Manipulative Media
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This is an informative website about Manipulative Media and its integration with education and Educational Technology.
Here you will find a brief history of manipulative media, its various examples, their application in education, tips on how to construct, create or find good manipulative media, and advantages and disadvantages of their use.
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What is Manipulative Media?
Manipulative media are objects, activities, programs and applications that teachers and students use to engage in interactive, hands-on learning. These media generally come in two types: Traditional and Digital.
Traditional manipulative media are objects and materials that have been present since before the advent of computers and computer-aided technology. Toys, picture and pop-up books, board games, flash cards, and musical instruments fall under this category.
Digital manipulative media are computer-aided objects and materials that also facilitate and encourage interactive learning. A host of educational computer programs, virtual and online learning platforms, 3D simulations, and video games fall under this category.
Examples of other manipulative media may be seen on the widget above. You can mouse over the images for more information.
Integration of Manipulative Media
Reader Rabbit Kindergarten
Spelling Games
Parts of the Body Educational Blocks
Reader Rabbit Kindergarten
Current Trends in Manipulative Media
Simulation Technologies in Higher Education Uses and Trend and Implication
by David a. Damassa, Tufts University and ECAR Toby D. Sitko ECAR
ECAR Research Bulletin 3, published 2010
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This PDF article is about the safe learning environment provided computer-based training and education.
LeapFrog hopes for the Next Hit with Interactive Reading Toy
by Miguel Helft for the New York Times
published Jan. 28, 2008
This online news article is about LeapFrog's new product, Tag. With Tag, young readers can tap a word with the stylus and it will read the word or its definition out loud.
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