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TeachTown: Basics Home

TeachTown is a web-based educational program developed to help children improve in various subject areas taught in school.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cognition
Social Issues and Skills

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase
Subscription

Social Tags:
Abnormal psychology
Autism
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Childhood psychiatric disorders
Clinical psychology
Educational software
Neurological disorders
Pervasive developmental disorders
Psychology
Technology

Target Population:
Children

Game platform:
Computer
Internet

URL:
http://web.teachtown.com/products
http://web.teachtown.com/products/teachtown-basics-home


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TeachTown: Basics Classroom

"TeachTown: Basics Classroom combines computer lessons with offline activities for students who are developmentally 2 to 7 years old.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cognition
Social Issues and Skills

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
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Classroom
Span and div
Technology
Website
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Target Population:
Children

Game platform:
Computer

URL:
http://web.teachtown.com/products
http://web.teachtown.com/products/teachtown-basics-classroom


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Social Skill Builder: My Community

"In contrast to other programs that focus primarily on in-school behaviors, My Community is all about enhancing a child's social skills and personal safety in the larger world outside the classroom

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Disorders and Disabilities
Social Issues and Skills

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
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Cognition
Education
Skill
Social psychology
Social skill
Technology
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Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens
Teens

Game platform:
Computer

Published Medium:
Game Developer

URL:
http://www.socialskillbuilder.com/mycommunity.htm


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Social Skill Builder: You Are a Social Detective

"A collaborative effort between Social Skill Builder and Michelle Garcia Winner & Pamela Crooke of Social Thinking.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Disorders and Disabilities
Social Issues and Skills

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
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Cognition
Education
Learning
Skill
Social psychology
Social skill
Social Thinking
Technology
XML

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens

Game platform:
Computer

Person:
Michelle Garcia Winner
Pamela Crooke


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Social Skill Builder: School Rules! Volume 2

"School Rules! Volume 2 takes up where School Rules! Volume 1 leaves off, teaching social interpretation skills during unstructured times when social rules are most challenging.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Disorders and Disabilities
Social Issues and Skills

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
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Cognition
Education
Skill
Social psychology
Social skill
Technology
XML

Game platform:
Computer

Published Medium:
Game Developer

URL:
http://www.socialskillbuilder.com/schoolrulesII.htm

Target Population:
Pre-Teens
Teens


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Social Skill Builder: Preschool Playtime Volume 2

"Preschool Playtime Volume 2 is an extension of the material covered in Preschool Playtime Volume 1, and reinforces appropriate peer interactions and play skills in toddlers and preschoolers.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Disorders and Disabilities
Social Issues and Skills

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
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Early childhood education
Education
Educational stages
Kindergarten
Nursery school
Play Time
Preschool education
Technology

Game platform:
Computer

Published Medium:
Game Developer

URL:
http://www.socialskillbuilder.com/preschoolplaytime2.html

Target Population:
Young Children


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Lumosity

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Description: 

"Luminosity is a site specializing in mental-challenge games to test your speed, reflexes and smarts. The site boasts that regularly playing games on the site will increase your mental acuity and smarts. Luminosity is designed to provide the brain with a 10-minute workout per day, which is said to improve the health and function of the brain over time...The site offers free accounts to new visitors, which requires only a valid email account. Registered users have access to a number of games that are designed to develop greater mental speed, memory, attention, flexibility and problem solving."

Organization: 
Health topic:
Brain
Cognition
Mental Health

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online
Register

Social Tags:
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Luminosity
Lumosity
Physics
Technology

Events Facts:
Contact Details

Resource type:
Educational Resource

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Internet

Company:
Lumos Labs

Calais Document Category:
Technology


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Gorillas in our midst: Sustained inattentional blindness for dynamic events

APA Reference: 

Simons, D. J., & Chabris, C. F. (1999). Gorillas in our midst: Sustained inattentional blindness for dynamic events. Perception, 28, 1059-1074.

Author(s): 
Simons, D. J.
Chabris, C. F.
Year: 
1999
Journal: 
Perception
Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Cognition

Target Population:
Adults
Young Adults

Social Tags:
Attention
Blindness
CDATA
Chabris
Cognition
Daniel Simons
Document
Inattentional blindness
Neuropsychological assessment
Perception
Psychology
Unsolved problems in neuroscience
XML

Position:
D. J.

Publication type:
Journal Article

Location:
United States


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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software is a collection of free, online educational games, puzzles, and activities designed to teach young minds about health and improve understanding in various school related subjects.

Game genre:
Educational
Puzzle

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Brain Age
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain fitness
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Cognition
Nervous system
Neurology
Nintendo
Sudoku
Technology
Touch! Generations
Video games

Target Population:
Children

URL:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_menu.htm

Game platform:
Internet


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Basketball Attention Experiment

This game was used in a study by Simons and Chabris (1999) about sustained inattentional blindness. Players watch a video of people in a circle tossing two basketballs to each other and they are asked to count how many times the basketballs change hands. While focused on this task, players often fail to notice unexpected objects that appear in the scene.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Cognition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Attention
Basketball
Blindness
CDATA
Chabris
Cognition
Daniel Simons
Gorillas
Inattentional blindness
Psychology
Technology
XML

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/09/28/attention-and-working-memory

Game platform:
Internet


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