Author Archives: Ben Harrison

Maybe good is good enough–do students deserve high-end educational software?

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Ben Harrison

I was in a serious discussion with the head of one of the two largest educational publishers about the incredible possibilities that high-end educational software could offer students.  I pressed him to explain why everyone in educational software kept cranking … Continue reading →

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Division Games–The best way to master multiplication?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Ben Harrison

Division games have never been in super high demand.  In fact, the only time we’ve ever really been asked about division is when folks are asking if we cover “all four” operations. However, once we finally finished our division expansion … Continue reading →

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Researched-Based Multiplication Games—Fact or Fiction?

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Ben Harrison

Savvy educators regularly ask us if our multiplication games are research-based.  On the surface that sounds like an important question.  But in reality it’s essentially meaningless.  In the researching world there’s the common expression that “there are lies, damn lies, … Continue reading →

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Tablets and iPads in School Classrooms

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Ben Harrison

Lots of folks have kicked around the idea of iPads replacing textbooks or laptops in school classrooms, but I think both discussions are missing the real value of an iPad or tablet in a classroom—the input.  The key stumbling block … Continue reading →

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Multiplication Games Will Save the World

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Ben Harrison

Multiplication games will save the world.  Well, not JUST multiplication games, but educational games in general.  Remember that scene from The Matrix where Trinity learns how to fly a helicopter in 5 seconds flat by using a perfect virtual simulator?  … Continue reading →

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