global kids presentation on virtual education and new media literacy
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Global Kids staff Rafi Santo and Amira Fouad present about how virtual worlds can be used to educate teens for a new century where new media literacies will be necessary. Prepared for the conference "Teaching and Learning in a Media Saturated World" held at MIT on October 27th, 2007.TRANSCRIPT
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