Games in Education

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Sponsors

  • 1st Playable Productions
  • Hudson Valley Community College
  • WMHT Educational Telecommunications
  • College of Computing and Information, University at Albany, SUNY
  • Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium
  • Nixon Peabody
  • Aramatic Refreshment Services
  • Resources

  • Video Games as Learning Tools
  • PBS Teachers - Resources for the Classroom
  • The Education Arcade
  • Global Kids
  • Game and Learn: An Introduction to Educational Gaming
  • Civ World
  • ISTE: International Society for Technology in Education
  • Second Life
  • World of Warcraft
  • 2009 Speaker Contact Information
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  • Makeda Mays Green, Director of Education and Research, Digital Media, Sesame Workshop
  • Bill Shribman, Executive Producer, Kids Projects, WGBH
  • Silvia Lovato, Director, PBS Kids Go! Interactive
  • Mark Petersen, Instructional Designer, Center for Distance and Online Learning, Hudson Valley Community College
  • Andrea Lauer Rice, CEO & Founder, Lauer Learning
  • Scot Osterweil, Creative Director, Education Arcade
  • Marianne Malmstrom, Technology Educator, The Elisabeth Morrow School and Author, Knowclue.com
  • Carla Fisher, Children's Technology Developer, Play Investigator
  • Beth King, Doctoral Student, Educational Communications & Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Katherine Jetter, Director of Education, WMHT Educational Telecommunications
  • Ilene Frank, Director of Public Programs & Education, Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium
  • Nick Webb, Senior Research Scientist, The Institute for Informatics, Logics and Security Studes, University at Albany, SUNY
  • Michael Tomaino, Project Lead, Platinum Arts Sandbox Free 3D Game Maker
  • Matthew Jager, Doctoral Student, College of Computing and Information, University at Albany, SUNY
  • Lenore Horowitz, Doctoral Student, College of Computing and Information, University at Albany, SUNY
  • Seann Dikkers, Doctoral Student, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Author, Gaming Matters
  • Victoria Van Voorhis, CEO, Second Avenue Software
  • Susan Byrd, Business Development Consultant, Second Avenue Software
  • Brock Dubbels, Educator at Minneapolis Public Schools and Research Associate, Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, Consulting for vgAlt
  • Rik Panganiban, Assistant Director, Global Kids Online Leadership Program
  • Peggy Sheehy, Instructional Technology Facilitator and Media Specialist, Suffern Middle School, and Founder, MetaVersEd Consulting Ltd
  • Lucas Gillispie, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Pender County Schools, North Carolina, and Author EduRealms.com