2. Educator/Gamer
Director of Digital Learning and Media -
Surry County Schools
Twitter:
lucasgillispie

3. www.edurealms.com

4. I am a geek.

5. http://altloff.blogspot.com/2011/01/geek-venn-diagram-and-where-i-am.html

7. Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/4659422431/

8. My Journey

11. So, we formed a guild...

13. Community

14. Relationships

15. Pride and Purpose

16. Making Stories
And cakes!

17. Teachable Moments

18. My “Teacher Glasses”
No, I don’t wear them in public!

19. The Problem?

20. “When I go to school, I
have to power down.”

22. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mazakar/2217726325/
What game designers
know about learning...

23. #1 PLAY IS POWERFUL

24. “It is paradoxical that many
educators and parents still
differentiate between a time for
learning and a time for play without
seeing the vital connection
between them.”
Leo F. Buscaglia, USC

25. #2 IT’S ALL ABOUT
MASTERY

26. Learning works best when
new challenges are
“pleasantly frustrating” in the
sense of being felt by learners
to be at the outer edge of, but
within their “regime of
competence”. That is, these
challenges feel hard, but
doable.
(Gee, 2007, p. 36).

27. Identity
Interaction
Production
Risk-Taking
Customization
Well-Ordered
Problems
Agency
Challenge and Consolidation
“Just in Time”
Learning
Situated Meaning
Systems Thinking
Exploration
Distributed Knowledge
Cross-Functional Teaming
Performance-Based Competence

28. #3 GAMERS CRAVE
ASSESSMENT

29. Text
#4 IT’S OK TO FAIL

30. “One of the counter
intuitive things I
needed to learn as a
designer was that
players enjoy
failures more than
success. As long as
it’s diverse, they like
to explore the failure
space of a game.”
-Will Wright, Game
Designer

31. Failure is different in the classroom...

32. #5 TOGETHER, WE CAN
overcome THE
TOUGHEST BOSSES

33. #6 Epic Wins Are
Possible

34. “In a good game we feel
blissfully productive. We
have clear goals and a
heroic sense of purpose.”
Jane McGonigal, Institute for the
Future

35. Two Game-Based
Projects

36. WoWinSchool

37. After-School Club to Elective
Language Arts Class

38. Blended/Hybrid Course
Paperless
Portable
Granular
Freely Available
Originally built
in
Migrated to:

39. Aligned to National
Common Core Standards

40. The Theme

41. Experiences
As A Hero In
WoW and GW2

42. Parallel
Reading
Assignment

43. Reflection
on
Life
Experiences

45. Gamifying The
Classroom

46. “Heroes”
Not Students

47. “Lore Keepers”
Not Teachers

48. Instead of Grades…

49. …experience points
I “Win” The
Class

50. “Quests”
Not Assignments

51. Learner Choice

52. Stats and Achievements

53. Some
Student
Projects

54. Character Tweets

55. Propaganda/Ads

58. Bilbo - The Rogue by Borconyx
I think that Bilbo would be a rogue, considering that his nickname is Burglar
Baggins. I think this because "stealth is the first class ability a rogue can
get"(Rogue 1).
Stealth is needed to be a good burglar because you can't wake the guards
and you can`t make noise or the alarms will go off. Even Gandalf stated that "
you look more like a burglar than a grocer"(Tolkien 18). Plus, Bilbo is smart. I
think that would make him a rogue because rogues are intelligent enough to
know that when you turn invisible that you need to be quiet because going
invisible doesn't mean they can`t hear you.
Works Cited
"Rogue Talents." WoWWiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan 2011.<http://
www.wowwiki.com/Rogue_talents#Subtlety>.
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit. New York: Del Rey Books, 1937. 320. Print.
Research/Argumentative
Writing

59. DOUBLE IDENTITY
My emblem depicts a two-sided bird. One side is black and the other,
blue. I like to think of these birds as duality. On one hand, I reveal to
others that I am a fighter, and on the other hand, I conceal my fear. The
blue represents what you see, what is visible and shown to other people.
While, the black part of the bird represents our mask. While we show
some things, we also hide something.
In addition, the black represents the unknown. What is hidden, what can't
be shown, or what never will be. The black also hides who we really are.
It's our shield. It's what keeps our secrets hidden all except for one. The
red smudge behind the birds represents blood. Blood shows that we are
willing to sacrifice and fight no matter what it takes to set things right,
even if we must kill to defend others.
We believe in giving up our lives to fight for what is right. This emblem
represents what our guild is. It shows who we really are. The black side
shows that we're strong, that nobody is like us. But this is what the blue
for: the blue side shows that we're actually all the same. We're all scared
that we'll loose the battle, or that we won't make this certain mission.
We're scared we'll fail or mess up. We're all the same.
Guild Emblems and Symbols in Guild Wars 2

60. Writing Guild Mission Statements
The purpose of this guild is to encourage students to
learn about fantasy literature, games, and writing. The Legacy
gives students from around the world the opportunity to play
the epic game, "World of Warcraft." We make every effort
to join together as a team and show that that we are eager,
fearless, and victorious to make things happen. Learning
through writing, games, stories and fantasy literature is
something students will never forget. –Monchy

61. Holiadore. It is a name of honor and pride. He has not yet
lived up to the dream, but this night elf will train and train
in the ways of the druid until he achieves his ultimate
goal- to be as good as his father. His father never had
pride in him so Holiadore ran away from home as a child
and has practiced the ways of the druid ever since. He
uses the skins of his foes to craft armor to use against
stronger foes. He goes through many perils to do the
bidding of the townspeople. He, in doing so, trains his
abilities until they can increase no more. And when he
reaches his ultimate goal, he will return to the place
where he was raised, the place that, once, his family
lived. And he will place flowers upon his father's grave,
and continue in his practices. This is the story of
Holiadore.
Fan Fiction

63. Game Design
Camps
Clubs
Enrichment
Lesson-
integration
Student-Driven Servers

64. The PCS Minecraft Community Server

71. 16 Tips for Bringing
Video Games Into
Your Classroom or
School

72. #1 Read What The Experts Are Saying

73. #2 Talk to your learners about the
games they play.
The Best PD is right there in your classroom!

74. #3 Let your own children teach you about
the games they play.

75. #4 Pick up a new game and play it.

76. #5 Put on your teacher lenses.

77. #6 Don’t overlook off-the-shelf games.

78. #7 Always start with your instructional
goals in mind.

79. #8 Don’t Ignore Mobile Games!

80. #9 Don’t incentivize the game play.

81. #10 Collaborate and share with other
professionals.

82. #11 Make cookies for your IT staff; they
can be powerful allies.

83. #12 Get your Admins on board.

84. #13 Find Funding.
Kickstarter.com

86. #14 Start in a safe place to fail.

87. #15 Market the awesome that’s
happening in your classroom..

88. #16 Remember how to play.

89. A story about a
girl...