Shared Spaces: Informal Learning and Digital Cultures
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Resources
The following list of resources includes contacts and materials which we have found helpful in our research. This list is not meant to be a comprehensive study of the field, and we welcome additions that you recommend. We’d also like to know what you think of our projects. Are they practical for use in the classroom? What experiences do you have that can help our research? Is there anything we can help you with?

Please send comments to r.willett@ioe.ac.uk.

Organisations

Research on computer games in education:
BECTa (British Educational Communication and Technology agency)
ELSPA (European Leisure Software Publishers Association):
TEEM (Teachers Evaluating Educational Multimedia)

Teacher Training Centres:
Highwire City Learning Centre
English and Media Centre

Centre for Language in Primary Education

General interest in creative use of ICT in education:
British Film Institute
Ultralab
Media and Communication Studies Site
TAG Learning

Reading

This reading list contains books and articles which we have found useful. It is not meant to be a comprehensive bibliography of work on the subject.

Software

We have looked at the following packages as a comparison to the software used on our projects:

Stagecast
Hyperstudio (Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing UK Ltd)
MediaBlender (Tech4Learning Inc)
ImageBlender (Tech4Learning Inc)
Kid Pix Studio Deluxe (The Learning Company (UK) Ltd)