Presented by Beth Gallaway for MSLA 2009

Board Games & 21st Century Literacy

Beth Gallaway, Consultant Information Goddess Consulting Contact:

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Gaming & Literacy

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What is Literacy?

Print Literacy

read and write proficiently

21st Century Literacy

use a range of tools and skills To communicate and participate

Visual Literacy

interpret, assess, and process visual images

Technology Literacy

use creation and communication tools

Why Board Games?

Games are instructional materials that support curriculum.

Board games have very little stigma associated with them.

Board games strengthen information literacy skills.

Board Games Offer…

Variety of new challenges.

Opportunity for creative problem solving.

Support for overcoming failure.

Millennials

Born with a chip? Trophy kids Direct Smarter Healthier More liberal More conservative Well-balanced

The Gamer Generation

Social Competitive Wired Self-aware Always On

Heroic Multi-taskers Global Collaborative Risk Takers

Beck, John and Mitchell Wade. Got Game: How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever. Harvard Business School Press, 2004.

AASL Learning Standard 1 Inquire, think critically and gain

knowledge

AASL Learning Standard 2 Draw conclusions,

make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge

AASL Learning Standard 3 Share knowledge

and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society

AASL Learning Standard 4 Pursue personal

and aesthetic growth.

MA Curriculum Frameworks: English

MA Curriculum Frameworks: Language Strand

Max

MA Curriculum Frameworks: History

Ancient Civilizations Elba Central School District, Elba, NY

MA Curriculum Frameworks: US History I Standards

1960: The Making of the PresidentOakfield-Alabama Middle-High School Media Center, Oakfield, NY

MA Curriculum Standards: Science

Power GridLetchworth Central School, Gainesville, NY

Choosing Games

Authenticity Curriculum Alignment Time Return on Investment

Budget: Start with FREE Stuff

Borrow. Ask for donations. Find a host.

Budget: Start with USED Stuff

Purchase games at yard sales.

Purchase used games online.

Budget: Start SMALL

Share. Partner. Buy just a few

titles. Purchase multiple

copies for instructional sessions.

Budget: Cost

For tabletop gaming materials, plan to spend…

$8-15 for card games $15-65 for board games

Budget: Vendors

Direct from publisher, like Looney Labs, Fun Again Games, or and Days of Wonder.

Local toy, game or hobby store. Online retailers like Amazon.com. National retailers like Wal*Mart or Toys

‘R’ Us.

Resources AASL Standards for the 21st Century

Learner. www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/standards.cfm

Board Game Geekwww.boardgamegeek.com

Board Game Newswww.boardgamenews.com

Board Game Studies www.boardgamestudies.info/studies/

Resources

Board Games with Scotthttp://boardgameswithscott.com

Game Finder www.gamesforeducators.com

Genesee Valley BOCES. Gaming http://sls.gvboces.org/gaming/

Library Gamer http://librarygamer.wordpress.com

Games & Gaming MIGhttp://connect.ala.org/gaming

The Librarian’s Guide to Gaming

National Gaming Day 11/14/09

http://ngd.ala.org

Best Practices

Board Games in School Libraries Genesee Valley BOCES, NY

http://sls.gvboces.org/gaming/

Scrabble ClubWoburn Public Library, MA

Rocket Boys Big GameReidland High School, Paduach, KY

http://librarygamingtoolkit.org/rhsbiggame.html

Ace of GamesKellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier VT

Programming

understandand apply programming principles to create change in

technology

Building Developmental Assets

http://www.search-institute.org

Probe, Hypothesize, Reprobe, Rethink

Try Some Games!

Apples to Apples Carcassone Fluxx Man Bites Dog Magic: The Gathering Munchkin Nanofictionary Once Upon a Time Snorta Ticket to Ride

Thank You!

Contact: Beth Gallaway 603-247-3196 informationgoddess29@gmail

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