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Heartland Daily PodcastIll Literacy, Episode 180: An Abundance of Caution (Guest: David Zweig)In Episode 180 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with David Zweig, author ofAn Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions. Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David Zweig to discuss his latest book, An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions. They chat about how everyone from journalists to eminent health officials repeatedly made fundamental errors in their assessment and presentation of evidence regarding COVID and the closing of American schools, and how there was never any evidence that long-term school closures, nor...
2025-08-051h 12
Ill Literacy: Books with BensonIll Literacy, Episode 180: An Abundance of Caution (Guest: David Zweig)In Episode 180 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with David Zweig, author ofAn Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions. Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David Zweig to discuss his latest book, An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions. They chat about how everyone from journalists to eminent health officials repeatedly made fundamental errors in their assessment and presentation of evidence regarding COVID and the closing of American schools, and how there was never any evidence that long-term school closures, nor...
2025-08-051h 17
aiEDU StudiosGreg Toppo: The promise and perils of AI in schoolsWhat makes AI different from previous waves of education technology? Greg Toppo, education reporter at The 74, joins us to unpack how AI is reshaping education from the classroom to district leadership. Drawing from his extensive journalism career and time as a teacher, Greg brings a measured perspective to the AI revolution that's sweeping through schools right now. The conversation dives into the landmark Massachusetts court case, where a student challenged academic cheating accusations after using ChatGPT on a history assignment. Rather than viewing this as simply a policy failure, Greg frames it as a...
2025-05-291h 33
ASU+GSV Summit SessionsGrowing Minds in the Age of AI: What is Critical Thinking in the Age of AI Tutors?Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Kristen DiCerbo, Chief Learning Officer at Khan Academy; Martin Kelly, Sr. Director at FlexPoint and Florida Virtual School; Greg Toppo, Senior Writer at The74Million; Caleb Hicks, CEO at School AI; and Joleen Liang, CEO & Co-founder at Squirrel Ai Learning North America.The session explored how the rise of AI tutors is transforming education and what that means for cultivating human cognitive strengths—particularly critical thinking. Panelists examined how to design learning environments that foster analytical reasoning, creativity, and adaptability alongside machine-driven instruction. They di...
2025-05-0840 min
The Education Gadfly Show#911: The flaws in school funding formulas, with Rebecca SibiliaOn this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Rebecca Sibilia, the executive director of EdFund, joins Mike and David to debate whether we’ve fixed school funding in America. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study examining the effects of school shootings on survivors’ test scores, attendance, and long-term health.Recommended content: "School finance data 'sucks.' Rebecca Sibilia's new org is offering $ to fix it" —Greg Toppo, The 74“Think Again: Is education funding in America still unequal?” —Adam Tyner, Fordham Institute“The policies promoting school shootings” —Max Eden, Fordham InstituteEdFund Websi...
2024-03-1326 min
Education PerspectivesSeason 2 EP2 Adam Watson - Gamification of EducationPODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 2 Adam WatsonDeeper Learning Design Specialist, OVECQuote of the Podcast – “Follow your bliss.” -- Joseph CampbellIntroduction of Guest BIO – ADAM WATSON (@watsonedtech) is a Kentucky educator with a passion for edtech. Starting as an English teacher in 2005, he was named Teacher of the Year at South Oldham High School in 2009 and became National Board Certified in 2013. Adam's journey into educational technology began with a student podcast project, gaining recognition in Kentucky Teacher and...
2024-01-2543 min
Most Wanted32. Paul Erven Jackson & Vance RobertsLauren and Amanda discuss the Hillsboro House of Horrors. Paul Erven Jackson, who was one of John Walsh's Dirty Dozen, and his half brother, Vance Roberts, perpetrated a series of horrifying sex crimes in the Portland, Oregon area in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Sources:KGW8: “18 years in prison for Hillsboro ‘House of Horrors’ fugitive” by KGW StaffABC News: “Fugitive in Oregon Kidnapping, Torture Case Arrested After Decades on the Run” by ABC News StaffCNN: “Survivors of kidnapping, rape and torture join ‘The Hunt’ for justice” by CNN StaffToronto Sun: “Crime Hunter: Clues slim in House of Horror case” by Brad H...
