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Board Gaming & 21st century literaciespresented for MSLA, Sturbridge MA Oct 2009
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Presented by Beth Gallaway for MSLA 2009
Board Games & 21st Century Literacy
Beth Gallaway, Consultant Information Goddess Consulting Contact:
Slides: http://www.informationgoddess.info
Links: http://www.delicious.com/informationgoddess29/boardgames
Gaming & Literacy
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What is Literacy?
Print Literacy
read and write proficiently
21st Century Literacy
use a range of tools and skills To communicate and participate
Visual Literacy
interpret, assess, and process visual images
Technology Literacy
use creation and communication tools
Why Board Games?
Games are instructional materials that support curriculum.
Board games have very little stigma associated with them.
Board games strengthen information literacy skills.
Board Games Offer…
Variety of new challenges.
Opportunity for creative problem solving.
Support for overcoming failure.
Millennials
Born with a chip? Trophy kids Direct Smarter Healthier More liberal More conservative Well-balanced
The Gamer Generation
Social Competitive Wired Self-aware Always On
Heroic Multi-taskers Global Collaborative Risk Takers
Beck, John and Mitchell Wade. Got Game: How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever. Harvard Business School Press, 2004.
AASL Learning Standard 1 Inquire, think critically and gain
knowledge
AASL Learning Standard 2 Draw conclusions,
make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge
AASL Learning Standard 3 Share knowledge
and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society
AASL Learning Standard 4 Pursue personal
and aesthetic growth.
MA Curriculum Frameworks: English
MA Curriculum Frameworks: Language Strand
Max
MA Curriculum Frameworks: History
Ancient Civilizations Elba Central School District, Elba, NY
MA Curriculum Frameworks: US History I Standards
1960: The Making of the PresidentOakfield-Alabama Middle-High School Media Center, Oakfield, NY
MA Curriculum Standards: Science
Power GridLetchworth Central School, Gainesville, NY
Choosing Games
Authenticity Curriculum Alignment Time Return on Investment
Budget: Start with FREE Stuff
Borrow. Ask for donations. Find a host.
Budget: Start with USED Stuff
Purchase games at yard sales.
Purchase used games online.
Budget: Start SMALL
Share. Partner. Buy just a few
titles. Purchase multiple
copies for instructional sessions.
Budget: Cost
For tabletop gaming materials, plan to spend…
$8-15 for card games $15-65 for board games
Budget: Vendors
Direct from publisher, like Looney Labs, Fun Again Games, or and Days of Wonder.
Local toy, game or hobby store. Online retailers like Amazon.com. National retailers like Wal*Mart or Toys
‘R’ Us.
Resources AASL Standards for the 21st Century
Learner. www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/standards.cfm
Board Game Geekwww.boardgamegeek.com
Board Game Newswww.boardgamenews.com
Board Game Studies www.boardgamestudies.info/studies/
Resources
Board Games with Scotthttp://boardgameswithscott.com
Game Finder www.gamesforeducators.com
Genesee Valley BOCES. Gaming http://sls.gvboces.org/gaming/
Library Gamer http://librarygamer.wordpress.com
Games & Gaming MIGhttp://connect.ala.org/gaming
The Librarian’s Guide to Gaming
National Gaming Day 11/14/09
http://ngd.ala.org
Best Practices
Board Games in School Libraries Genesee Valley BOCES, NY
http://sls.gvboces.org/gaming/
Scrabble ClubWoburn Public Library, MA
Rocket Boys Big GameReidland High School, Paduach, KY
http://librarygamingtoolkit.org/rhsbiggame.html
Ace of GamesKellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier VT
Programming
understandand apply programming principles to create change in
technology
Building Developmental Assets
http://www.search-institute.org
Probe, Hypothesize, Reprobe, Rethink
Try Some Games!
Apples to Apples Carcassone Fluxx Man Bites Dog Magic: The Gathering Munchkin Nanofictionary Once Upon a Time Snorta Ticket to Ride
Thank You!
Contact: Beth Gallaway 603-247-3196 informationgoddess29@gmail
.com http://informationgoddess.info http://www.delicious.com/
informationgoddess29/boardgames
