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Week Four 4 February – 8 February: Video Games & Digital Storytelling

Tuesday

Noteworthy  

• 50 Apps All Kids Should Play at Least Once
• Video Gaming Exploration Due Date:  12 February   | Weight: 2x

Reading:  

• Gee, J.P. (2007) Good video games + good learning : collected essays on video games, learning, and literacy. Chapter 4: Good video games, the human mind, and good learning. New York : Peter Lang. pp. 22-44.
• Richard, G. (2017). Video Games, Gender, Diversity, and Learning as Cultural Practice. Educational Technology, 57(2), 36-43.

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Warm-up | A few of my favorite things….|The system is the mind

In class Exploratory

• Video game assignment | Teams –>
• Video Games for the Assignment

In class small groups: Video Games and Learning Principles   (Continued)
Viewing: James Paul Gee on Learning with Video Games

Assignments Due:  BlogPost Video Gaming Post One

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SP19 Week Four Agenda

Thursday

Noteworthy  

• Video Gaming Exploration Due Date:  12 February   | Weight: 2x
• Assessment and Grade sheets
• Ed Tech Current Events

Reading: 

• Richard, G. (2017). Video Games, Gender, Diversity, and Learning as Cultural Practice. Educational Technology, 57(2), 36-43.
• Dalton, B. (2013). Multimodal Composition and the Common Core State Standards. Reading Teacher, 66(4), 333-339.

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Discussion | Richard, G. (2017). Video Games, Gender, Diversity, and Learning as Cultural Practice. Educational Technology, 57(2), 36-43.

Introduction to New Exploration: Digital Storytelling & Field Observation I:  Reflections about your students

Viewing: 

• Center for Digital Storytelling — When we listen deeply and tell stories, we build a just and healthy world.
• Why Mitchelville Matters – by Charles Bogguess — This story was created in a workshop with the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, in September 2018. Read about our work in digital storytelling for cultural and historic preservation.

Discussion | Multimodal Composition and the Common Core State Standards

• Visual and Multimodal Literacy Standards
  • Common Core in Action: 10 Visual Literacy Strategies
  • Common Core Visual Literacy ELA K-12 Standards
• Imagining the Digital Storytelling Workshop across disciplines and grades