Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Design Thinking: Adventure Grid Research Assessment

Today, your design team needs to dig into researching both game design and your Franklin County concern area.

You need to start by identifying the community partners at United Way of the Tri Valley area that work on your concern area.  This is vital because you need to reach out during class and schedule an interview during Friday’s class.

The graphic organizer is shared with you in your google drive and shown below.


ADVENTURE GRID
READ?
What did you read (articles, books, blogs, social media, etc.) to better find solutions to the problem? (Be specific! Add links! Do some research & thinking!)

WATCH?
What did you watch (documentaries, films, YouTube, news, etc.) to better find solutions to the problem? (Be specific! Add links! Do some research & thinking!)










LISTEN?
To what did you listen (empathy interviews w users, interviews with experts, podcasts, interviews, music, etc.) to find better solutions to the problem? (Be specific! Add links! Do some research & thinking!)










DO?
What did you do (build, create, visit, experience) to find better solutions to the problem? (Be specific)






















Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Design Thinking: Visualizing McGonigal & Game Design 3

VISUALIZING MCGONIGAL & GAME DESIGN 3

For your third Visualizing McGonigal assignment, we asked you to visualize one of these videos or podcasts.

PODCAST: Tim Ferris with Jane McConigal   Be certain to use the “show notes” -- found by scrolling down -- to help you jump to the moments in the podcast that are most likely to help you out.  
TED Talks:  Jane McGonigal:  Gaming Can Make the World a Better Place  -- be certain to use the transcript to help you jump to the moments in the talk that help you most AND to quote from her directly.
TED Talks: Jane McGongial: Thumb Wrestling  


Your CHOICES for visualizing the Q&A were as follows:



  • PLAYLIST the video/podcast using 3 songs you believe relate to key ideas in the video/podcast  and building it out on Spotify, YouTube or another streaming platform. 
  • GAME the video/podcast by identifying three games (video/board/card/sport) that reflect the key ideas such as those at Sketchnote Army
  • GIF the video/podcast  using three GIFs from GIPHY that reflect key ideas in the video/podcast.


After creating your visual translation of the  video/podcast , you needed to explain the intention behind your creation in a short video and upload it to our FlipGrid here.

You will be assessed on your reading comprehension standards for this assessment, so it's important you get your videos posted with all of your evidence.

Design Thinking: Visualizing McGonigal & Game Design 2

VISUALIZING MCGONIGAL & GAME DESIGN 2

For your second Visualizing McGonigal assignment, we asked you to visualize this 2015 Interview from McLean's with Jane McGongial.  (We found that article using the Maine MARVEL Databases.)

Your CHOICES for visualizing the Q&A were as follows:


  • PLAYLIST the article using 3 songs you believe relate to key ideas in the article and building it out on Spotify, YouTube or another streaming platform. f
  • GAME the article by identifying three games (video/board/card/sport) that reflect the key ideas  such as those at Sketchnote Army
  • GIF the article using three GIFs from GIPHY that reflect key ideas in the article.


After creating your visual translation of the article, you needed to explain the intention behind your creation in a short video and upload it to our FlipGrid here.

You will be assessed on your reading comprehension standards for this assessment, so it's important you get your videos posted with all of your evidence.

Monday, April 23, 2018

Design Thinking: Visualizing McGonigal & Game Design 1

VISUALIZING MCGOINGAL & GAME DESIGN 1

For your first Visualizing McGonigal assignment, we asked you to visualize this 2015 Q&A from Self Magazine with Jane McGongial.  (We found that article using the Maine MARVEL Databases.)

Your choices for visualizing the Q&A were as follows:

ICON the article using icons from the Noun Project.

SKETCHNOTE the article using techniques such as those at Sketchnote Army

EMOJI the article using emojis from Emjoipedia.org 

After creating your visual translation of the article, you needed to explain the intention behind your creation in a short video and upload it to our FlipGrid here.

You will be assessed on your reading comprehension standards for this assessment, so it's important you get your videos posted with all of your evidence. 

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Design Thinking: Research Based Writing: Quote Sandwiches & Games to Solve Problems

Hey folks,

Below is the rubric for this written design challenge:

How might we create a one-page written argument that games may be used to solve problems using the words of Jane McGonigal to support our arguments?

