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GamingforLearningUsingSimCity

todevelopsystemsthinking,engineering,

and21stCenturySkills.

JulieKallioRobison

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Followalong Presentation+resources:oesmstech.blogspot.com

Aboutyou Howmanyhavea1:1laptopprogram? HowmanyhaveplayedSimCitybefore? Howmanyhaveusedvideogamesintheclassroom?

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Outline

1.Misconceptionsaboutgaming2.Logisticsandlearninggoals3.Examplesofstudentwork4.Howitwent

Timeforquestions

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Butfirst

THEGAME!

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1.Misconceptions

Studentsplaythemaloneorareisolatedbyplayinggames

GirlsarewontlikethemandbeexcludedYouhavetobeagamerTheycanjustusecheatcodesItdoesntapplytoreallife

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2.Logistics

1:1laptop1weekofpractice,play,andcheatFUN2weeksofprojectwork

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EnduringUnderstandings

and21st

CenturySkillsCitiesarecomplexsystemsEngineeringprocessinvolvesdesignandre-design

CollaborationCriticalthinkingProblemsolving

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3.StudentWork

JanesPresentation

AlexsPresentation

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4.MyObservations HappyworkinghardFlow

Highlevelofdiscussionuseofvocabulary

Discoveryofsystems Studentanecdote

NicolasParentanecdotes Marie Rowan

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Motivation

1. Needforsenseofcompetency2. Needforsenseofself-determination3. Needforsenseofinterpersonalconnection4.Needforsenseofpurpose,meaning,orrelevance5. Interest(Stipek2001)

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Epicwin.

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Questions,

Comments,Ideas,

Thoughts?

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Miscellaneous

JaneMcGonigal:http://janemcgonigal.com/ FutureCitycompetition:www.futurecity.org Othergames:Civilization,Spore,QuestAtlantis QuesttoLearnNewYorkCharterSchoolbasedaround

gaming(NYtimesarticlehere)

WhyEducatorsShouldcareAboutGames(articlefromEducationalLeadership)

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