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The Shedd Aquarium, Minecraft, and Virtual Piranha: An Interview with Wade Berger

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Barry

Wade Berger is the Teen Learning Lab Manager at Shedd Aquarium. Shedd features the largest and most diverse collection of animals in any Aquarium in the world, one of largest cultural institutions in Chicago, and contains 32,000 animals representing more … Continue reading →

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The launch of Minecraft at the Museum of Natural History

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Barry

Minecraft, the indie-success video game that has sold more than 20,000,000 copies in under two years, is now coming to the American Museum of Natural History. Its players learn how to “mine” natural resources in their unique, resource-rich world and … Continue reading →

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Big Issues Explored in AMNH’s Digital Learning Week

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Barry

Tomorrow begins four days of non-stop action at the AMNH, and I couldn’t be more excited. We have spent months trying to plan these four day-long programs to take advantage of NYC high school youth being (largely) free during Regents … Continue reading →

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Registration Opens for AMNH’s 1st Digital Learning Week

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Barry

I am so excited to announce the new slate of day-long programs we will run this January 22-25, for high school youth. Each is designed using various digital tools to explore different museum halls. Each is also designed to help … Continue reading →

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