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== Where to get Recall ==
== Where to get Recall ==
The Story activity is ''soon to be'' available for download from the [http://activities.sugarlabs.org Sugar activity portal]: [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4567 Recall]
The Story activity is ''soon to be'' available for download from the [http://activities.sugarlabs.org Sugar Activity Library]: [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4567 Recall]


The source code is available on [http://git.sugarlabs.org/recall the Sugar Labs Gitorious server].
The source code is available on [https://github.com/sugarlabs/recall/ github].


== Using Recall ==
== Using Recall ==
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A fourth game is similar to Game 2, except the images are in color.
A fourth game is similar to Game 2, except the images are in color.
[[File:Recall-color.png|300px]]
[[File:Recall-color-2.png|300px]]


=== The Toolbars ===
=== The Toolbars ===
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== Learning with Recall ==
== Learning with Recall ==


Recall is a fun way to practice observation and memory skills. It is based in part on some of the observations and claims made by memory researchers (See [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/magazine/can-you-make-yourself-smarter.html?_r=2&ref=magazine]).
Recall is a fun way to practice observation, attention, and memory skills. Two types of games are available: attentional retraining and n-back.
 
Games 1, 2, and 4 are variants of "attentional retraining". The task is to observe randomly presented symbols and subsequently recall some difference, such as a repeated symbol (Game 1) or a newly introduced symbol (Games 2 and 4). It is theorized that cognitive retraining can generalize to attentional processes employed in every-day life ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attentional_retraining]).
 
Game 3 is an n-back game. "Games based on N-back tests require players to remember the location of a symbol or the sound of a particular letter presented just before (1-back), the time before last (2-back), the time before that (3-back) and so on. Some researchers say that playing games like this may actually make us smarter." ([http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/magazine/can-you-make-yourself-smarter.html?_r=2&ref=magazine]).


== Extending Recall ==
== Extending Recall ==
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== Credits ==
== Credits ==


Recall was written and is maintained by [[User:Walter]].
Recall was written and is maintained by [[User:Walter]] , [[User:Ignacio_Rodríguez]]


Most of the images are from the [http://thenounproject.com/ The Noun Project].
Most of the images are from the [http://thenounproject.com/ The Noun Project].


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