Video Games and Literacy

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Comment by Randall Fujimoto on December 28, 2011 at 10:48am

To Wendy and any educators interested in learning more about Minecraft, some faculty at Temple University have setup a Minecraft server (server name = dig.temple.edu) for educators to join in order to play and discuss ideas together. If you're interested, please email Matthew Palladinetti at matt@temple.edu with your Minecraft username to join the group.

Comment by Wendy Parliament on December 28, 2011 at 9:20am

I have a small group of Minecraft enthusiasts in my classroom. We started a video game creator's club last winter and used KUDO to experiment with. I'd love to learn more about using such creative tools in my classes.

Comment by Sarah Schurkamp on April 5, 2011 at 6:03am

Love Jane McGonigal!  I agree with her that we learn and develop valuable skills while playing games that transfer over to our "real" lives.

Comment by Erin Dalbec on March 30, 2011 at 11:56am

Check this out:

TED Talks- Gaming to change the world

Comment by Dean Groom on March 30, 2011 at 2:58am

Game Mechanic, reporting for duty

Comment by Lucas Gillispie on August 22, 2010 at 10:32am

Joining this group is long overdue! I am currently working on introducing game-based learning via the iPod Touch and iPad into our district schools and my big project, the WoWinSchool Project, aims to integrate the popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft into a middle school language arts curriculum.

Comment by Joel Josephson on September 2, 2009 at 8:29pm

I should mention that I founded and run the Kindersite Project http://www.kindersite.org that is used globally as a resource for the introduction to technology and early English.

The Kindersite resource consists of games, songs and stories.

Comment by Sunny South on September 2, 2009 at 5:49pm

I'm starting to use several game creation softwares that the kids really love in the K-6 classes: I'm introducing 2DIY to the younger kids and Scratch to my year 5/6 groups.

Comment by Robin Long on August 17, 2009 at 9:08am

I work with middle schoolers, but am interested in any applications of video games and curricula.

Comment by Joel Josephson on July 29, 2009 at 6:36am

Happy to join this group.