1. Microsoft Kinect inEducationCarlin GrieveSecondary School TeacherMelbourne, Australia

2. My SchoolGovernmentSecondary School (7-12)Kinect Lessons used forYear 7 and Year 9 Students 3. What is a KinectKinect is a motion sensing input device byMicrosoft for the Xbox 360 video game console andWindows PCs(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect) 4. Why did I start using the Kinect Last lesson for the semester. Didnt want it to be Just a video Something engaging to keep them on task. Data collection & Graphing Kinect lesson wascreated. 5. What I found out All the students wanted to be active in their lastlesson as a result of a game console was in theroom. Every student completed the task. Including the graphing component Engagement is a necessity with todays students. 6. How does it work? In a Classroom? With over 20 Students and only 1 Sensor? Xbox or Computer? 7. In a Classroom Students help each other and take turnscompleting the tasks set (Games) Commercial games do need to have structure orthe students do not benefit. Answering questions whilst playing. 8. With 20 Students Form Teams Rotate students having turns Keeping the students not playing working 9. X-Box or ComputerXBOXComputer COTS (Commercial Games) Currently no COTs Ready to go Find, Test, or Create a Kinectprogram to run (May need to Thoroughly Tested know how to code) Only have to structure a Content is education basedlesson plan around a specific and more freedom can begame. given to the students. 10. XBOX Available School Activity Plans already built forKinect COTshttp://www.microsoft.com/education/en-us/products/pages/kinect.aspx Kinect Educationhttp://www.kinecteducation.com/ 11. Computer Kinect SDKhttp://www.kinectforwindows.org The Kinect K-Teamhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/teachers/archive/2011/09/08/using-the-kinect-sdk-the-k-team.aspx 12. Kinect Angles (K Team App) 13. MOOC FLOW & FIERO Flow It does have kids want to keep in the zone Am I achieving Engagement or Fun? Fiero They are proud by achieving the activity.. Bowling etc. Body and Brain Exercises Experienced when theirbrain age is given.