Now, in the world of design, this challenge is full of all sorts of hitches -- it's already presenting the solution (a one-page written argument) and limiting the scope of discovery (McGonigal's work).  HOWEVER, what I'm hoping folks realize is that any assignment given in school can be framed as a design challenge with CREATIVE CONSTRAINTS -- certain boundaries in which we have to function and criteria we may have to meet to appease our core users a.k.a. teachers who are assessing our work. 

By thinking about assignments as design challenges, it lets us uncover all sorts of different strategies and approaches to solving the problem -- we don't have to go about solving our problems via any one particular way.  We have options. 

One option we presented to you folks last class: quote sandwiches.

1. Make a point that proves your argument.
2.  Support the point with quoted evidence from a reliable source.
3.  Support the point with a combination of your words and quoted evidence from a reliable source.
4.  Use your words to come to a conclusion/complete your point and answer the "so what?" or "so why does this matter?" question that your reader may be thinking inside their head as they read.

For example:

Families come together over games.  McGonigal writes, "Some of my earliest memories are of playing games with my dad and sister." The bonds we form from playing games, "build positive relationships better than anything else."  When families are struggling, games can be a common bond that strengthen the weakest links." 






So . . .  now you've got to get writing your 1st paragraph of your own.  That is due today.  One solid research based paragraph.   The page will come. 

 And then we will remix board games in the service of our community based design challenge . . . but this post is all about the writing . . 

McGONIGAL and GAMING

Jane McGonigal is one of the most important names in game design.  While she may not be a household name, her impact on the world can be seen in the work she’s done with companies, organizations and governments in finding better ways to engage people in issues that matter.  Because we will be designing games to address the problems in our community, it is important to use her words and ideas to inspire and inform our work.

Read, watch, and listen to the resources in THIS FOLDER and compile your findings into a ONE-PAGE written synthesis of your thoughts on how games can matter backed up with evidence from McGonigal.  You will need to use MLA FORMAT to cite the sources.

ELA.05.WAR.01.01.CP Is skilled at integrating relevant information from multiple authoritative sources into a text, maintaining the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source, all while following a standard format for citation.

Level of Understanding
Descriptor

4
Exceeds
The student effectively integrates relevant information from multiple authoritative sources into a text, maintaining the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source, all while following a standard format for citation. In addition an effective source analysis is provided to clarify the purpose and limitations of sources.
Your one-page synthesis effectively integrates relevant information from multiple authoritative sources, maintains a  flow of ideas, avoids plagiarism and overreliance on any one source, and uses MLA Format. You’ve included a source analysis -- where you explain the benefits and limitations of each source.
3.5
Meets/Exceeds
With a few small changes, the student effectively integrates relevant information from multiple authoritative sources into a text, maintaining the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source, all while following a standard format for citation. In addition, a source analysis is provided to clarify the purpose and limitations of sources.
With a few small changes, your one-page synthesis would effectively integrate relevant information from multiple authoritative sources, maintains a  flow of ideas, avoids plagiarism and overreliance on any one source, and uses MLA Format. You’ve included a source analysis -- where you explain the benefits and limitations of each source.
3
Meets at a Complex Level
The student integrates relevant information from multiple authoritative sources into a text, maintaining the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source, all while following a standard format for citation.
Your one-page synthesis effectively integrates relevant information from multiple authoritative sources, maintains a  flow of ideas, avoids plagiarism and overreliance on any one source, and uses MLA Format.
2.5
Independent Foundational
The student independently integrates relevant information from multiple authoritative sources into a text, avoiding plagiarism, and following a standard format for citation.
On your own,  you were able to compose a one-page synthesis effectively integrates relevant information from multiple authoritative sources, avoids plagiarism and uses MLA Format.
2
Supported Foundational
With support, the student integrates relevant information from multiple authoritative sources into a text.
With some help, you’re able to compose a  one-page synthesis effectively integrates relevant information from multiple authoritative source.
1
Not Yet
With support, the student struggles to integrate relevant information from multiple authoritative sources into a text.
Even with help, you struggle to compose a one-page synthesis that effectively integrates relevant information from multiple authoritative sources,