Teaching the Nintendo Generation
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1) A survey of over 300,000 students found that they prefer learning online and with the devices they use everyday like games. 65% thought using gaming technologies in the classroom would engage them. 2) The presenter discusses using the Nintendo DS for learning activities like math practice, language arts, and foreign language practice. Benefits include students already knowing how to use it, built-in networking, and learning being presented as entertainment. 3) Examples are given of how it could be used in stations for subjects like language arts, math, social studies and science. Considerations discussed are classroom management and ensuring focus remains on curriculum content.
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Teaching the Nintendo Generation
- 1. Teaching the Nintendo Generation Camilla Gagliolo Arlington Public Schools VSTE Conference 2009
- 3. Project Tomorrow Surveys Submitted Speak Up 2008: 281,150 Students 29,644 Teachers 21,309 Parents 3,115 Administrators http://www.tomorrow.org/
- 4. Survey Result Overview Julie Evans Students prefer learning online Want to learn with the devices that they have and use everyday Prefer to learn with games
- 5. Some findings Which of these statements describes your interest in using gaming technologies to assist with learning? 51% hat value do you think the use of gaming technologies would have in your classroom? 65%
- 6. Engage Me! Robin Hood School, Birmingham, UK ( YouTube)
- 7. Toys to Tools Take advantage of what our students already use and love
- 9. Digital Kids Connected Engaged Social Personal Learning Differentiation Different Learning Styles
- 10. Why Nintendo Almost everyone has one Relatively inexpensive Students know how to use it Available software application Built-in networking abilities (Pictochat) Learning is entertainment Learns with games
- 11. Benefits Little to no training needed for students Networked classroom instantly Make learning transparent Allows for differentiation One-on-one teacher to student tutoring Fun and challenging Low cost, has “multiplayer” downloads
- 12. What Does it Look Like?
- 13. Software
- 14. Brain Practice Morning warmup Math, music, language, problem solving, memory practice, time and space, ordering, sudoko,
- 15. Brain Games
- 16. Using Games in Class Math: Brain Age 1 &11, Math Patrol Language Arts: My Word Coach, Word Safari Foreign Language: My Spanish Coach, My French Coach
- 17. In the Classroom
- 18. Classroom Implementation Morning Warm up Station work Discussion groups Math practice Tutoring one-on-one Shared learning/ instant network
- 19. Classroom Stations Glogster Poster Language Arts and Math 2nd and 4th Grade PALM, iPods, Nintendo DS, SMARTBoard Movie snippet with PALMs
- 20. Movie 2nd and 4th
- 21. Language Arts Reading Groups Book Discussion Find evidence in text and share Vocabulary building and practice Grammar practice Review
- 22. Math Quizzes Practice with math software Solve math problems Math facts practice Show your work Student to student sharing
- 23. Social Studies and Science Pre-assessment Review sheets/recording Presentation follow-up Quizzes
- 24. Things to Consider Classroom Management Make sure focus is on curriculum/ content Grouping/ station work Etiquette expectations (chat behaviors) Sending/submission strategies
- 25. Student Voices “It doesn’t feel like learning!” -Charlotte Grace “It makes learning fun!” -Lily “It stretches my brain!” -Taylor “I enjoy learning, especially with the DS!” - Andy
- 26. Global Perspective Students can also “play” against other students globally or communicate globally using the DS and registering at the Nintendo website Some games automatically track a student’s progress, and the results can be compared across borders
- 27. Millennials as Teachers Here they come.....to a classroom near you.... Gaming generation (computer, phone, online) Handheld devices (pda, phone, iPod, texting)
- 28. Questions Camilla Gagliolo Arlingtington Public Schools camilla_gagliolo@apsva.us Presentation website: http://web.me.com/jamestownelementary/Nintendo/Welcome.html