Wk #6. The Gamification of Education
(An introduction and skills development for your
individual presentation)
1. Discussion
Are video
games a waste of time?
2. Watch this video

ADMC
Students play video games in class time - and convert their teacher!
3. Look at this infographic – why do
teachers like video games?
The 100-Second Guide to Gamification in Education
4. Do students learn by playing video games?
Example of
presentation given after learning about Sweatshops from a video game

5. Do Serious Video Games motivate ADMC
students?
Hassan presenting on Eve Online
Khalifa presenting on Hearts of Iron
3
The Last of Us
My son
says this is the best video game ever. Look at the graphics. This is a great
way to learn English but it is about Zombies!
6.
How can video games change the world? Watch this video
7. 3rd-World Farmer – play this game with a partner
(Practice
for speaking assessment)
1. Use the worksheet to help you
with the vocabulary
2. Practice for Speaking Assessment
3. Speak about 3rd-world
Farmer for one minute
8. Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world - Portfolio #2
(Practice
for note taking)

What do
you think about Jane McGonigal’s vision?
Watch the
video – take notes,
Photograph
your notes and upload them to your e-portfolio
For average grade (70%) review the first talk in 2010. For more credit (above 70%) then review her 2012 talk also.
For average grade (70%) review the first talk in 2010. For more credit (above 70%) then review her 2012 talk also.
9. This slideshow summarizes gamification
10. Choose a game. Play it. Prepare to talk about it for a minute.
(Assessment for speaking)
Video Game Review Worksheet - Portfolio #3
Fill in this form, photograph it and upload it to your e-portfolio
Name:
_____________________________________ Section
_____
Name of
Game: ________________________________________
Date of
Release: _______ Age Rating:
__________ Publisher:
_________________
- What is the objective of
this game?
- What genre does this game
fall under?
- How hard is this game? Is it easy to learn how to play?
- Does it remain challenging
as you advance?
- What is your overall opinion
of the game? Why?
- Evaluate the graphics.
- Evaluate the sound.
- Will this game hold up to
repeated replaying? Why / why not?
- How does this game compare
to other games in the same genre?
- Give an overall rating for
this game and explain why.
Mission 10.0
A heartbreaking retail simulation of
running a food cart or shop in small-town America. game
details
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