Gamifying Social Studies

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1. Gamifying Social Studies Glenn Wiebe glennw@essdack.org glennw98 glennwiebe.org c4framework.com
2. research & rationale share resources action plan demo some games
3. US History
5. 1998 2002
8. find a buddy
9. why was the game better?
10. “Better theories of learning are embedded in the video games many children play than in the schools they attend.” ! James Gee What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Literacy & Learning
11. characteristics of a highly effective learning environment?
12. • students make choices • students become experts • solving problems is required • immediate feedback
13. • there’s always an answer • “cheating” is allowed • failure isn’t bad • learning is collaborative
14. brain research effective learning environments video games your classroom
15. sticky idea?
16. video games help rewire brains
17. rewiring brains is a good thing
18. serious games peacemakergame.com
19. iCivics icivics.org
20. Mission US mission-us.org
21. stopdisastersgame.org Stop Disasters
22. Pursued pursued.nemesys.hu
23. SimCityEdu simcityedu.org
24. MineCraftEdu minecraftedu.com
25. commercial games
27. so what kinds of things can we do with games?
28. • historical content & accuracy
30. • social studies concepts • analyze as evidence • character study
31. • annotation of screenshots • game play reflection • writing / product creation prompts
32. ”Using your prior knowledge and evidence from Civilization, answer the following: What role does geography play in the development of a successful culture?”
33. what next?
34. learn more about games
35. socialstudiescentral.com > Having Fun is a Good Thing
36. Gaming the Past: Using Video Games to Teach Secondary History
 Jeremiah McCall Using Games in the History Classroom
 teachinghistory.org
37. Jane McGonigal
38. play more games what next?
39. go online #gbl
41. what are you “zinking” about?
42. have more questions? Glenn Wiebe glennw@essdack.org glennw98 glennwiebe.org c4framework.com