Global KidsGlobal Kids

Virtual Worlds, Real Skills

Creating and Learning in a Media Saturated World

10/27/07

Amira Fouad & Rafi Santo

Virtual Worlds, Real Skills

Creating and Learning in a Media Saturated World

10/27/07

Amira Fouad & Rafi Santo

The matrixThe matrix

Snow crashSnow crash

Star TrekStar Trek

Star Trek & the holodeckStar Trek & the holodeck

X-men danger roomX-men danger room

The real life classroomThe real life classroom

Confronting the challenges of

participatory culture

Confronting the challenges of

participatory culture

Play Performance Appropriation Negotiation Networking

Play Performance Appropriation Negotiation Networking

Distributed CognitionTransmedia NavigationMultitaskingCollective IntelligenceJudgmentSimulation

New Media LiteraciesNew Media Literacies

PlayPlay PerformancePerformance AppropriationAppropriation NegotiationNegotiation NetworkingNetworking

PlayPlay PerformancePerformance AppropriationAppropriation NegotiationNegotiation NetworkingNetworking

Distributed CognitionDistributed CognitionTransmedia NavigationTransmedia NavigationMultitasking Multitasking Collective IntelligenceCollective IntelligenceJudgmentJudgmentSimulationSimulation

New Media LiteraciesNew Media Literacies

[MULT] Teaching economics is real life classroom

[MULT] Teaching economics is real life classroom

[MULT] The SL Physical space

[MULT] The SL Physical space

[MULT] SL with Basic UI[MULT] SL with Basic UI

[MULT] SL w/chat history[MULT] SL w/chat history

[MULT] SL w/chat history and IM’s

[MULT] SL w/chat history and IM’s

[MULT] SL w/chat, IM’s, Inventory

[MULT] SL w/chat, IM’s, Inventory

[MULT] SL w/chat, IM’s, Inventory, minimap

[MULT] SL w/chat, IM’s, Inventory, minimap

[MULT] SL w/full on UI windows open

[MULT] SL w/full on UI windows open

[MULT] SL UI w/ just visual and build

[MULT] SL UI w/ just visual and build

[MULT] SL w/full on UI windows open

[MULT] SL w/full on UI windows open

[MULT] SL w/just visual and IM’s

[MULT] SL w/just visual and IM’s

[MULT] SL w/full on UI windows open

[MULT] SL w/full on UI windows open

[MULT] SL w/just chat history, no visuals

[MULT] SL w/just chat history, no visuals

[MULT] SL w/full on UI windows open

[MULT] SL w/full on UI windows open

[MULT] The SL physical space

[MULT] The SL physical space

[MULT] SL w/full on UI windows open

[MULT] SL w/full on UI windows open

[MULT] Multitasking[MULT] Multitasking

Multitasking - the ability to scan one’s environment and shift focus as needed to salient details.

Multitasking - the ability to scan one’s environment and shift focus as needed to salient details.

[JUDG] WFFC - Blackboard on Afghanistan

[JUDG] WFFC - Blackboard on Afghanistan

[JUDG] WFFC - Ibrahim’s story

[JUDG] WFFC - Ibrahim’s story

[JUDG] Issues addressed in GK projects 2007

[JUDG] Issues addressed in GK projects 2007

• Immigration• Global Warming• Child Soldiers• Racism• Copyright/media piracy• Children’s Rights• Globalization

• Immigration• Global Warming• Child Soldiers• Racism• Copyright/media piracy• Children’s Rights• Globalization

[JUDG] Judgment[JUDG] Judgment

Judgment - the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information sources

Judgment - the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information sources

[NEG] Negotiation[NEG] Negotiation

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[NEG] goth kid from Omaha[NEG] goth kid from Omaha

[NEG] teen from what would be called inner city, Canarsie, Brooklyn[NEG] teen from what would be called inner city, Canarsie, Brooklyn

[NEG] from Russia[NEG] from Russia

[NEG] from rural BC in Canada[NEG] from rural BC in Canada

[NEG] from Indiana, who had to use her mom’s roommate’s computer to access SL[NEG] from Indiana, who had to use her mom’s roommate’s computer to access SL