1. Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) and 21st Century Literacies. Derek Hansen @shakmatt Kari Kraus @karikraus beth Bonsignore @ebonsign Maryland’s iSchool

10. Learning Outcomes 21 st Century literacy skills applied Gallery of Gadgetry document (Design) Patent Search Morse Code clues “ New” Patent Model Make Sense : analyzing, synthesizing, reflecting X X X Gather : finding, accessing, evaluating X X Solve : problem-solving, experimenting, innovating X X Manage : managing, organizing, preserving X X Create : creating, remixing, modifying X Collaborate : collaborating and communicating X X X X

11. Analyzing the Arcane Gallery of Gadgetry document (Patent Office History) NCTE : “Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate texts. . . . They draw upon other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure , context , graphics).” depositary , n . a person with whom anything is lodged in trust…one to whom anything is committed or confided. arcane , a . hidden, concealed, secret. Definitions from Oxford English Dictionary online. 1853: Villette xviii, C. Bronte "I have never been the depositary of her plans and secrets." 1876 E. Gosse in Academy 9 Dec. 557 “Walking in the arcane world of wonder.”

12. Finding, Analyzing, managing Patent Searches and constructing a New Patent Model NCSS Theme 2 : Time, Continuity and Change: include experiences that provide for the study of the past and its legacy . NCSS Theme 8 : Science, Technology, and Society: include experiences that provide for the study of relationships among science, technology and society.