2023-08-3147 min
Aren't You Worried?32. Paul Erven Jackson & Vance RobertsLauren and Amanda discuss the Hillsboro House of Horrors. Paul Erven Jackson, who was one of John Walsh's Dirty Dozen, and his half brother, Vance Roberts, perpetrated a series of horrifying sex crimes in the Portland, Oregon area in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Sources:KGW8: “18 years in prison for Hillsboro ‘House of Horrors’ fugitive” by KGW StaffABC News: “Fugitive in Oregon Kidnapping, Torture Case Arrested After Decades on the Run” by ABC News StaffCNN: “Survivors of kidnapping, rape and torture join ‘The Hunt’ for justice” by CNN StaffToronto Sun: “Crime Hunter: Clues slim in House of Horror case”...
2023-08-3147 minThe Education Gadfly Show#869: Strong long-term outcomes for English learners in Texas charter schools, with Deven CarlsonOn this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Deven Carlson of Oklahoma University joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss his new Fordham study on the outcomes of English learners who attend charter schools in Texas. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber discusses the prevalence of stackable credentials in Ohio and Colorado.Recommended content:Fordham’s new report: “Charter Schools and English Learners in the Lone Star State” —Deven Carlson and David Griffith“Thousands of families opt to join Texas’ growing charter school system” —Spectrum News 1 [South Texas]“San Antonio charter schools lifted student achievement...
2023-05-1027 min
Edtech InsidersThe AI-Enhanced School of 2040 with Edtech authors Greg Toppo and Jim TracySend us a textIn this episode, we speak to Greg Toppo and Jim Tracy, co-authors of Running with Robots: The American High School’s Third Century from MIT Press, available at Amazon, Bookshop or wherever you get your books! Greg Toppo is a journalist with more than 25 years of experience, most of it covering education. He spent 15 years as the national education reporter for USA Today and was most recently a senior editor for Inside Higher Ed. From 2017 to 2021, he was president of the Education Writers Association. Jim Tracy i...
2022-10-171h 15
Getting Smart PodcastGreg Toppo and Jim Tracy on Running with RobotsThis episode is sponsored by our upcoming Smart Sprint. Find out more here. On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Greg Toppo and Jim Tracy, co-authors of the new book, Running with Robots: The American High School’s Third Century. Greg Toppo is a journalist who has covered education for more than twenty years. He is also the author of The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter. This is Jim’s second time on the podcast. Jim is a Stanford train...
2021-12-1538 min
Field Notes on Music Teaching & Learning5 Myths About Music Teaching & LearningYou know those things you’ve heard that seem true? I mean, they sound plausible. Plus, if enough people say it, it must be true, right?Before long, we find ourselves buying into the hype, retelling the story, believing something we’ve heard without stopping to ask questions.This is how myths begin.Sometimes, there’s simply a lack of information—nothing to disprove this theory or that idea. Other times, they sound good on paper but are only surface-level with no substance to back them up.Have you ever stopped to think...
2021-05-1213 min
Rediscovering PlayLearning from Video Games... with Greg Toppo (USA Today) // Parenting During COVID-19In this episode, we speak with author / journalist, Greg Toppo. Greg is the author of two books on education, “The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter”, and “The Trust Machine,” co-authored with educator James Tracy, looking at how AI, automation and machine learning are changing the American high school (forthcoming in 2020 from MIT Press). A former senior editor at Inside Higher Ed, he was previously the national education reporter at USA Today from 2002 to 2018, and at The Associated Press from 2000 to 2002. Currently, he is living in Doha, teaching undergraduate journalism at Northwestern University in Qatar.
