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Heading to the SXSWEduConference and Festival, March 4-7 in Austin? Be sure to check out Got Game? Learning Through Play. Seriously. Taking place on Monday, March 4 at 3:00 PM, it features our very own Arturo Guajardo,Texas District Relations Manager, as well as some of our amazing GameUp partners. Arturo, with Jennifer Groff (Learning Games Network), Dan White (Filament Games), and Michael Angst (E-Line Media), will explore the role of learning games, barriers to their implementation, and related research. Plus, you’ll have the chance to to play games alongside the panelists. Don’t miss this session bringing together the perspectives of true game development and education experts. We’re thrilled that many of our GameUp partners are set to participate in other SXSW sessions as well. Among those you might want to add to your schedule are Educating the Create and Share Generation; Mind the Gap: Games, Impact, Potential, Reality; LRMI: A Peek Under the Hood of Personalized Learning; and How to Play: Models for Game-Based Learning. You’re guaranteed to leave SXSWEdu feeling inspired! Keep up with the action on Twitter with #SXSWEdu and @brainpop.

Help put BrainPOP on the SXSWedu map! A BrainPOP panel is up for inclusion in the education arm of the famed SXSW festival! Organized by Kari Stubbs (VP, Learning and Innovation) and featuring Arturo Guajardo (District Relations Manager), “Got Game? Learning through Play. Seriously.” deals with the role of games in learning and teaching. It also features Filament Games, Learning Games Network, and E-Line Media. We need your help!  To nab an official spot on the SXSWedu line-up, the panel needs to rake in the popular votes, which can be cast through the SXSW Panel Picker.  You will need to quickly create a free SXSW username and password.  Once you’ve created an account, just click the “Thumbs Up” icon on the left side of the page.   We hope you’ll all cast your vote for our session and spread the word! SXSWedu will take place in Austin from March 4-7. Hope to see you there!