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Laurie Griffin JCHS Ninth Grade Campus Gray, GA lgriffin@jones.k12.ga

Got Game? Alluring the non-reader to investigate the media center while earning your street cred !. Laurie Griffin JCHS Ninth Grade Campus Gray, GA lgriffin@jones.k12.ga.us. Today’s 16 year old. was not even born when the Super Nintendo was released and the CD ROM was invented.

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Laurie Griffin JCHS Ninth Grade Campus Gray, GA lgriffin@jones.k12.ga

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  1. Got Game? Alluring the non-reader to investigate the media center while earning your street cred! Laurie Griffin JCHS Ninth Grade Campus Gray, GAlgriffin@jones.k12.ga.us

  2. Today’s 16 year old • was not even born when the Super Nintendo was released and the CD ROM was invented. • was being born when the internet entered almost every home and the Playstation was released. • was 5 when the Playston 2, Gamecube, and Xbox were released, and DSL gained popularity. Statistics from Pew Internet and Life Reports and Entertainment Software Association.

  3. Teens that have played video games at least once, with a majority of teens playing regularly 90% * Rainie: Pew Internet and American Life Project

  4. Teens that play games online** 81% ** Lenhart, Amanda et al. "Teens and Technology: Youth are Leading the Transition to a Fully Wired and Mobile Nation." Family, Friends & Community. Pew Internet & American Life Project. July 2005.http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/162/report_display.asp

  5. Games can relate to books, they are just in another format

  6. Why Include Games in the Library? • By providing an outlet for students, I developed many strong relationships with the students and began to learn more about them as individuals. • By doing so, I assisted many students that claimed they “didn’t like to read.”

  7. Can It Make a Difference? • Special Needs Student • Rarely visited MC before • Checked out Halo: Ghosts of Onyx • Read it cover to cover within a week. • 383 pages/ 6.6 AR Level

  8. JCHS NGC Media Center Statistics 2010 • 2,153 visits • 1,057 check outs • Less than previous year’s total Issues to ponder: • 3 different day schedules throughout week • Minimal lunch periods • Only one staff member in the MC

  9. Learning principles in games*** • Risk –tasking in a “safe” environment • Rewarding of practice • Use of affinity groups • Probing cycles • Situated meaning • Self-knowledge • Identity formation *** Gee, James Paul. What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Palgrave McMillan, 2003

  10. Hand-eye coordination Pattern Recognition Reading & Writing Physics Math History Geography/Map Reading Social Skills Mentoring & Leadership Critical Thinking Problem Solving Creativity High self-esteem Loyalty Teamwork Calculated, Strategic Risk-taking Fun Side Effects of Video Games

  11. Gaming builds developmental assets

  12. 7 Developmental Needs of Adolescents* • positive social interaction with adults & peers • structure and clear limits • physical activity • creative expression • competence and achievement • meaningful participation in families, school, communities • opportunities for self-definition NMSA. NMSA Research Summaries. Young Adolescents Developmental Needs (1996)http://www.nmsa.org/Research/ResearchSummaries/Summary5/tabid/257/Default.aspx

  13. Gaming Reinforces New Literacies Exposing Knowledge 21st Century Standards • Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge • Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge. Warlick, David. ”The New Literacies.” Scholastic Administrator. Mar-Apr2005 http://www.scholastic.com/administrator/marapr05/articles.asp?article=newlit

  14. Exposing Knowledge • Find information • Understand and explain found information regardless of its format • Evaluate information • Organize information

  15. Fan Fiction http://www.fanfiction.net/cat/209/

  16. Interaction and Ethical Use • 21st Century Standards • Share knowledge and participate ethically and productivelyin society. • Pursue personal and aesthetic growth • Interact with diverse group of peers and share expertise with others. • Share strategies for gaming & learning

  17. DDR Recipe for Success • One console ($100-400) • 2-4 dance pads ($20-300) • 1 game ($25-60) • 1 LCD projector • 1 one large screen or white wall

  18. WHAT IF I AM NOT READY TO DO A GAMING PROGRAM?

  19. 7 THINGS YOU CAN DO TOMORROWto make your library welcoming to gamers • Use games to do readers advisory • Be a strategy guide • Embrace your inner technogeek • Be flexible • Plan change • Immerse yourself in pop culture … especially video game culture • Try some games!

  20. USE GAMES TO DO READER’S ADVISORY INSTEAD OF: • What authors do you like to read? • What are the last 3 books you read and enjoyed? • What did you like about them? ASK: • What movies do you like? • What TV shows do you watch? • What games do you play? www.mbmpl.org

  21. Roleplaying/MMORPG Games • GAMES: • Everquest • Runescape • World of Warcraft • Dark Age of Camelot • Ultima • SUGGEST: • epic fantasy • historical • war • Authurian legend • fractured fairy tales

  22. Historical Simulation Games • GAMES: • Civilization • Caesar • Age of Empires • Oregon Trail • America’s Army? • SUGGEST: • biographies • historical fiction • mythology

  23. Sports Games • GAMES: • Madden Football • NBA Street • Need for Speed • Tiger Woods • Golf • WWF • SUGGEST: • sports • adventure • biographies

  24. Strategy & Puzzle Games • GAMES: • Myst • Tetris • Bejeweled • Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? • SUGGEST: • mystery • thrillers • travel • puzzle books

  25. First Person Shooters (FPS) • GAMES: • Doom • Quake • Halo • SUGGEST: • military fiction • horror • apocalyptic fiction • science fiction

  26. Simulations • GAMES: • The Sims • The Urbz • SUGGEST: • sociology • dysfunction • relationships • romance • architecture

  27. Japanese/Manga tie-in • GAMES: • Katamari Damacy • Final Fantasy • Dragonball Z • Pokemon • SUGGEST: • manga • Japanese culture • graphic novels • drawing books • anime films

  28. Superhero Games • GAMES: • Spider-Man • Fantastic Four • City of Heros • SUGGEST: • comic books • graphic novels • biographies • mythology

  29. 10 YOUNG ADULT NOVELS WITH GAMING PLOTS • Bloor, Edward. Crusader. • Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game. • Horowitz, Anthony. Eagle Strike. • Lubar, David. Wizards of the Game. • Skurzynski, Gloria. The Virtual War. • Tangherlini, Arne. Leo@fergusrules.com. • VandeVelde, Vivian. Heir Apparent. • VandeVelde, Vivian. User Unfriendly. • Werlin, Nancy. Locked Inside. • Wieler, Diana. Ran Van series.

  30. If you are a fan of____ Video Games • Simulation & Strategy • Action & Shooter • Adventure & RPG See Handouts

  31. GAMING MAGAZINES • Computer Gaming World • Dragon • Electronic Gaming Monthly • Game Informer • Game Pro • Nintendo Power • Official X-Box • PC Gamer • Play • Playstation & PS2 • Tips & Tricks

  32. Our goal is to get them to READ! • Changes Made to Program: • Gaming on Fridays only. • Sign up in advance & get pass for video game console you are using before game day. • Can play for the entire lunch period. • We must maintain our relevance in their busy lives and offer programs and collections based on their interests.

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