Reviews [Review] Project Spark Project Spark isn’t a video game. It’s an environment and an elaborate toolset for making…Linda BrenemanOctober 20, 2014
News [VIDEO] Teaching With Portals? You Bet. Josh Weier Explains How Portal Can Help Kids Learn. Do you know how to think with Portals? Valve, the makers of Portal and Portal…Simone de RochefortSeptember 19, 2014
Opinion Parents Who Hate On Technology in the Classroom Are Wrong Not long ago I spoke to a really angry mom at a business networking event.…Linda BrenemanSeptember 5, 2014
News The 8 Best Family-Gaming Panels We Attended at PAX The Pixelkin Staff spent the weekend at PAX Prime looking at games and attending panels…Editorial StaffSeptember 3, 2014
Opinion Are Games the New Sesame Street? The Survey Says…. Remember Sesame Street—just about the most successful media-based learning offering ever created? (And an extremely entertaining…Linda BrenemanJuly 23, 2014
Reviews [Review] Eets Munchies, And Why Fail Is The New Win Eets Munchies makes me feel like a designer. The game, by Klei Entertainment (Don't Starve, Mark…Courtney HolmesJuly 17, 2014
Opinion Railroad Tycoon: Learning Economics Through Games While I was working at the Pixelkin booth at the Seattle Retro Gaming Expo, I…Courtney HolmesJuly 8, 2014
FeatureNews They’re Not Really Angry: These Cute Birds Can Help Kids Learn Finnish people are proud of their educational system. And they should be. As Adam Lopez writes…Linda BrenemanMay 31, 2014
Tips for Parents No Lazy Gaming. What Comes After Minecraft? Last summer I met two boys (both under 10) who were thrilled to learn I played…Simone de RochefortMay 27, 2014
News Codecademy Makes Its Free Lessons Available to Spanish, French, and Portuguese Speakers Learning to code will be one of the most important skills kids can learn in…Simone de RochefortMay 23, 2014
Feature Oculus Rift Is Not Just for Gaming—It’s for Classrooms, too. Oculus Rift is a virtual-reality gaming headset that makes you feel as if you are in…Linda BrenemanMay 6, 2014
Tips for Parents Video Interview: Jordan Shapiro Wants Parents to Bring Context to Gaming Jordan Shapiro is one of our biggest influencers—a voice of reason who understands that parents…Simone de RochefortApril 29, 2014