2020-04-2243 min
EdNext PodcastEp. 178 - Nov. 13, 2019: Momentum Builds for an Untimed SATGreg Toppo, an education journalist and author of The Game Believes in You, joins EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss the continuing calls for making the SAT untimed for everyone.
Toppo explored this topic in a recent article for Education Next, "Support Builds For Making the SAT Untimed For Everyone: A possible solution to the "Gaming the System" problem."
https://www.educationnext.org/support-builds-making-sat-untimed-for-everyone-possible-solution-gaming-the-system/
2019-11-1300 min
The Good Game Podcast"Assassins, Thunder, and Fortnite" w/ Greg Toppo
In Episode 2, Tobias and I discuss Norway leading the charge to recognize the value of games, our mixed feelings about Telltale's revival, and Ubisoft's virtual time machine to ancient Greece. Our guest, Greg Toppo, discusses his book "The Game Believes in You" and the changes he's seen in education over the last 10 years. Spoiler: he thinks games have a big role to play in how teachers think about the design of their classrooms Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Spotify! @goodgameedu on Twitter facebook.com/goodgamepod
2019-09-051h 16
The Good Game Podcast"Assassins, Thunder, and Fortnite" w/ Greg ToppoIn Episode 2, Tobias and I discuss Norway leading the charge to recognize the value of games, our mixed feelings about Telltale's revival, and Ubisoft's virtual time machine to ancient Greece. Our guest, Greg Toppo, discusses his book "The Game Believes in You" and the changes he's seen in education over the last 10 years. Spoiler: he thinks games have a big role to play in how teachers think about the design of their classrooms
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2019-09-051h 16
The Good Game Podcast"Assassins, Thunder, and Fortnite" w/ Greg ToppoIn Episode 2, Tobias and I discuss Norway leading the charge to recognize the value of games, our mixed feelings about Telltale's revival, and Ubisoft's virtual time machine to ancient Greece. Our guest, Greg Toppo, discusses his book "The Game Believes in You" and the changes he's seen in education over the last 10 years. Spoiler: he thinks games have a big role to play in how teachers think about the design of their classrooms
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2019-09-051h 16
Professor Game PodcastMatthew Farber and constructionist gaming | Episode 065Matthew Farber, Ed.D. is an Assistant Professor of Technology, Innovation, and Pedagogy at the University of Northern Colorado. His research is at the intersection of teacher education, learning technologies, and game-based learning. Dr. Farber has been invited to the White House, to twice keynote for UNESCO, and he has been interviewed about games and learning by NPR, Fox News Radio, The Denver Post, USA TODAY and The Wall Street Journal. He is an Edutopia blogger, a Certified BrainPOP Educator, and he is in the iCivics Educator Network. With Karen Schrier, Ed.D., he co-authored the UNESCO MGIEP working pape...
2019-01-2148 min
Professor Game Podcast056 Greg Toppo of Inside Higher Ed and The Game Believes in YouGreg Toppo is a senior editor for Inside Higher Ed. Before that, he spent 15 years as the national education reporter for USA Today. A graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, N.M., he taught in both public and private schools for eight years before moving into journalism. His first job was with the Santa Fe New Mexican, a 50,000-circulation daily. He worked for four years as a wire service reporter with the Associated Press, first in Baltimore and then in Washington, D.C., where he became the AP’s national K-12 education writer. Toppo also co-led the...
2018-11-1941 min
Podcast - Game Level LearnPlay These Roleplaying Games (season 2.8)Jon recommends the following three roleplaying games (RPGs): HARP, The Quiet Year and Numenera.If you'd like to support this work, here are links to my two books for HARP: HARP Loot (about, well, loot), and HARP Folkways, about building meaningful, realistic cultures for game settings.Tracy recommends these great games: Fiasco, Dread and Dungeons&Dragons, 5th edition.Your HOMEWORK!Find a Con or a Meetup near you and visit. Play some games from earlier in the season or just explore and learn.Create a character in some RPG...
