4th+week+games+in+the+schools

Gamific 4.1. I

4.1. Introduction4.1. Introduction
ntroduction4.1. Introductiongggggggggg4.1. Introduction4.1. Introduction4.1. Introduction 

4.1. Introduction

 * gamification of learning
 * how can we make traditional games more engaging through game playing: scrabble as an example: = a game about spelling

4.2. Augmented Reality

 *  real life is modified and enhanced by computer-generated sights and sounds.
 * an example of Ikea catalog
 * @http://www.seeknspell.com/ - virtual letters in the park or somewhere, collect letters and make a word of them
 * Augmented reality Apps for the classroom
 * Hidden park - a fantasy story, where you have to do certain tihings in certain places
 * Aurasma
 * ZooBurst  (iOS) to interact and become a part of a story. ZooBurst allows you to engage in digital storytelling by designing storybooks complete with 3-D characters.

4.3. Geocaching

 * largest treasure hunting in the world

4.4. Gamification

 * How can we use some of the concepts of computer games to make boring things more interesting?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Open Sans',Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; line-height: 19.2000007629395px; list-style-position: outside; margin-left: 40px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0pt 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Microsoft has gamified some the tutorials = you play your way through the tutorials - character, points, social aspect, levels,
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Open Sans',Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; line-height: 19.2000007629395px; list-style-position: outside; margin-left: 40px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0pt 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//Ribbon Hero’// <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ( <span style="color: #0077c1; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">[|__www.ribbonhero.com__] <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), which is a free plug in for Office 2007, 2010 & 2013 and is now in its second generation.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Open Sans',Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; line-height: 19.2000007629395px; list-style-position: outside; margin-left: 40px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0pt 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #95ab3d; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">[|__Microsoft Mouse Mischief__] <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">allows you to <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//‘gamify’// <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> traditional PowerPoint quizzes and presentations to allow more than one user to collaborate at any time. <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Microsoft Mouse Mischief for Windows 7 and Windows 8 can be downloaded for free from <span style="color: #0077c1; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">[| __microsoft.com/multipoint/mouse-mischief__]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0077c1; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; padding-bottom: 10px;">4.5. Digital Badges
Holli Vah Seliskar in this article suggests:
 * badges = visual representations of a skill or achievement
 * khanacademy
 * www.openbadges.me
 * www.classbadges.com
 * 1) Check with your institution to see if any type of badging technology is currently being used and how.
 * 2) Determine how and why you want to use badging.
 * 3) Start with a simple badge design.
 * 4) Create the criteria for badging in your classroom.
 * 5) Consider the scope and timeframe of badging in the classroom.
 * 6) Determine how badges will be given.

==<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0077c1; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; padding-bottom: 10px;">4.6. Activity: How could you gamify your classroom? == <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 25px; width: 1px;">
 * http://www.classcraft.com/

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0077c1; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; padding-bottom: 10px;">4.1. Introduction
<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 140px; width: 1px;">

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0077c1; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; padding-bottom: 10px;">4.3. Geocaching
<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 161.5px; width: 1px;">