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Engaging Male Readers: Innovative Approaches with Game On! and Clicker 5

The ECOO Conference 2010 featured Terry Poirier, Vice-President at ASET Sheridan College, discussing methods to engage reluctant male readers K-12 through innovative educational tools. Highlighting the importance of popular culture and gaming in education, Poirier emphasized the use of Clicker 5 for multimedia engagement. The workshop showcased how educators can leverage technology to motivate boys, enhance vocabulary, and encourage creative storytelling. By integrating accessible media and real-time events, educators can create a balance between learning and entertainment, driving enthusiasm for literacy.

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Engaging Male Readers: Innovative Approaches with Game On! and Clicker 5

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  1. With… Game On!! ECOO Conference 2010 Terry Poirier Vice-President - ASETSheridan College- Oakville, Ont.

  2. Evidence Based “Cross Cultural” Game On!!

  3. Focus on male gender Reluctant readers K - 12 Large demographic of “gamers” Game On!!

  4. Assumptions Basic working knowledge of Clicker and “edit mode” Have ‘access’ to gaming media Create from templates in Clicker 5 Game On!!

  5. Clicker 5 features ‘sending’ grids for writing ‘Full screen’ grids Accessibility features Game On!!

  6. What if….. We added the ‘catch’ of popular interests Included ‘live’ footage Followed ‘current’ events in literacy practices Game On!!

  7. Clicker 5 ‘accepts’ video, audio, engagement What tools can be used in Clicker to “Game”? Delicate balance between education and ‘edutainment’ Game On!!

  8. School ‘boys club’ is selective Not just any ‘game’ will do Elements of design and level of instruction Game On!!

  9. Elements of fantasy “increasing vocabulary” “Increasing the sophistication of the written imagery of learners” Example: http://suesmithe-fellowship.wikispaces.com Game On!!

  10. In Clicker 5 “Motivating boys to create more original and creative narrative storylines.” Game On!!

  11. “Multi-disciplinary”, “Inter-Disciplinary” Business writing Marketing Math, Geography etc…. Game On!!

  12. Clicker 5 ‘Live Video’ reports Game On!!

  13. “The Rewrite” – pg.194 (PTL) - Drama Game On!!

  14. A photo essay Game On!!

  15. Tools of the ‘trade’ Game On!!

  16. http://www.mystjourney.com/myst/ http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A597187 http://nextround.net/2009/04/20/when-prom-goes-bad-a-photo-essay/ http://www.highschooljournalism.org/teachers/lesson_plans/detail.cfm?lessonplanid=300 http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/ http://clicker5-game-on.wikispaces.com/ http://www.digiplay.info/digibiblio http://jamespaulgee.com/node http://icampus.mit.edu/projects/gamestoteach.shtml http://www.etc.cmu.edu/Global/resources/software.html http://www.playingtolearn.org/ Game On!! Links for review

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