https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf Due October 6, 2017 Lynne Burke, Jon Saphire, Paola Alaiza en-us 2017-09-21 00:08:12 UTC 2026-01-03 05:54:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Playcontrol.png burkelk2 https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/189579676 Middle school students create their own 3D virtual worlds and learn lessons about communication, collaboration, and digital citizenship through the first-person sandbox-style game called Minecraft. ]]> 2017-09-21 01:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/189579676 paolaalaiza2 https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193128150 Article and youtube presentation by author Jordan Shapiro.  The author writes for Forbes.com.

]]> 2017-10-02 17:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193128150 paolaalaiza2 https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193144922 This youtube video shows how computers games and simulations are a natural learning tool for a generation of video game players, and their application to math, history, physics, science, geography, etc.]]> 2017-10-02 18:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193144922 paolaalaiza2 https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193159661 Paul Andersen, and AP Biology teacher, engages his students via technology using a video game format.  Students complete levels to acquire experience points and move up the leader board. ]]> 2017-10-02 18:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193159661 saphirja https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193526672 Below is an illustration of creating different zones in the classroom, which can facilitate learning and creativity. Using a multiliteracies approach in a classroom needs to be facilitated by having a classroom which promotes differentiation.

Link to article: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/visualizing-21st-century-classroom-design-mary-wade]]> 2017-10-03 16:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193526672 saphirja https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193539943 A website created by Amanda Healey focusing on how to incorporate multiliteracy practices into current teaching styles, and why that is so important today.]]> 2017-10-03 16:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193539943 saphirja https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193560972 This scene in Spiderman 2 was used by Judy Beemer and Robyn Seglem (co-authors of 21st Century Literacies in the Classroom: Creating Windows of Interest and Webs of Learning) in their classrooms as a metaphor of what can happen if we don't connect with what we are learning. ]]> 2017-10-03 17:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193560972 saphirja https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193572682 2017-10-03 17:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193572682 saphirja https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193584032 A clip that is intended to introduce students to similes and metaphors by using popular music, movies, television, and even commercials with which the students can connect. ]]> 2017-10-03 18:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193584032 saphirja https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193589676 The interview with The Incredibles director Brad Bird used to connect students to the importance of revision. ]]> 2017-10-03 18:20:33 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193589676 saphirja https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193610343 2017-10-03 19:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193610343 saphirja https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193611116 2017-10-03 19:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193611116 saphirja https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193617747 2017-10-03 19:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193617747 saphirja https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193618308 A staple in classrooms in the 1980s. This website allows you to play this classic game and bring back memories of being a kid in the 80s.]]> 2017-10-03 19:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/193618308 burkelk2 https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194073294 One component of addictive games, whether slot machines or games like Flappy Bird, is that a near miss inspires the player to want to immediately try again.  Could educators use this drive to teach to mastery?  Could teachers foster and capitalize on a student's desire to do better next time to try again and again until success is reached?]]> 2017-10-04 20:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194073294 burkelk2 https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194075717 In her TED talk, Jane McGonigal explains the appeal of games like World of Warcraft by saying, "...it's a mission that is perfectly matched with your current level in the game. Right? So you can do it. They never give you a challenge you can't achieve. But it is on the verge of what you're capable of, so you have to try hard." We can inspire students to want to learn by incorporating some of the same principles that game designers use to motivate gamers.]]> 2017-10-04 20:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194075717 burkelk2 https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194122354 James Paul Gee, Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University,  and cited by all three assigned articles, writes widely about education, including gaming in education.  PDF's of his recent publications can be found at this site.]]> 2017-10-05 00:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194122354 paolaalaiza2 https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194288310 It is important to meet students where they are in order to reach them. Pop culture allows teachers to relate and reach students.]]> 2017-10-05 13:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194288310 paolaalaiza2 https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194298046 How apps allow elementary school kids to learn in the 21st Century. For example, Stack The States: This app allows kids to play with virtual flashcards in a fun easy way. Once they know the information, they put them in their “stack.” It works on iPhones and iPads and the lite version is free.]]> 2017-10-05 13:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194298046 paolaalaiza2 https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194308033 Katie Salen, co-founder of the New York City school Quest to Learn explains how the school uses core principles of game design as a framework to help students become lifelong learners and design thinkers.]]> 2017-10-05 13:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194308033 paolaalaiza2 https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194322408 "I remember watching Spiderman and thinking how great it would be to show the movie and discuss the different chase scenes in terms of Newton’s Laws of Motion." said Mariana Garcia Serrato in her inspiring article about using video technology in her classroom and how it can, with the correct guidance, cement the lessons concepts in student's minds.]]> 2017-10-05 14:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194322408 paolaalaiza2 https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194340402 Zachary Nicol created a youtube video presentation for his final assessment on EDCG648 at Univeristy of Massachusetts, Boston, Summer 2014. The topic was 21st century literacy and how it is fundamentally changing the way teachers and students interact in the classroom.  A very creative and approach to this week's topic.]]> 2017-10-05 14:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/burkelk2/178nz8id58vf/wish/194340402