Gaming literacy is not about “serious games”—games designed toteach you subject matter, such as eighth-grade algebra.
I think this is important to know because some might think our students are having too much fun while learning but learning does not always have to be serious.
do not fully address reality in the world today
I think as technology keeps evolving the models of literacy today will be part of the past. Just like technology there will be newer and better models.
Rules really do not seem like much fun atall. But when rules are taken on and adopted by players who enter themagic circle and agree to follow the rules, play happens.
This past school year we would play games virtually, students were put into a small groups. They would take turns and we always went over the rules before starting. Although they didn't like the rules they knew how important they were to the game to make sure the game was fair for everyone.
even more didactic when the machine becomes proxy for the teacher (Cope and Kalantzis 2015)
I think it’s important to use technology in the classroom and it definitely gives students an advantage by accessing information faster but it’s important to have a balance in the classroom so our students are still learning from one another and have those face to face interactions.
Experiencing the Known is not only to observe or read the world. It can also through its intensive and focused processes of observing and reading, transform the world
I think this is so important to know because prior knowledge allows students to make connections to the new information they are learning making their learning a lot more meaningful.
innovationKnowledge work is also at times inventive and innovative— taking lessons from one location and attempting to apply them in a very different loca-tion, taking imaginative leaps
As a first year teacher thinking about how to make innovative lessons in my classroom is exciting. I want to be able to be an example for my students and show them they can also be creative and be innovative.
Alternate Universes and Alternate Realities
I'm so excited for this activity. Alternate universes and alternate realities has always been so interesting to me! It would be amazing to be able to integrate this in my classroom and see what my students come up with.
BrainPOP as Multimodal TextGenres on BrainPOP
The school I will be working at this year uses BrainPOP I'm excited to be able to learn about it.