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- Kids, Video Games, Images & - Kids, Video Games, Images & ELT - ELT - Graham Stanley Graham Stanley [email protected] IATEFL YLT SIG IATEFL YLT SIG TESOL EVO 3 TESOL EVO 3 rd rd February 2014 February 2014 http://yltsigevo2014.wordpress.com/
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Webinar given as part of the IATEFL YLT SIG session for TESOL EVO 2014 - http://yltsigevo2014.wordpress.com/ February 3rd 2014
Transcript of Kids Videogames Images & ELT
- Kids, Video Games, Images & ELT -- Kids, Video Games, Images & ELT -
Graham StanleyGraham Stanley [email protected]
IATEFL YLT SIG IATEFL YLT SIG
TESOL EVO 3TESOL EVO 3rdrd February 2014 February 2014http://yltsigevo2014.wordpress.com/
IF Only: Interactive Fiction and teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL/TESOL) Joe Pereira: http://www.theswanstation.com/wordpress/
Colossal Cave (1975)
Pong (1975)
Space Invaders (1978)
Underwurlde (1984)
Zero Wing (1989)
http://www.dorkly.com/comic/54193/graphics-through-the-ages
Sonic the Hedgehog (1993)
http://www.dorkly.com/comic/54193/graphics-through-the-ages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Fox_(video_game
Star Fox (1993)
http://www.dorkly.com/comic/54193/graphics-through-the-ages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_64
Super Mario 64 (1996)
http://www.dorkly.com/comic/54193/graphics-through-the-ages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_X
Final Fantasy X (2001)
http://www.dorkly.com/comic/54193/graphics-through-the-ages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim
Skyrim (2012)
The Uncanny Valley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKTAJBQSm10
The Party 01A http://www.screencast.com/t/ObSJ3h8TYB
The Party 01B http://www.screencast.com/t/KfTizyGd8I
Spot the differenceSpot the difference
(2013)
What differences did you find between the two scenes?What differences did you find between the two scenes?
What do we know about Jodie's special powers?What do we know about Jodie's special powers?
What do you think is going to happen next? What do you think is going to happen next?
From: Digital Play – Mawer & Stanley, 2011
Worlds apart – fantastical placesWorlds apart – fantastical places
What's the name of the game? What's the name of the game world?What's the name of the game? What's the name of the game world?
What kind of a place is it? What kind of a place is it? Is it safe or dangerous?Is it safe or dangerous? What can you find there?What can you find there? Floating islands.TreesFloating islands.TreesWho lives there?Who lives there? Mario. MonstersMario. Monsters
What makes it different to the real world?What makes it different to the real world?There are floating coins. There are man-eating plants. You can fly, etc.There are floating coins. There are man-eating plants. You can fly, etc.
What's the name of the game? What's the name of the game world?What's the name of the game? What's the name of the game world?
What kind of a place is Liberty City? What kind of a place is Liberty City? Is it safer or more dangerous than Mario Land?Is it safer or more dangerous than Mario Land?
What can you do there?What can you do there?Meet people.Meet people. Steal cars. Rob banks. Steal cars. Rob banks.
Would you like to live there? Why? Why not?Would you like to live there? Why? Why not?No. It's a very violent place. No. It's a very violent place.
What makes it different to Mario Land?What makes it different to Mario Land?It's more like real life. There's no magic and it's It's more like real life. There's no magic and it's a city. There are no monsters. There are cars.a city. There are no monsters. There are cars.
What's the name of the game? What's the name of the game world?What's the name of the game? What's the name of the game world?
New Austin
What kind of a place is New Austin? What kind of a place is New Austin? It's in the wild west of the USIt's in the wild west of the US
What can you do there?What can you do there? Ride a horse. Find treasure.Ride a horse. Find treasure.
Can you describe the place?Can you describe the place?New Austin is a desert, with lots of cacti and wild animals. The people New Austin is a desert, with lots of cacti and wild animals. The people live in small towns and on farms and there are lots of outlaws.live in small towns and on farms and there are lots of outlaws.
What's the name of the game? What's the name of the game world?What's the name of the game? What's the name of the game world?
What kind of a place is Shambhala? What kind of a place is Shambhala? It's a hidden cityIt's a hidden city
What can you do there?What can you do there? Explore. Find treasure Explore. Find treasure
Can you describe the place?Can you describe the place?Shambhala is also called Shangri-La. It is a was a mythical city in the Shambhala is also called Shangri-La. It is a was a mythical city in the Himalayas. Despite its location, the climate is different from the world Himalayas. Despite its location, the climate is different from the world outside - it is tropical climate instead of the cold, snowy climate of the outside - it is tropical climate instead of the cold, snowy climate of the Himalayas.Himalayas.
Shambhala
From: Digital Play – Mawer & Stanley, 2011
Good, better, best – comparisonsGood, better, best – comparisons
Who is better?Who is better?
Who is the best?Who is the best?
Who is...Who is...
...the strongest?...the strongest?
...the silliest?...the silliest?
...the most famous?...the most famous?
Promoting Demand High
speaking with an online game
Before and after – what's Before and after – what's changed?changed?
Demand HighAdrian Underhill & Jim Scrivenerhttp://demandhighelt.wordpress.com
From: Digital Play – Mawer & Stanley, 2011
Are our learners capable of more, much more?
How can I push my students to upgrade their language and improve their skills more than they believed possible?
http://www.pencilkids.com/the-vault/droppy-flash-game/
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Now describe the five images to your partner
as best you can
Can I have a volunteer to describe the first image?
Does anyone have a better
description?
http://www.pencilkids.com/the-vault/droppy-flash-game/
Next stage
Can you explain to your partner...
What has happened?
From: Digital Play – Mawer & Stanley, 2011
Clone Me – Like me, like youClone Me – Like me, like you
http://www.heromachine.com/
http://www.dressupgames.com/
http://www.stardoll.com/
Who is this?Who is this? Who is this?Who is this?Who is this?Who is this?
http://www.stardoll.com/en/dolls/1233/Miley_Cyrus_4.html http://www.stardoll.com/en/dolls/1299/Robert_Pattinson.htm
l What were they wearing?What were they wearing?
What is he wearing?What is he wearing?
What is different fromWhat is different fromThe first picture of this The first picture of this superhero?superhero?
Other possibilities:Other possibilities:
- Picture Dictation- Picture Dictation- Spot the Mistake- Spot the Mistake- Super Hero Stories- Super Hero Stories- etc.- etc.
http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/titles/methodology/digital-play
The bookThe book
Looking Looking for more for more ideas?ideas?
The blogThe bloghttp://www.digitalplay.info/blog/