2017-12-2200 min
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Reporters RoundupJuly 19, 2017 Reporters RoundupHost Mary Blake takes a closer look at today’s top stories. Mission Hill Murder, WBZ’s Kim Tunnicliffe. John Deere, Bloomberg’s Tracy Johnke. Trump/Putin Meeting, CBS News Correspondent Steven Portnoy. BHA Report, WBZ’s Carl Stevens. Red Sox, WBZ’s Adam Kaufman. California Wildfire, Correspondent Jim Roope. HS Grades Inflated, USA Today’s Greg Toppo. Listen to WBZ 1030 every weekday at 12:30 for Reporters Roundup!
2017-07-1915 min
Filament Games PodcastFGP3-2: Education vs. Learning with Greg ToppoThis week we welcome USA Today K12 education writer Greg Toppo into the studio to discuss the differences between education and learning, along with his book - The Game Believes in You. We also dive into the stigma around games being "addictive" and try out some new Filament Games marketing slogans.
2017-05-161h 02
Listen to Full Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureDecades After Civil Rights Gains, Black Teachers a Rarity in Public Schools by Greg Toppo | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Decades After Civil Rights Gains, Black Teachers a Rarity in Public Schools
Author: Greg Toppo, Mark Nichols
Narrator: Catherine Edwards
Format: Original Recording
Length: 11 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-05-17
Publisher: USA Today
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
U.S. schools have made very little progress in recruiting and retaining minority teachers over the past three decades, saidAnna Egalite,a researcher atNorth Carolina State Universitys College of Education. When she began looking at the statistics, she said, one of the most stunning things was just how little...
2017-02-0511 minLargest Collection of Full Audiobooks in Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture - No Catch, Easy and LegallyDecades After Civil Rights Gains, Black Teachers a Rarity in Public Schools Audiobook by Greg Toppo, Mark NicholsListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttp://hotaudiobook.comTitle: Decades After Civil Rights Gains, Black Teachers a Rarity in Public Schools
Author: Greg Toppo, Mark Nichols
Narrator: Catherine Edwards
Format: Original Recording
Length: 11 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-05-17
Publisher: USA Today
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Publisher's Summary:
U.S. schools have made very little progress in recruiting and retaining minority teachers over the past three decades, saidAnna Egalite,a researcher atNorth Carolina State Universitys College of Education. When she began looking at the statistics, she said, one of the most stunning things was just how...
2017-02-0511 min
Get Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureBetsy DeVos Nomination at Risk With Two Republicans Against Her by Todd Spangler | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Betsy DeVos Nomination at Risk With Two Republicans Against Her
Author: Todd Spangler, Greg Toppo
Narrator: Mark Ashby
Format: Original Recording
Length: 3 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-02-17
Publisher: USA Today
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
What previously appeared to be a near-certain chance ofBetsy DeVosbecoming PresidentDonald Trump's education secretary took a hit Wednesdayas two Republican U.S. senators said they would vote against her.
"Betsy DeVos Nomination at Risk With Two Republicans Against Her" is from the February 01, 2017 News section of USA Today. It was written...
2017-02-0203 min
Get Your Full Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture for Book LoversMan Fires Rifle in D.C. Restaurant at Center of Fake-News Conspiracy Theories Audiobook by Greg ToppoPlease open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free.
Title: Man Fires Rifle in D.C. Restaurant at Center of Fake-News Conspiracy Theories
Author: Greg Toppo
Narrator: Mark Ashby
Format: Original Recording
Length: 2 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-06-16
Publisher: USA Today
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Publisher's Summary:
Police inWashington, D.C., on Sunday arrested a North Carolina man after they said he walked into a popular pizza restaurant and began firing an assault rifle. The man, who sent customers and employees fleeing...
