{"id":2349,"date":"2012-09-17T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T08:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oeb.global\/OEB_Newsportal\/?p=2349"},"modified":"2016-11-22T11:15:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T09:15:31","slug":"tweets-of-the-week-monday-september-10th-friday-september-14th-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/tweets-of-the-week-monday-september-10th-friday-september-14th-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Tweets of the week Monday, September 10th &#8211; Friday, September 14th 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/new_bird.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2261\" title=\"Twitter bird\" src=\"https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/new_bird-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>If you\u2019re looking for educational games you can use for tots, teens and the in-betweens, this collection of \u201cForty Sites for Educational Games\u201d will surely keep you entertained <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dlvr.it\/26tQtC\">http:\/\/dlvr.it\/26tQtC<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 However, if you find the list overwhelming and would prefer to use tried and tested methods, you might prefer to follow the practical tips offered by the teachers interviewed for this <em>Guardian<\/em> article<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/PlsFLP\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/PlsFLP<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Whether giving lessons in\u00a0 geography, economics, computer science or other subjects, teachers are finding novel ways to make learning fun using mobile technology. However, fun isn\u2019t the preserve of primary and secondary school pupils alone.\u00a0 As it turns out, \u201cSerious games could be integrated into surgical training\u201d if this Dutch study is anything to go by: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Q6kVdT\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/Q6kVdT<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amidst the fun and games, we took time to retweet an eLearning Africa News Portal exclusive interview with Dr Auma Obama, a philanthropist and also the elder half-sister of US President Barack Obama, in which she said that training the youth is \u201cthe backbone of society.\u201d Read all about it here: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/RQ2MnS\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/RQ2MnS<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have you come across any remarkable or tweetable news about the state of ICT-enhanced education in your country or elsewhere? Share your thoughts with the OEB community on any or all of the following platforms:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The <strong>ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN<\/strong> Facebook page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ONLINEEDUCABERLIN\"><strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ONLINEEDUCABERLIN<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN<\/strong> LinkedIn group<\/li>\n<li><strong>ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN<\/strong> on Twitter: <strong>@OEBConference<\/strong> (<strong>#OEB12<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>And of course, you can fill in the comment box below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0We\u2019re looking forward to hearing from you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re looking for educational games you can use for tots, teens and the in-betweens, this collection of \u201cForty Sites for Educational Games\u201d will surely keep you entertained http:\/\/dlvr.it\/26tQtC.\u00a0 However, if you 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