hand held learning
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Presentation for the Hong Kong Handheld Learning FestivalTRANSCRIPT
Using Video Games as a Spur for
Creative Writing…. and lots more!
Katie Hitchcox, Evelyn Bookless, Emma Adams
Kellett School Hong Kong
Why Computer Games in the Classroom?
To extend ethos of play as a learning tool established in early schooling
To ‘tap in’ to the dominant media in the experience of students aged 6+
To give an alternative authentic context for writing
To use 21st Century resources in our classrooms - “Good teachers use Good resources”
Background
2006 - Writing identified as a key area for development2007 - Initial module developed using Rollercoaster Tycoon in Year 52008 - Rollercoaster Tycoon module developed and refined2009 - Year 1 - Moshi Monsters, Year 2 - Nintendogs& Year 6 – Samorost and Guitar Hero2010 – Year 4 – Endless Ocean
Inspirations
Derek Robertson
Ollie Bray
Kim Pericles
Tim
Rylands
Year 6 - Samorost
An introduction to Samorost
What is Samorost?
Teamwork
Drama Writing
Year 5 – Rollercoaster Tycoon
Guitar Hero as a stimulus for biographical writing in
P6
Parent Perceptions
Year 4 – Endless Ocean
Identify words/ phrases/ figurative language that adds to imagery.Choose and combine words, images and other features for particular effects
Poetry
RecountsTo plan, draft and write a newspaper article that contains both factual and opinion-based content.
…. and Maths too…
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10
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Number of Fish
Coral forest Lagoon Rock Bluff green garden wild channel
Location
Endless Ocean Fish Recordjapanse jack makrel
hunp head wrase
golden trevally
leaporrd whipray
atlantic nothen right whale
sea godie
big eye trevally
dwaf saw
weddell seal
bowers parrotfish
spiny lobster
scalloped hammer head
bow mouth gutar fish
???
sail fin tang
moorishidle
Orienal Butterfly Fish
Pyramid Butterfly Fish
Empror Anglefish
Tear Drop
Long Nose Butterflyfish
Blue Tang
Collect data and put it in a table to help explore an idea and find out more about it
DepthLocation
Bicolor Parrotfish Blue TangLong Nose
ButterflyfishTear Drop Empror Anglefish
38 ft Coral forest 3 25 5 3 2
38 ft Lagoon 13 9 3 0 0
82ft Rock Bluff 0 3 16 0 2
32ft green garden 0 5 5 0 9
60 ft wild channel 0 0 0 3 0
TOTAL 16 42 29 6 13
Nintendogs as a Stimulusfor Non-chronological Report Writing in P2
What are Nintendogs?DS Game - Virtual dogs
Training
Care
Competitions
How we integrated “the dogs” into our classrooms
A topic that needed to be more exciting
We played and planned
Resources
Launch and integration
Collaboration, Peer teaching & Enjoyment
“Doggie Updates” - webcams
Lessonswallwisher.com to collate ideas about taking care of
dogs
Lessons2Simple 2Connect Mind Mapping
OutcomesCollaboration and opportunities for S&L
Lengthy & well-written reports, across different abilities
Appropriate headings and facts – children knew what the wanted to say.
Real-life context
They didn’t want to stop!
End of unit writing
Cross-curricular links
Mathematics – use of money and budgeting
Reading – Fiction and Non-Fiction
PSHE – care of animals, responsibility
Art
Topic on Dogs
Year 1 – Moshi Monsters
Daily Challenge
Maia’s Story In their words…
Future Plans!
Early Years – Phonics,
Audio Stories with
iTouch
Y6/7 Transfer Unit
Inanimate Alice
Learning Support/Numerac
yBrain Training
with Nintendo DS
References
Samorost - http://amanita-design.net/samorost-1/
Moshi Monsters – www.moshimonsters.com
Derek Robertson - http://ltsblogs.org.uk/consolarium/
Tim Rylands - http://www.timrylands.com/blog/
Kim Pericles - http://kpericles.edublogs.org/
Kellett Blog – http://www.kellettschool.blogspot.com
Slideshare - http://www.slideshare.net/clived/games-at-kellett
Using a d.s in the classroom http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk/nintendodsdsi.htm
What the children are using: http://www.miniclip.com/games/en/
www.electrocity.co.nz www.storybird.com
Photos: Ewan McIntosh, Kim Pericles, Clive Dawes,
Contacts
Katie Hitchcox – [email protected]
Evelyn Bookless – [email protected]
Class blog: http://p2-9.blogspot.com/
@evbook
Emma Adams – [email protected]
@assistantpinhk