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		<title>There are Reading Games and THEN There are the SATs</title>
		<link>http://sabigames.com/2010/07/therersquos-reading-games-and-then-therersquos-the-sats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Literacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter just finished an academic rights of passage.  She took the SATs.  Or – as I call them – Sad (but necessary) Academic Trauma Test.  Actually, she took the PSAT once, six practice SATs, and then two “the real things.”  Why so many times you ask?  Well, she never practiced free throws and she’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ItzaBitza is now Available on the Mac!</title>
		<link>http://sabigames.com/2010/07/itzabitza-is-now-available-on-the-mac/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ItzaBitza]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am totally thrilled to say ItzaBitza &#8211; our fantastically fun interactive drawing game in which players &#8220;accidentally&#8221; learn to read -  is now available for our friends with Macs!  The port to the Mac was done by the amazing folks at Virtual Programming (VP).  They even put up some cool ItzaBitza pics.  The only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to Play A REALLY FUN Reading Game? Make an Apple Pie!</title>
		<link>http://sabigames.com/2010/07/want-to-play-a-really-fun-reading-game-make-an-apple-pie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Literacy]]></category>

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First off, Happy 4th of July! This is a very special day for America. I thank all the troops – past and present – who have allowed our great country to remain the land of the free.  And for the most part coffee drinkers instead of all that tea the British would have us drink
It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISTE 2010 in Denver</title>
		<link>http://sabigames.com/2010/07/iste-2010-in-denver/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ItzaBitza]]></category>

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What a fantastic and inspirational event! Thanks to funding from Microsoft, Tom and Duncan were able to design and implement a Multi-Touch version of ItzaBitza’s Home Sweet Home play set for Windows 7’s cool Multi-Touch capabilities. 
Designing interaction with Multi Touch in mind is far different than designing for a mouse’s point and click interface. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go on a Reading Adventure with your Child</title>
		<link>http://sabigames.com/2010/05/go-on-a-reading-adventure-with-your-child/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 02:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Literacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a reading activity for you and your child to enjoy.  We start a Sketchy Adventure for the two of you.  What ending do you two imagine?
Sketchy&#8217;s Adventure #2
One day,  Sketchy went to a parade but could not see above the crowd.

So she drew an elephant to sit on,

which worked very well,  until…
the elephant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fun to Work Ratio</title>
		<link>http://sabigames.com/2010/04/the-fun-to-work-ratio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real Games, Real Learning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How many of us take an escalator to the next floor when we had the equal opportunity to take the stairs?&#160; The way things are today – the answer is obvious and unfortunate – the escalator.

Do the Hearty Thing – Choose the Stairs
BUT what if we had folks like those at&#160; TheFunTheory rethink the experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why First Grade Reading Is Not Las Vegas</title>
		<link>http://sabigames.com/2010/04/why-first-grade-reading-is-not-las-vegas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Literacy]]></category>

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Dr. Diana Sharp served as the reading consultant for ItzaBitza and ItzaZoo. Her website is www.dianasharp.com.
Unlike the Las Vegas slogan, what happens in first grade doesn’t stay in first grade.
Reading in First Grade Matters!
A first grader who is frustrated by reading and ends the year with reading failure has an 88%  chance of being a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading Games are a Great Way to Experience Reading</title>
		<link>http://sabigames.com/2010/04/reading-games-are-a-great-way-to-experience-reading/</link>
		<comments>http://sabigames.com/2010/04/reading-games-are-a-great-way-to-experience-reading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Real Games, Real Learning]]></category>

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Move over GPA, Allow for Experience Points
While I won’t go so far as shouting “WE SHOULD ABOLISH THE GPA AND GO WITH EXPERIENCE POINTS” we should at least consider how to intertwine the two into a lifelong love of learning.
Feel the Power of Leveling Up

Most video and computer games reward the player with Experience Points [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Think outside &#8211; and inside &#8211; the book</title>
		<link>http://sabigames.com/2010/03/think-outside-ndash-and-inside-ndash-the-book/</link>
		<comments>http://sabigames.com/2010/03/think-outside-ndash-and-inside-ndash-the-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Literacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
 Dr. Diana Sharp served as the reading consultant for ItzaBitza and ItzaZoo. Her website is www.dianasharp.com.
Dear Dr. Sharp:
 
 My son’s first grade teacher has been teaching phonics, and he can sound-out words. But he’s very reluctant to go the next step and read sentences, saying it’s “too hard.” I get the easiest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing Books to Life (or Why I Ate Cricket Cookies)</title>
		<link>http://sabigames.com/2010/03/bringing-books-to-life-or-why-i-ate-cricket-cookies/</link>
		<comments>http://sabigames.com/2010/03/bringing-books-to-life-or-why-i-ate-cricket-cookies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Literacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Dr. Diana Sharp served as the reading consultant for ItzaBitza. Her website is www.dianasharp.com.
Dear Dr. Sharp:
In your last posting, you described your #1 piece of advice for preschool parents who want their kids to love reading. What’s your #2 suggestion?
My next suggestion is: “Do the opposite of Advice #1.”
OK, let me explain. In my [...]]]></description>
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