintains the www.4Kids.org website

Online games lift spirits of seriously ill kids

Link: Online Games

Serious illness such as cancer, cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia can be frightening and confusing for children, but the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation wants to help educate today's tech-savvy kids about these diseases in a way that appeals to them: through the Internet.

Good Experience Games - good games, fun games

Link: Good Experience Games - good games, fun games.

These are online games that, in my opinion, offer a "good experience" - good game design with an overall attention to quality. Unless otherwise noted, they're all free, online, and available right now.