Where It All Began

What Does It Mean To Be...

A Guild?

A Guild Is...

Community

A Guild Is...

Relationship

We Got Tired of Waiting For Our Food

A Guild Is...

About Pride

Being the First Guild FormedOn Your Server

Seeing Your Guild Emblem FlyingAbove A Keep You’ve Taken From

Enemy Players

A Guild Is...

Teachable Moments

A Guild Is...

Stories

Remember The Time We...

What I’ve Seen...

Students in Virtual Worlds

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Why don’t they spend this

much time studying for their

Biology exam?

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Extreme Engagement

They spend hours outside

of the game collaborating

and planning in forums,

researching maps,

statistics, and strategies to

improve their game.

Students Become The Experts

The Playing Field Is Leveled

They are collaborating, online, with people from

all over the world. Differences in race, age,

gender, and nationality are no longer an issue.

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Who Are They Playing With?

Students Emerging As Leaders

Students are leading people

from around the world (often

40 or more) to accomplish

collective goals. These events

take planning, coordination,

and decision-making skills.

So, What’s Next?

What is the WoWinSchool Project?

A collaborative project that aims to use World of Warcraft in anafter school program, targeting at-risk or “fringe” students, and

focusing on literacy, writing, mathematics, 21st-century skills, and digital citizenship.

What If?

What If I could use World of Warcraft to teach:

Statistics? Literacy?

Leadership?

Economics?

Culture?

Algebra?Ecology?

Digital Storytelling?

Writing?

What If I could use World of Warcraft to engage one disaffected student?

What If we put these students in guild leadership positions?

What If we share the students’ accomplishments with the world?

What If we mix students from distant areas in the same guild?

How You Can Get Involved!

Write Lessons! Curriculum Alignment!

Grants!Spread The Word!

Play!

Collect SupportingResearch!

Edit!Learn!

The Wiki

http://wowinschool.pbworks.com

Follow on Twitter:

@WoWinSchool

Come Play With Us!

Come Learn With Us!

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Lucas Gillispie

Instructional Technology Coordinator,

Pender County Schools, NC

http://www.edurealms.com

On Twitter: PCSTech