This document contains information about digital games and their educational benefits. It includes links and references to online games that can help with language skills like completing worksheets, giving instructions, note-taking, and guided writing. It also contains strategies for using games to support reading, writing, speaking, listening, and other language skills.

1. Kyle Mawer
kyle.mawer@britishcouncil.es

2. Digital games for the Screenage generation

3. Digital games for the Screenage generation

4. “ . . . convinced to reconsider the attributes
of video games . . . “
18.02.2013
Joan Ganz Clooney
“Despite their reputation as promoters of violence and
mayhem, digital games have in fact been shown to help
children gain content and vital foundational and 21st
century skills.”
05.25.2009

10. Digital books for the Screenage generation

11. Classroom Management
www.deltapublishing.co.uk/titles/methodology/digital-play

12. Language
Online game
Physical
Descriptions
Happy Family Dress up
Giving
Directions
Orbox
Describing
narrative
Vortex Point 3

13. Language
Online game
Completing a
worksheet
Monkey go happy
Gap fills
Giving
Instructions
The Big Escape
3 Wish Hamster rescue

14. Language
Online game
Note-taking
3rd World farmer
Guided
writing
Speaking
Platform
Stop Disasters
State of Debate

15. http://www.digitalplay.info/

18. “What's the boy wearing?”

19. What's the boy wearing?

20. He's wearing an orange t-shirt

21. He's wearing an orange striped t-shirt

22. “What colour hair has he got?”

23. He's got black hair.

24. He's got straight black hair.

26. Student led dictation

27. Student led dictation
CLL

28. Student led dictation
CLL
Reading comprehension

29. Student led dictation
CLL
Reading comprehension
Dictation

30. Student led dictation
CLL
Reading comprehension
Dictation
Relay dictation

32. A Walkthrough
A walk-through - a thorough explanation (usually accompanied
by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process;
"she gave me a walk-through of my new duties"
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33. A Walkthrough
A Gaming walk-through - A strategy guide for a video game,
which walks you through the game or story as you follow along.
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34. A Walkthrough
Read
Write
Speak
Watch
Listen
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35. A Walkthrough
A Gaming walk-through - A strategy guide for a video game,
which walks you through the game or story as you follow along.
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37. Reading
Dictation
Sentence
expansion
Recording
Sequencing
Dictionary
work
Gap-fill

38. Reading aloud
Pronunciation
Elicit
language
Writing
Reformulation
Listening
Translation

39. President Obama Participates in a Fireside Hangout on Google+
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp_zigxMS-Y
Report: Video Games Good For Kids, Deserve Official Support
http://gamepolitics.com/2009/06/25/report-video-games-good-kids-deserve-official-support
Culture of Violence
By Julia Lepetit and Andrew Brigman
http://www.scoop.it/t/digital-play
Happy Family Dress Up
http://www.dressupgirl.net/dressup/1677/happy-family-dress-up.html