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Submitted: June 28, 2010 - 10:06pm
Originally published: June 28, 2010
Last updated: June 28, 2010 - 10:08pm
Originally published: June 28, 2010
Last updated: June 28, 2010 - 10:08pm
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National Public Radio
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Heather Chaplin
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Quest to Learn, 225 East 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10010, United States
A public school in New York City has taken the video game as its model for how to teach. Students use video games and design them as part of their classes. As Quest to Learn is wrapping up its first year, those behind the program say game-based learning is integral to 21st century literacy.
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