2016-12-0602 min
Get Your Full Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture for Book LoversMan Fires Rifle in D.C. Restaurant at Center of Fake-News Conspiracy Theories AudiobookPlease visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1389 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Man Fires Rifle in D.C. Restaurant at Center of Fake-News Conspiracy Theories Author: Greg Toppo Narrator: Mark Ashby Format: Original Recording Length: 2 mins Language: English Release date: 12-06-16 Publisher: USA Today Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture Publisher's Summary: Police inWashington, D.C., on Sunday arrested a North Carolina man after they said he walked into a popular pizza restaurant and began firing an assault rifle. The man, who sent customers and employees fleeing, told police he had come to self-investigate an...
2016-12-0600 minGet Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureMan Fires Rifle in D.C. Restaurant at Center of Fake-News Conspiracy Theories by Greg Toppo | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Man Fires Rifle in D.C. Restaurant at Center of Fake-News Conspiracy Theories
Author: Greg Toppo
Narrator: Mark Ashby
Format: Original Recording
Length: 2 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-06-16
Publisher: USA Today
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
Police inWashington, D.C., on Sunday arrested a North Carolina man after they said he walked into a popular pizza restaurant and began firing an assault rifle. The man, who sent customers and employees fleeing, told police he had come to self-investigate an election-relatedonline conspiracy theoryinvolvingHillary Clinton.
©2016 USA TODAY, a d...
2016-12-0602 min
Get Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureAmerica Has Healed Before or Have We? by Greg Toppo | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: America Has Healed Before or Have We?
Author: Greg Toppo
Narrator: Mark Ashby
Format: Original Recording
Length: 14 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-22-16
Publisher: USA Today
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
Even a cursory look at a U.S. electoral map from Nov. 8 shows a striking red/blue divide that in most cases separates big cities and coastal areas from the rest of America.
©2016 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
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2016-11-2214 min
Most Famous Website Where You Can Find and Download Audiobooks in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureMass. Court Gives Parental Rights to Unmarried Gay Partner Audiobook by Greg ToppoListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttp://hotaudiobook.comTitle: Mass. Court Gives Parental Rights to Unmarried Gay Partner
Author: Greg Toppo
Narrator: Mark Ashby
Format: Original Recording
Length: 3 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-05-16
Publisher: USA Today
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Publisher's Summary:
The same Massachusetts court that paved the way more than a decade ago for same-sex marriage nationwide ruled on Tuesday that a gay woman whose former girlfriend gave birth to two children can seek the same parental rights as the children's mother.
©2016 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. (P)2016 A...
2016-10-0503 minDownload Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureMass. Court Gives Parental Rights to Unmarried Gay Partner by Greg Toppo | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Mass. Court Gives Parental Rights to Unmarried Gay Partner
Author: Greg Toppo
Narrator: Mark Ashby
Format: Original Recording
Length: 3 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-05-16
Publisher: USA Today
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
The same Massachusetts court that paved the way more than a decade ago for same-sex marriage nationwide ruled on Tuesday that a gay woman whose former girlfriend gave birth to two children can seek the same parental rights as the children's mother.
©2016 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. (P)2016 Audible, I...
2016-10-0503 min
Get Full Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureEducators See Gold in Pokémon Go by Greg Toppo | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Educators See Gold in Pokémon Go
Author: Greg Toppo
Narrator: Paige McKinney
Format: Original Recording
Length: 8 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-17-16
Publisher: USA Today
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
"Educators See Gold in Pokémon Go" is from the July 16, 2016, Technology section of The USA Today. It was written by Greg Toppo and narrated by Paige McKinney.
©2016 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
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2016-07-1708 min
Get Full Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureElie Wiesel Remembered at Private Service by Greg Toppo | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Elie Wiesel Remembered at Private Service
Author: Greg Toppo
Narrator: Mark Ashby
Format: Original Recording
Length: 4 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-05-16
Publisher: USA Today
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
"Elie Wiesel Remembered at Private Service" is from the July 04, 2016, Life section of The USA Today. It was written by Greg Toppo and narrated by Mark Ashby.
