Classroom constraints & the pass-back effect: Games designed to transcend generational divides

Classroom constraints & the pass-back effect: Games designed to transcend generational divides Marjee Chmiel- The JASON Project Nina Walia- PBS KIDS

Part 1: Classroom Constraints
Time
Technology
Standards
Accountability

Multiple Entry Points

Modified Challenges

Personal Goal Setting

Technology
Many teachers don’t have installation permissions (avoid download-ables)
Keep student permission constraints in mind
Have as many offline options as possible
Keep limited bandwidth in mind
Support is not optional
Build for 4 years ago

Standards
Local standards matter most
Learning objectives must be crystal clear (what will students be able to do that they could not do before?)
Why does the game help students meet standards better than what the teacher was doing before?

Identify things that are the most conceptually challenging

Model Use in Classroom

Accountability
Provide lesson plans/ worksheets for different “levels” of integration
Keep standards up front
API integration/ achievement reports built into game

Pass it Back! Kid Apps on Grown-Up Devices PBS KIDS Interactive Nina Walia, Associate Director

pass-back effect : when a parent or adult passes their own mobile device to a child to occupy them when they’re on the go
back seat of the car
at restaurants
waiting in line

pbskids.org

pbskids.org
9 million unique visitors per month

Pass-Back Effect Audience: Who They Are and What They Want
Parents AND Kids
Age range of kids: 3-6 year olds
Parents passback to distract but educational value relieves the guilt

60% of Top 25 Paid Educational Apps Target Preschoolers iLearn: A Content Analysis of the iTunes App Store’s Education Section , Joan Ganz Cooney Center, 2009

Content must be engaging and quiet

NOT Quiet

Quiet and Engaging

Content must be engaging and quiet
Most using iPhones vs. iPod Touch

Resources PBS KIDS Mobile Downloads: pbskids.org/mobile PBS KIDS Mobile Technologies & Learning Research: http://pbskids.org/read/research/mobile.html

Nina Walia
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Thank you! Marjee Chmiel [email_address]

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Classroom constraints & the pass-back effect: Games designed to transcend generational divides

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