©2016 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
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2016-07-0504 minEdNext PodcastEp. 20 - Jan. 27, 2016: Can Academic Games Motivate Teens in School?Marty West of EdNext talks with Greg Toppo about academic games and James Coleman's idea that they could be used to increase motivation and academic performance among teens.
2016-01-2700 min
Geeking with the MomsEpisode 32: Focus Machines and Distraction MachinesGreg Toppo, the education writer for USA Today, joins us to talk about his awesome book, The Game Believes in You. The book basically covers all the efforts being made by teachers today to include games in the classroom.
Here is Greg's page on USA Today.
Here's this week's news:
Yo-Kai Watch Could Be The Next PokemonBig Spenders in Mobile Games are Mostly Young MenThe next Hour of Code is Minecraft-themedIs Linkle Girl Link, and is she going to be in a Zelda game?NBA 2K16 is FREE this weekend for Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One.
2015-11-201h 11
Geeking with the MomsEpisode 32: Focus Machines and Distraction MachinesGreg Toppo, the education writer for USA Today, joins us to talk about his awesome book, The Game Believes in You. The book basically covers all the efforts being made by teachers today to include games in the classroom.
Here is Greg's page on USA Today.
Here's this week's news:
Yo-Kai Watch Could Be The Next PokemonBig Spenders in Mobile Games are Mostly Young MenThe next Hour of Code is Minecraft-themedIs Linkle Girl Link, and is she going to be in a Zelda game?NBA 2K16 is FREE this weekend for Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One.
2015-11-201h 10
The Cane and Rinse videogame podcastPodcast special: An interview with Greg ToppoIn this special edition of the Cane and Rinse podcast, Ryan Hamann interviews USA Today's top education writer, Greg Toppo.
Greg was invited to speak about his new book, The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter. In his book, Toppo makes the argument for video games being used in schools, and he provides many inspiring examples of children who have benefitted greatly by using games to make their academic environment more engaging and rewarding.
http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_interview_with_greg_toppo.mp3
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2015-10-0655 min
TWiT Throwback (Audio)Tech News Today 1327: Ashley Madison Hackers Out Cheaters
Ashley Madison hackers post the stolen data, the latest TV talent show is for makers, a new electric roadster that sounds like a spaceship, and more...
Check out the full show notes for today's episode.
Host: Mike Elgan
Co-Host: Kevin Tofel
Guests: Greg Toppo, Molly McHugh, and Deepa Seetharaman
Producer: Jason C. Cleanthes
Technical Director: Jason C. Cleanthes
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2015-08-1930 minTWiT Throwback (Video)Tech News Today 1327: Ashley Madison Hackers Out Cheaters
Ashley Madison hackers post the stolen data, the latest TV talent show is for makers, a new electric roadster that sounds like a spaceship, and more...
Check out the full show notes for today's episode.
Host: Mike Elgan
Co-Host: Kevin Tofel
Guests: Greg Toppo, Molly McHugh, and Deepa Seetharaman
Producer: Jason C. Cleanthes
Technical Director: Jason C. Cleanthes
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today.
Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show.
Sponsor:
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2015-08-1930 min
EducateLearning from Video GamesA lot of parents worry about whether their kids' video game habits are harmful - especially when gaming gets in the way of homework or reading. But writer Greg Toppo says gaming can be a great way to learn.
2015-06-2313 min
Satchat RadioGame On: What Happens When Learning Becomes Play"Hard fun" is part of great video games. Turns out that the challenge culture of gaming is well suited to encouraging students to learn difficult academic subjects and enjoy it. Learn more...
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Greg Toppo is the national education and demographics reporter for USA Today. A graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, N.M., he taught in both public and private schools for eight years before moving into journalism. He worked for four years as a wire service reporter with the Associated Press, first in Baltimore and then in Washington, D.C...
2015-05-1500 min